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Ken Kercheval, beleaguered Cliff Barnes on ‘Dallas,’ dies at 83

A representative for Ken Kercheval says the actor who played Cliff Barnes on the TV series "Dallas" has died.

FILE - This June 13, 1986, file photo shows actress Victoria Principal, left, and actor Ken Kercheval, co-stars of the popular TV show "Dallas." Kercheval, who played Cliff Barnes on “Dallas,” has died at age 83.
FILE - This June 13, 1986, file photo shows actress Victoria Principal, left, and actor Ken Kercheval, co-stars of the popular TV show "Dallas." Kercheval, who played Cliff Barnes on “Dallas,” has died at age 83.Read moreCRAIG MATHEW / AP
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A representative for Ken Kercheval says the actor who played Cliff Barnes on the hit TV series Dallas has died. Kercheval was 83.

Agent Jeff Fisher said Kercheval died Sunday in the city of Clinton in his native Indiana.

The cause of death was being kept private by family, Fisher said Wednesday.

Kercheval’s character was a punching bag for Larry Hagman’s scheming oil baron J.R. Ewing on Dallas, which aired from 1978 to 1991.

Kercheval also part of a series revival that aired in 2012 to 2014.

He made frequent guest appearances on TV, in series stretching from The Defenders in the 1960s to ER and Diagnosis Murder in the 1990s and 2000s.

Kercheval’s survivors include three children, his agent said.