Fictional character in the American television series Dallas
Soap opera character
Cliff Barnes
Dallas character
Portrayed by
Ken Kercheval
Duration
1978–91, 1996, 2012–14
First appearance
April 2, 1978 Digger's Daughter
Last appearance
September 8, 2014 Victims of Love
Created by
David Jacobs
Spin-off appearances
Dallas: The Early Years Dallas: J.R. Returns
In-universe information
Occupation
Owner of Barnes Global (1990s–2013)
Head of the Oil Regulatory Commission (1990–91)
CEO of Ewing Oil (1988–89, 1991–96)
CEO of Barnes-Wentworth Oil (1982–88)
Vice President of Operations, Stonehurst Oil (1982)
President of Wentworth Tool & Dye (1981–82)
Legislative Counsel to Texas State Senator Bobby Ewing (1981)
Legislative Counsel to Dave Culver (1980–81)
Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County (1980)
Head of the Office of Land Management (1979–80)
Attorney (1970s)
Family
Barnes
Father
Willard "Digger" Barnes
Mother
Rebecca Barnes Wentworth
Stepfather
Herbert Wentworth
Brothers
Tyler Barnes
Sisters
Catherine Barnes Pamela Barnes Ewing
Half-sisters
Katherine Wentworth
Spouse
Jamie Ewing (1985–87) Michelle Stevens (1991)
Daughters
Pamela Rebecca Barnes
Grandfathers
Henry Barnes
Aunts
Maggie Monahan
Nephews
Christopher Ewing (adoptive)
First cousins
Jimmy Monahan
Clifford Barnes, played by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the popular American television series Dallas.[1] The Barnes family are competitors and sometimes enemies of the Ewing family. Cliff is the son of Willard "Digger" Barnes and Rebecca Barnes, the brother of Pamela Barnes Ewing, and half-brother of Katherine Wentworth. J.R. Ewing was Cliff's personal nemesis, with J.R. and Cliff continuing on the bitter feud that started with their fathers, Jock Ewing and Digger, from their oil wildcatting days during the Great Depression. J.R. and Cliff were the only two characters to appear throughout the entire run of the series. A running gag on the series is Cliff's fondness for Chinese take-out.
^Brogan, Daniel (1987-07-05). "With Kercheval As Cliff Barnes, Something Pops". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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rich older sister's lifestyle. She initially becomes entangled with CliffBarnes and spies on him for J.R. Ewing. J.R. grows to dislike Michelle after...
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of WestStar despite the fact that CliffBarnes killed Dancer albeit in self defense. He obtains a copy of CliffBarnes' confession and forces him to resign...
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