Ray Hagman Of Dallas Identified With Cancer

First Released: October 14, 2011 9:23 PM EDT Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Access Hollywood Live: Ray Hagman Auctions Off I Imagine Jeannie & Dallas Memorabilia NY, N.Y. -- Ray Hagman continues to be identified with cancer. The 80-year-old actor is known for playing J.R. Ewing on Dallas. Inside a statement Friday, he stated: As J.R. I possibly could pull off anything bribery, blackmail and infidelity. However I got caught by cancer. Hagman rejected to specify what type of cancer hes contracted, but stated its one such and curable form. He intends to continue focusing on a brand new reboot of Dallas for TNT, which starts production Monday. The brand new Dallas concentrates on the Ewing offspring because they clash over the way forward for the household empire. The initial prime-time cleaning soap opera broadcast on CBS from 1978 to 1991. Hagman went through a liver transplant within the mid-the nineteen nineties. Stated Hagman: As everyone knows, you cannot keep J.R. lower! Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.