Willard "Digger" Barnes

In-universe information
In-universe information
Family	Barnes
Father	Henry Barnes
Sisters	Maggie Barnes Monahan
Spouse	Rebecca Barnes (1946–?)
Sons	Tyler Barnes; Cliff Barnes;
Daughters	Catherine Barnes; Pamela Barnes Ewing (legal);
Grandchildren	Christopher Ewing (adoptive); Pamela Rebecca Barnes;
Nieces and nephews	Jimmy Monahan
First cousins	Rose

Willard "Digger" Barnes
Willard "Digger" Barnes
Dallas character
Portrayed by	David Wayne (1978); Keenan Wynn (1979–80); David Marshall Grant (1986);
Duration	1978–80, 1986
First appearance	April 2, 1978; Digger's Daughter;
Last appearance	February 29, 1980; Jock's Trial: Part II;
Created by	David Jacobs
Spin-off; appearances	Dallas: The Early Years
Family	Barnes
In-universe information
Family	Barnes
Father	Henry Barnes
Sisters	Maggie Barnes Monahan
Spouse	Rebecca Barnes (1946–?)
Sons	Tyler Barnes; Cliff Barnes;
Daughters	Catherine Barnes; Pamela Barnes Ewing (legal);
Grandchildren	Christopher Ewing (adoptive); Pamela Rebecca Barnes;
Nieces and nephews	Jimmy Monahan
First cousins	Rose

Willard "Digger" Barnes is a character in the popular American television series Dallas created by David Jacobs. Digger was played by actors David Wayne and Keenan Wynn in the show's first three seasons from 1978 to 1980, and as a young man by David Marshall Grant in the made-for-TV movie prequel The Early Years in 1986. As the patriarch of the Barnes family, Digger was the father of Cliff Barnes and step-father of Pam Ewing. Digger shocked Pamela on his deathbed by revealing that Hutch McKinney was her father but that he had always loved her as though she were his own.

^ Snauffer, Douglas (2015). The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 9780786455041.

[1] Snauffer, Douglas (2015). The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 9780786455041.

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