Larry hagmann biography actor patricia davis

All All. Sign In. Larry Hagman Actor Producer Director. Play trailer Primary Colors After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his mother's place, who had remarried and was launching a Broadway career. He then appeared in the New York City Center production of "Taming the Shrew", followed by a year in regional theater.

In his early-to-mid twenties, Larry moved to England as a member of the cast of his mother's stage show, "South Pacific", and was a member of the cast for five years. After that, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he produced and directed several series for members of the service. He was later chosen to be in the popular daytime soap opera The Edge of Night , in which he starred for two years.

But that was his start, he later went on to become the friendliest television star in the NBC sitcom I Dream of Jeannie , in which he played the amiable astronaut Anthony Nelson. In the series, his life was endangered by this gorgeous blonde bombshell genie played by Barbara Eden.

The Fort Worth, Texas, native was the son of singer-actress Mary Martin, who starred in such classics as "South Pacific" and "Peter Pan." Martin.

The series ran for five years and after that, he continued his success in The Good Life and Here We Go Again , as well as a number of guest-starring roles on many series. He was also with Lauren Bacall in the television version of the hit Broadway musical Applause In , the soap opera Dallas came aboard and Larry's career was secured. He credits "Superchick" for convincing him to do the show.