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John Ross "Jock" Ewing Sr. (1909–1982) is a fictional character in the American television series Dallas created by David Jacobs.Jock was played by Jim Davis in the show's first four seasons from 1978 to 1981, and as a young man by Dale Midkiff in the made-for-TV movie prequel The Early Years in 1986.
After years of relatively low-profile roles, Davis was cast as family patriarch Jock Ewing on Dallas, which debuted in 1978.. The decision had already been made prior to Davis' death not to recast the character with another actor. [4]
The Ewing family is the fictional family of the American prime time soap opera Dallas and its 2012 revival, as well as the foundation of the spin-off series Knots Landing.In the original series of Dallas, the Ewings own and run Southfork Ranch and the oil giant Ewing Oil; in the revival series, Ewing Oil is replaced by Ewing Global, formerly Ewing Energies.
Jock Ewing was the first main character to depart the series, as Jock died offscreen in a mysterious helicopter crash in South America, during season 5. Actor Jim Davis, who played Jock, had died just after production had completed on season 4 in 1981.
The pair played brothers Bobby (Duffy) and J.R. Ewing (Hagman), sons of oil tycoon Jock (Jim Davis) and matriarch Miss Ellie Ewing (Barbara Bel Geddes), whose deep-seated sibling rivalry ...
Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing (280 episodes) Jim Davis as Jock Ewing (75 episodes) Lesley-Anne Down as Stephanie Rogers (13 episodes) Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing (327 episodes) Kimberly Foster as Michelle Stevens (51 episodes) Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing (308 episodes) Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing (357 episodes)
Ames and Garr often do uneasy business with J.R., and they are both anxious to drill on oil rich Southfork land once Jock Ewing passes away. Ames and Garr are later involved in the death of Julie Grey, who was J.R. and Jock's old secretary at Ewing Oil. Louella Caraway Lee: Meg Gallagher: 2x08: 2–4: 37 Secretary at Ewing Oil.
While focusing on the triangle of Jock – Ellie – Digger, the movie also features Jock's brother, Jason, and Miss Ellie's father, Aaron, as starring characters. It shows the origins of the Ewing Oil, and Jock's schemings to make it big, and it deals with the inter-family relations of the Ewings, the Barnes, and the Southworths.