Cliff Barnes

Cliff Barnes
Dallas character
Portrayed byKen Kercheval
Duration1978–91, 1996, 2012–14
First appearanceApril 2, 1978
Digger's Daughter
Last appearanceSeptember 8, 2014
Victims of Love
Created byDavid Jacobs
Spin-off
appearances
Dallas: The Early Years
Dallas: J.R. Returns
In-universe information
Occupation
  • Owner of Barnes Global (1990s–2013)
  • Head of the Oil Regulatory Commission (1990–91)
  • CEO of Ewing Oil (1988–89, 1991–96)
  • CEO of Barnes-Wentworth Oil (1982–88)
  • Vice President of Operations, Stonehurst Oil (1982)
  • President of Wentworth Tool & Dye (1981–82)
  • Legislative Counsel to Texas State Senator Bobby Ewing (1981)
  • Legislative Counsel to Dave Culver (1980–81)
  • Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County (1980)
  • Head of the Office of Land Management (1979–80)
  • Attorney (1970s)
FamilyBarnes
FatherWillard "Digger" Barnes
MotherRebecca Barnes Wentworth
StepfatherHerbert Wentworth
BrothersTyler Barnes
SistersCatherine Barnes
Pamela Barnes Ewing
Half-sistersKatherine Wentworth
SpouseJamie Ewing (1985–87)
Michelle Stevens (1991)
DaughtersPamela Rebecca Barnes
GrandfathersHenry Barnes
AuntsMaggie Monahan
NephewsChristopher Ewing (adoptive)
First cousinsJimmy Monahan

Clifford Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the popular American television series Dallas.[1] The Barnes family are competitors and sometimes enemies of the Ewing family. Cliff is the son of Willard "Digger" Barnes and Rebecca Barnes, the brother of Pamela Barnes Ewing, and half-brother of Katherine Wentworth. J.R. Ewing was Cliff's personal nemesis, with J.R. and Cliff continuing on the bitter feud that started with their fathers, Jock Ewing and Digger, from their oil wildcatting days during the Great Depression. J.R. and Cliff were the only two characters to appear throughout the entire run of the series. A running gag on the series is Cliff's fondness for Chinese take-out.

  1. ^ Brogan, Daniel (1987-07-05). "With Kercheval As Cliff Barnes, Something Pops". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-31.