Ted Shackelford
The role was originally played by actor David Ackroyd, who was unable to return for future appearances after his 1978 turn as the character.[5] He guest-starred on Soap, Hotel, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone and The Young Riders during his Knots Landing years.He had a recurring role in the 1996 The WB primetime soap opera Savannah, and the following years appeared on Cybill, The Outer Limits, The Practice and Dirty Sexy Money.On February 2, 2006, Shackelford joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Genoa City district attorney William Bardwell.In 2013, Shackelford reprised the role of Gary Ewing in three episodes during the second season of Dallas series on TNT, in one of which he was reunited with Joan Van Ark as Valene.