Actor Larry Hagman dies at 81

Actor battled cancer

Published On: Nov 24 2012 01:22:17 AM EST   Updated On: Nov 24 2012 01:46:02 AM EST
Larry Hagman
DALLAS (CNN) -

Actor Larry Hagman, who created one of television's iconic supervillains with the treacherous J.R. Ewing of "Dallas," died Friday, according to a family statement released to the Dallas Morning News. He was 81.

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