Actor William Smithers, who played the ruthless oil baron rival to J.R. Ewing in the primetime soap opera “Dallas,” died on May 26. He was 98. Smithers’ death was first reported by the Santa Barbara ...
Dallas actor William Smithers has died in Santa Barbara at 98. Smithers was best known for playing Jeremy Wendell on Dallas. Wendell was an oilman determined to one-up J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman) at ...