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Should Jock have been re-cast immediately after Jim Davis passed away?

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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southfork88 said:
Steve Forrest was born in 1925, while Larry Hagman born in 1931, a father too young for a son too old.
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That doesn't hold water I'm afraid, Barbara Bel Geddes was only nine years older than Larry Hagman so that argument doesn't hold up! :)
 
LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

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southfork88 said:

Birth Name: Marlin Otho Davis
Stage Name: Jim Davis
Born: August 26, 1909 in Edgerton, Missouri
Died: April 26, 1981 in Northridge, California
Cause of death: multiple myeloma
Star Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2½/1.89 m
Eye Color: blue​
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Aww bless Jim Davis. It's ironic isn't it how he and Larry Hagman went through similar ill health stories while doing Dallas, years apart.
 
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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LMLDallas78 said:
It worked though didn't it with BBG & Larry? I didn't notice Steve Forrest was only a tad older than Larry.
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Yeah it certainly worked which is why it always sticks in my craw when people say Steve Forrest was too young to play Jock because Barbara Bel Geddes was actually too young to play Miss Ellie.

With Steve Forrest they dyed his hair white in both season ten and nine. Barbara Bel Geddes had her hair dyed to look older too at the start of the series. Hagman of course got a hairpiece as he got older.

All the Ewing's were very well cast and I'm including Steve Forrest in that too! :)
 
southfork88

southfork88

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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
Yeah it certainly worked which is why it always sticks in my craw when people say Steve Forrest was too young to play Jock because Barbara Bel Geddes was actually too young to play Miss Ellie.

With Steve Forrest they dyed his hair white in both season ten and nine. Barbara Bel Geddes had her hair dyed to look older too at the start of the series. Hagman of course got a hairpiece as he got older.

All the Ewing's were very well cast and I'm including Steve Forrest in that too! :)
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Sure all the actors were cast well, including Steve Forrest to play Ben Stivers first and Wes Parmalee later.

For an older character they should have contacted Dana Andrews, Steve's real brother :)
 
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southfork88

southfork88

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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
Are you?

Well I fell at the resort yesterday and twisted my ankle, I'm going to be off work now for two weeks!

My boyfriend says I'm no good to him with a swollen ankle, so who do I sue for loss of work as well as erm, other things! :p
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It was Dana Andrews who said he was Takapa, rather than his brother Steve.

Too bad they're both dead, I would have asked them to hire you as secretary.

Good luck with your sprained ankle :)
 
southfork88

southfork88

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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
I thought it was Jim Davis who said it!

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I tried to please you at least by making Steve Forrest the father of Jock Ewing. That's better than an imposter character, don't you think?

I hope that's enough for you ... otherwise Dana Andrews was better for this fraud and for repeating the phrase 'I'm Takapa'.

Steve Forrest remains an excellent Ben Stivers/Wes Parmalee.

With friendship... :)
 
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