Biography
An incisive player, Kercheval has typically played his roles with an intriguing combination of smooth dispatch and flamboyant bravado; the demands of the small screen taught him the former, while his background in stage musical comedy helped him hone the latter. He is most widely known for his fine work as Cliff Barnes, the aspiring rival to J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) and the scheming, perennial loser brother of virtuous Pamela Barnes Ewing …
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Career Milestones
| Grew up in Clinton, Indiana | ||
| Played Cliff Barnes on the long-running CBS primetime soap opera, "Dallas" | ||
| Regularly acted as one of the co-hosts for a series of parades televised by CBS, included Cotton Bowl, Tournament of Roses and Easter parades | ||
1959 | Made first major stage appearance in a revival of the drama, "Dead End" at New York's 41st Street Theatre | |
1961 | Made television debut on an episode of the drama series, "The Defenders" (date approximate) | |
1962 | Played Nick in the acclaimed Broadway production of Edward Albee's drama, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" | |
1968 | Made feature debut in a supporting role in the film, "Pretty Poison" | |
1976 | Earliest TV-movies included "Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys"; also acted on first miniseres, "The Adams Chronicles" | |
1985 | Starred in a Hollywood stage revival of the play, "Twelve Angry Men", the first production stage at the then-new Henry Fonda Theater | |
1994 | Underwent surgery to remove half of his left lung, which was infected with cancer | |
1996 | Reprised the role of Cliff Barnes for the TV-movie "reunion", "Dallas: J.R. Returns" | |