Keck's Exclusives: High cliff Barnes To Dallas

Ken Kerchaval It can't be Dallas with no traditional-fashioned Ewing/Barnes feud. Although TNT's Dallas pilot, set to air in summer time 2012, was Barnes-free, I have just found that Ken Kercheval has signed onto reprise his role as J.R. Ewing's No. 1 enemy, High cliff Barnes, inside a multi-episode arc. Ken, 76, can look within the third, 4th and tenth episodes. He and Ray Hagman (J.R.) possess the distinction to be the only real Dallas stars who made an appearance about the prime time cleaning soap blockbuster throughout its entire 1978-1991 run. Ken also reprised the role within the 1996 reunion movie, Dallas: J.R. Returns, but was absent from 1998's War from the Ewings. Amazingly, September 21 will mark Ray Hagman's 80th birthday - so I'd say getting High cliff Barnes back like a sparing partner is really a sweet gift. Now I can not help wondering if High cliff will attempt to resume his romance with J.R.'s ex, Sue Ellen (Linda Grey). For additional about this story, get next week's problem of TV Guide Magazine. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!