Actor
Ted Shackelford
Shackelford in 1990
Born Theodore Tillman Shackelford III
(1946-06-23 ) June 23, 1946 (age 77)
[1] Occupation Actor Years active 1975–present Spouses
Janis Leverenz
(
m. 1976;
div. 1987)
Partner
Teri Austin (1987–1989)
[2]
Theodore Tillman Shackelford III (born June 23, 1946) is an American actor, known for his roles on television. He played
Gary Ewing in the
CBS prime time soap operas
Dallas and its spin-off
Knots Landing (1979–1993),
[3] and had a recurring role portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell on the CBS daytime soap opera,
The Young and the Restless (2006—2015).
Life and career
Shackelford was born in
Oklahoma City ,
Oklahoma , and went to college at the
University of Denver . He appeared in the role as Ray Gordon on the daytime soap opera
Another World from 1975 to 1977. He later appeared on prime time series
Wonder Woman and
The Rockford Files , before was cast as
Gary Ewing , the middle son of oil baron
Jock and
Miss Ellie Ewing , the father of
Lucy Ewing and the husband of
Valene Ewing in the CBS prime time soap opera,
Dallas in 1979. The role was originally played by actor
David Ackroyd , who was unable to return for future appearances after his 1978 turn as the character. Shackelford later became one of the main stars of the
CBS television series
Knots Landing , in which he starred from 1979 to 1993.
[4] He later starred in the 1997 miniseries,
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac .
Shackelford starred in the 1987 adventure film
Sweet Revenge opposite
Nancy Allen making his big screen debut.
[5] He guest-starred on
Soap ,
Hotel ,
Alfred Hitchcock Presents ,
The Twilight Zone and
The Young Riders during his Knots Landing years. He starred in the made-for-television movies
Baby of the Bride (1991),
Mother of the Bride (1993),
Dying to Remember (1993),
Sweet Temptation (1996) and
Stolen Women: Captured Hearts (1997). From 1994 to 1995, Shackelford starred in the British science-fiction series,
Space Precinct . He had a recurring role in the 1996 The WB prime time soap opera,
Savannah , and the following years appeared on
Cybill ,
The Outer Limits ,
The Practice and
Dirty Sexy Money .
On February 2, 2006, Shackelford joined the cast of the daytime soap opera
The Young and the Restless as
Genoa City district attorney
William Bardwell .
[1] His last air date on the popular soap as William Bardwell was on July 18, 2007, when his character succumbed to complications caused by a
stroke .
[6] However, on August 7, 2007, Shackelford returned to the show as Bardwell's identical twin brother,
Jeffrey Bardwell . He last appeared in series on January 9, 2015.
In 2013, Shackelford reprised the role of Gary Ewing in three episodes during the second season of
Dallas series on TNT, in one of which he was reunited with
Joan Van Ark as Valene.
[7]
[8]
Filmography
Another World as Raymond 'Ray' Gordon #1 (1975-1977)
Wonder Woman as Adam and Pete (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) as Blain
The Jordan Chance (1978) as Brian Klosky
Ebony, Ivory & Jade (1979) as Barnes
The Rockford Files as Eric Genther (1 episode, 1979)
Soap as R.C. (1 episode, 1980)
Terror Among Us (1981) as Delbert Ramsey
Summer Fantasy (1984) as Carlisle
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Garret (1 episode, 1987)
Hotel as Tom Webb/Richard Anderson (2 episodes, 1984-1987)
Sweet Revenge (1987) as Boone
The Twilight Zone as Fr. Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1988)
The Young Riders as Lucas Malone (1 episode, 1989)
Guns of Paradise as Preston McMillian (1 episode, 1989)
Dallas as
Gary Ewing (9 episodes, 1979-1991)
Baby of the Bride (1991) as John Hix
Knots Landing as Gary Ewing (336 episodes, 1979-1993)
The Commish as Steve Ennis (2 episodes, 1993)
Mother of the Bride (1993) as John Hix
Dying to Remember (1993) as Mark Gage
Harvest for the Heart (1994) as Jacob 'Jake' Hansen
The Spider and the Fly (1994) as Michael Moore
Space Precinct as Lieutenant Patrick Brogan (24 episodes, 1994-1995)
Touched by an Angel as Joel Redding (1 episode, 1996)
Savannah as Charles Alexander (7 episodes, 1996)
Sweet Temptation (1996) as Les Larson
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997) as Reverend Brewster
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac as
Gary Ewing (1997)
Promised Land as Brad Elias (1 episode, 1998)
Rescue Me (1988) as Jerry
Cybill as Bobbie Ray Weeks (1 episode, 1998)
The Outer Limits as High Secretary Paul Kohler (episode: "
The Grell ") (1999)
The Practice as Dr. Stiles (1 episode, 2000)
Cruel Intentions 2 (2001) as First Chauffaur
Spin City as Barry (1 episode, 2001)
Panic (2002) as Captain O'Kelly
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002) as Eddie
Cave In (2003) as Chief Bogen
Miracle Dogs (2003) as Dr. Ben Logan
Officer Down (2005) as Commissioner Donald Hallows
Crossing Jordan as Emmett Parker (1 episode, 2005)
Dirty Sexy Money as Dr. Peter Delafield (1 episode, 2007)
The Young and the Restless as
William Bardwell and
Jeffrey Bardwell (384 episodes, 2006-2015)
Dallas as Gary Ewing (3 episodes, 2013)
NCIS as Stewart (1 episode, 2017)
References
^
a
b
Ted Shackelford on AllMovie , Allmovie
^
"Live Wire Teri Austin turns a Knots Plot into a Real-Life Romance" . People.com. May 4, 1987. Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^
"St. Petersburg Times" .
^ Brennan, Patricia (1992) "
Ted Shackleford Ponders Life after 'Knots Landing' ", The Sunday Gazette , March 15, 1992, p. 44. Retrieved January 17, 2016
^
"Sweet Revenge - Rotten Tomatoes" . www.rottentomatoes.com .
^
"About the Actors | Ted Shackelford | The Young and the Restless on Soap Central" . soapcentral.com .
^ William Keck (October 17, 2012).
"Keck's Exclusives: Dallas Stages a Knots Landing Reunion" .
TV Guide . Retrieved March 23, 2013 .
^
" 'Dallas' bringing back 'Knots Landing's Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark" .
Digital Spy . October 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2013 .
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