Gary Ewing

Gary Ewing
Knots Landing and Dallas character
Portrayed byDavid Ackroyd (1978)
Ted Shackelford (1979–2013)
Duration1978–1993, 1997, 2013
First appearanceSeptember 23, 1978
Reunion, Part 1 (Dallas)
Last appearanceMarch 18, 2013
Ewings Unite! (Dallas)
Created byDavid Jacobs
Spin-off
appearances
Knots Landing
Dallas (2012 series)
In-universe information
Occupation
  • Former Partner in Lotus Point
  • Founder and Owner of Gary Ewing Enterprises
  • Former Owner of Westfork Ranch
  • Former Shareholder in Ewing Oil
  • Former Employee at Knots Landing Motors
  • Co-founder/co-owner of construction company (with Karen MacKenzie)
FamilyEwing
FatherJock Ewing
MotherEllie Ewing
StepfatherClayton Farlow
BrothersJ. R. Ewing
Bobby Ewing
Half-brothersRay Krebbs
SpouseValene Clements (1961–62, 1979–83, 1991–)
Abby Cunningham (1983–87)
SonsBobby Ewing II
DaughtersLucy Ewing
Betsy Ewing
Molly Whittaker
GrandparentsLeander Ewing
Aaron Southworth
Barbara Southworth
Aunts and unclesJason Ewing
Garrison Southworth
Nancy Ewing (née Shaw)
Cherie Southworth (née Simmons)
Nieces and nephewsJames Beaumont
John Ross Ewing III
Christopher Ewing
Lucas Krebbs
Margaret Krebbs
Unnamed nephew (J.R.'s son with Cally)
Unnamed niece (J.R.'s daughter with an unknown woman)
First cousinsJamie Ewing Barnes
Jack Ewing

Garrison "Gary" Arthur Ewing[1] is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, Knots Landing, a spin-off of Dallas. The character of Gary Ewing was first played by actor David Ackroyd in a two-part Dallas season two episode "Reunion" in 1978. Gary Ewing was the middle son of oil baron Jock and Miss Ellie Ewing, the father of Lucy Ewing and the ex-husband of Valene Ewing. Over a year later, the part of Gary Ewing was recast for the spin-off Knots Landing with actor Ted Shackelford in the role, and Gary became one of the main stars of the series in 1979. Shackelford played Gary Ewing in Knots Landing for its entire fourteen seasons (1979–1993), while continuing to make occasional appearances in Dallas during that time. The character of Gary made his last Knots Landing appearance in 1997 in the reunion series Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac. Shackelford reprised his character for the new, updated version of Dallas in 2013.

  1. ^ "Knots Landing Character: Gary Ewing". CBS. Retrieved April 29, 2013.