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<blockquote data-quote="Tatianna" data-source="post: 2628" data-attributes="member: 49">I agree, Jim Davis was great as Jock Ewing.&nbsp; With Jim&#039;s background in western movies and TV shows he gave the proper touch for a believable Texas patriarch.&nbsp; Jim truly made the character his own.&nbsp; Even though Jim had an active life in western roles, he pretty much achieved a status as &quot;B&quot; actor at brest. It&#039;s the character of Jock Ewing in DALLAS that elevated him to a household word in his golden years. After Jim&#039;s death I thought Howard Keel was an addition to the cast as a companion/husband for Miss Ellie.&nbsp; I really appreciated and admired that Howard/Clayton&#039;s role did not compete with Jim/Jock.&nbsp; For me I consider Howard/Clayton as a really nice addition instead of being written as a replacement for Jim/Jock.&nbsp; I really liked how Ray and Bobby respected and formed a great relationship with Clayton, not comparing him to Jock, rather welcoming him to the family.&nbsp; J.R. on the other hand was completely different.&nbsp; J.R. said &quot;He&#039;s not going to take my Daddy&#039;s place,&quot; but Clayton just wanted to be accepted into their world.Jock&#039;s portrait made for some uncomfortable moments for Clayton, but as I recall it was Miss Ellie who had the portrait moved to Ewing Oil. The matter was handled respectfully to both men and I believe Jock would have approved.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tatianna, post: 2628, member: 49"] I agree, Jim Davis was great as Jock Ewing. With Jim's background in western movies and TV shows he gave the proper touch for a believable Texas patriarch. Jim truly made the character his own. Even though Jim had an active life in western roles, he pretty much achieved a status as "B" actor at brest. It's the character of Jock Ewing in DALLAS that elevated him to a household word in his golden years. After Jim's death I thought Howard Keel was an addition to the cast as a companion/husband for Miss Ellie. I really appreciated and admired that Howard/Clayton's role did not compete with Jim/Jock. For me I consider Howard/Clayton as a really nice addition instead of being written as a replacement for Jim/Jock. I really liked how Ray and Bobby respected and formed a great relationship with Clayton, not comparing him to Jock, rather welcoming him to the family. J.R. on the other hand was completely different. J.R. said "He's not going to take my Daddy's place," but Clayton just wanted to be accepted into their world. Jock's portrait made for some uncomfortable moments for Clayton, but as I recall it was Miss Ellie who had the portrait moved to Ewing Oil. The matter was handled respectfully to both men and I believe Jock would have approved. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?