DALLAS, TX (NEWS1130) – Actor Larry Hagman has passed away from complications with cancer.

The 81-year-old is best known for his roles as J.R. Ewing on Dallas and Major Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie.

In 2011, Hagman announced he had cancer. In 1995, he underwent surgery for a liver transplant.

Media reports say Hagman was surrounded by family and friends when he died, including Dallas co-stars Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy.