1
JR Ewing
358 episodes
The most regular character in the series by a clear margin.
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The 50 Most Regular Dallas Characters
A ranked guide to the characters who appeared most often in Dallas, including the reunion episodes.
“Some characters came and went — these are the ones who defined Dallas week after week.” — Dallas episode guide
The 50 Most Regular Dallas Characters by James Holmes — a list, in descending order, of the characters who appeared in the most Dallas episodes, including the reunions. So it can now finally be revealed that Cliff's inactive secretary Jackie racked up more than twice the amount of eps as da man Jock - spooky!!
358
Top total: JR Ewing
329
Second place: Bobby Ewing
309
Third place: Sue Ellen Ewing
Top 10
These are the defining faces of Dallas — the characters who appeared often enough to shape the show’s identity across its run.
2
Bobby Ewing
329 episodes
Second place overall and one of the show’s central moral anchors.
3
Sue Ellen Ewing
309 episodes
A core figure in the Dallas family saga and its most turbulent marriage.
4
Cliff Barnes
299 episodes
The Barnes side of the feud stayed near the top from beginning to end.
5
Miss Ellie
276 episodes
The heart of Southfork remains one of the most present characters in the series.
6
Pam Ewing
251 episodes
A major emotional centre of the early and middle years of the show.
7
Ray Krebbs
248 episodes
A long-running regular whose story connected ranch, family, and legacy.
8
Lucy Ewing
220 episodes
One of the most familiar younger Ewings across the series.
9
Clayton Farlow
207 episodes
A major later-era pillar of the Southfork family circle.
10
Sly Lovegren
191 episodes
J.R.’s secretary places remarkably high in the all-time appearance rankings.
11–20
This group mixes major family players, trusted office staff, and younger second-generation regulars.
11
Donna Culver Krebbs
186 episodes
A major presence in the political and family storylines.
12
Jackie Dugan
182 episodes
Cliff’s secretary quietly outlasted many bigger headline characters.
13
John Ross Ewing III, as played by Omri Katz
154 episodes
The younger generation’s most visible Ewing heir in this ranking.
14
Phyllis
144 episodes
Another Ewing Oil staff regular with a strikingly high total.
15
Jenna Wade
135 episodes
A major romantic and family figure across several eras of the show.
16
Teresa, as played by Roseanna Christensen
121 episodes
A familiar background regular whose total is easy to underestimate.
17
Christopher Ewing, as played by Joshua Harris and Christopher Demetral
109 episodes
The adopted Ewing heir makes the top twenty.
18=
Charlie Wade
103 episodes
Tied at eighteenth place.
18=
April Stevens
103 episodes
Also tied at eighteenth place.
20
Kendall Chapman
102 episodes
Another office-based regular who built a very high episode count.
21–30
The middle of the list shows how many recurring rivals, lovers, and oil-world power players became constants in Dallas.
21=
Afton Cooper
85 episodes
Tied for twenty-first.
21=
Jordan Lee
85 episodes
Also tied for twenty-first.
23
Jock Ewing
75 episodes
A lower total than his importance might suggest, but still one of the show’s giants.
24
Marilee Stone
72 episodes
A memorable supporting presence in Dallas power politics.
25
Jamie Ewing Barnes
70 episodes
An important later-era Ewing connection.
26
Dora Mae
69 episodes
A familiar face from the social world around the Ewings.
27
Carter McKay
68 episodes
One of the stronger late-series business rivals.
28
Mark Graison
67 episodes
A notable part of Pam’s later storyline.
29
Mandy Winger
65 episodes
One of the show’s most memorable glamorous interlopers.
30=
Katherine Wentworth
57 episodes
Tied at thirtieth place.
30=
Cally Harper Ewing
57 episodes
Also tied at thirtieth place.
31–40
This tier contains long-running supporting characters whose totals reveal just how stable the show’s wider ensemble could be.
32=
Punk Anderson
54 episodes
Tied here among the long-running supporting cast.
32=
Harve Smithfield
54 episodes
Another tie in the lower half of the top forty.
33
Jeremy Wendell
50 episodes
A major business rival with a very solid run.
34
Mitch Cooper
46 episodes
A key Lucy-era regular.
35
Jack Ewing
45 episodes
A later Ewing family addition with a strong total.
36
Rebecca Wentworth
44 episodes
A powerful Barnes-Wentworth figure who still made the top fifty.
37
James Beaumont
43 episodes
A notable younger-generation regular in the later seasons.
38
Harry McSween
40 episodes
Another long-running office and business-world presence.
39
Connie Bullard
39 episodes
A regular enough presence to break into the top forty.
40=
Louella Lee
37 episodes
Tied at fortieth place.
40=
Michelle Stevens
37 episodes
Also tied at fortieth place.
41–50
The final tier rounds out the fifty most regular characters and shows just how deep the Dallas bench really was.
42
Dave Culver
34 episodes
A recurring political and business-world figure.
43=
Dusty Farlow
33 episodes
Tied at forty-third place.
43=
Andy Bradley
33 episodes
Also tied at forty-third place.
43=
Casey Denault
33 episodes
Part of the same tie at forty-third.
46
Kristin Shepard
30 episodes
One of the most memorable shorter-run characters on the list.
47
Nicholas Pearce
29 episodes
A later romantic complication with enough appearances to rank here.
48
Mickey Trotter
27 episodes
A memorable recurring character from Lucy’s world.
49=
Peter Richards
26 episodes
Tied at forty-ninth place.
49=
Mavis Anderson
26 episodes
Also tied at forty-ninth place.