Ted Shackelford

Biography: Oklahoma native Ted Shackelford is best known for the role of Gary Ewing, which he played on two different TV shows, Dallas and Knots Landing. The actor already had plenty of experience, having previously appeared on the daytime soap Another World, and even after the character of Gary Ewing was retired, Shackelford continued to become a regular fixture for TV audiences, joining the cast of The Young and the Restless to play the character of William Bardwell and his twin brother Jeffrey Bardwell.