James Beaumont (Dallas)

James Richard Beaumont is a fictional character that appeared in the later seasons of the popular American television series Dallas, played by Sasha Mitchell.[1]

James Richard Beaumont I
Dallas character
Portrayed bySasha Mitchell
Duration1989–91
First appearanceOctober 13, 1989
Sunset, Sunrise
Last appearanceApril 19, 1991
Some Leave, Some Get Carried Out
Created byDavid Jacobs
In-universe information
OccupationEwing Oil associate
FamilyEwing
FatherJ. R. Ewing
MotherVanessa Beaumont
StepfatherAllister Sergej Brumin
StepmotherSue Ellen Ewing
Cally Ewing
Half-brothersJohn Ross Ewing III
Unnamed son from J. R. and Cally
Half-sistersUnnamed daughter from J. R. and an unknown woman
Wife
SonsJames Richard "Jimmy" Beaumont II
Grandparents
Aunts and unclesGary Ewing
Valene Ewing
Abby Ewing
Bobby Ewing
Pam Ewing
April Ewing
Ann Ewing
Ray Krebbs
Donna Krebbs
Jenna Krebbs
First cousins
  • Lucy Ewing
  • Christopher Ewing (adoptive)
  • Bobby Ewing II
  • Betsy Ewing
  • Molly Whittaker
  • Lucas Wade-Krebbs (biological cousin and adoptive half-cousin)
  • Margaret Krebbs (half-cousin)

Background

James Beaumont was J.R. Ewing's son from his affair with Vanessa Beaumont in Vienna; he was born in 1967. James was raised in Europe with his mother and her husband who he believed to be his father until his mother told him that his true father was Texas oil baron J.R. Ewing.

Storylines

James came to Dallas to seek out the father he never knew he had. James shocked everyone when he announced that he was J.R.'s son at a public family dinner with all of the Ewings present. J.R. embraced James as his son but James proved to be as manipulative as J.R. himself. James resented his father's interference in his life from controlling James' business dealings and to attempting to break up James' relationship with Michelle Stevens. Seeking revenge on J.R., James conspired with J.R.'s wife, Cally and blocked J.R.'s release from a sanitarium.

James eventually married Michelle, but he later learned that his first marriage to Debra Lynn was never dissolved. Further, Debra Lynn had his child, James Richard Beaumont, Jr. (nicknamed "Jimmy"). James decided to stay married to Debra Lynn and annulled his marriage to Michelle. However, he ended up moving back east with Debra Lynn and Jimmy to escape the control of J.R.

Dallas (2012 TV series)

James is not mentioned in the series. He did not attend J.R.'s funeral and was not mentioned in his will.

Notes
  1. "Three New Members for Cast of 'Dallas'". Los Angeles Times. July 28, 1989.

References
  • Curran, Barbara A. (2005). Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1581824728.


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