> Rest In Peace Cliff Barnes
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> Ken Kercheval has passed away at the age of 83
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> Ken Kercheval, the actor who played oil tycoon Cliff Barnes,
nemesis of Larry Hagmans J.R. Ewing on the CBS drama Dallas, had died.
He was 83.
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> A spokeswoman at Frist Funeral Home in Kerchevals hometown of
Clinton, Ind., confirmed to the Daily News that he died on Sunday.
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> Kercheval and Hagman were the only two cast members who were a part
of the Dallas series throughout its 14-season run from 1978 to 1991.
He reprised his role as Barnes in the 1996 TV movie Dallas: J.R.
Returns, the 1998 TV movie Dallas: War of the Ewings, and the Dallas
reboot series that ran from 2012 and 2014, according to the Internet
Movie Database.
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> Victoria Principal, who played Pamela Barnes Ewing, sister of
Kerchevals character, paid tribute on Instagram
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> "Ken Kercheval -Supremely talented, a wonderful story teller,
slyly humorous and always unpredictable, " she posted with a
picture of her and Kercheval. "I hope you, Larry & Barbara
(Bel Geddes) are throwing a Texas style heavenly party!RIP sweet
brother. XO
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> Kercheval was born on July 15, 1935 in Wolcottville, Ind. He
majored in music and drama at Indiana University and later learned
acting under Stanford Meisner at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse in
New York City, making his Broadway debut in 1962 before eventually
moving to television.
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