Robert ("Bobby") James Ewing, is the youngest son of Jock and Ellie Ewing and was one of the central characters on the popular American television series Dallas. Played by actor Patrick Duffy between 1978 and 1991, the show was originally planned to center around his marriage to Pamela Barnes (Victoria Principal) but ended up being centralized around his older brother, J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman).
Like his older brother, Bobby was a successful oil baron, but he lacked J.R.'s ruthlessness and insisted on playing fair. Depending upon your perspective, Bobby could be seen as kind-spirited or naive, in what was portrayed as a vicious, cut-throat business. The brothers had many run-ins with arch rival and brother to Pamela, Cliff Barnes.
The oil industry was not Bobby's only interest. From time to time he also took part in the raising of cattle on the family ranch, Southfork. He was also a state senator in Austin for a while and for the most part drove a red Mercedes-Benz SL with the license plate EWING 4.
