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Harris Ryland is a character in the American television series ''
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'', played by
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. Harris is the son of Judith Brown Ryland (
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) and ex-husband of Ann Ewing (
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).


Casting

Mitch Pileggi Mitch Pileggi (; born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in '' Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland i ...
was cast in the series for a multiple episode arc in 2011. Pileggi was promoted to series regular as of the second season. He was in the original series for multiple episodes as a character called Morrissey. He had a grudge against the younger
J.R. Ewing John Ross Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas'' (1978–1991) and its spin-offs, including the continuation series (2012–2014). The character was portrayed by Larry Hagman from the series premiere in ...
in a mental institute.


Character synopsis

Harris appeared in the 2012 continuation of the series, and had audiences wondering about his past. During his premiere episode, Harris is confronted by Ann and is asked to remove the trucks off Southfork to prevent John Ross from drilling. He surprisingly agrees and stops sending trucks to transport oil. In the next episode, Ann receives a letter and a necklace from Harris and breaks down. The next day,
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stormed the headquarters in Fort Worth and assaulted Harris. He pressed charges and Bobby was going to be arrested unless he simply apologized to Harris. Sue Ellen visited Harris not long after and got Ryland to send the trucks back to Southfork. Bobby was off the hook after apologizing and Harris blackmailed Sue Ellen. Ann helped her by recording Harris confessions of the blackmail. He returned in the next season and began to haunt Ann about Emma, their daughter. Emma was poisoned to believe that her mother was evil and irresponsible. In the third episode of Season 2, Ann shoots Ryland. She is accused of attempted murder, a week later. Eventually Ann is put on probation taking into account the torture and hate from the Ryland family. Emma has an attack of conscience after Bobby tells her she is welcome at
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always. Emma decided to stay with the Ewings in Dallas after her grandmother and father's request to send her back to England. Harris and
Cliff Barnes Clifford "Cliff" Barnes, portrayed by Ken Kercheval, is a fictional character from the American television series ''Dallas''. Cliff is a longtime rival of the Ewing family, particularly J.R. Ewing, with whom he shares one of the most iconic feud ...
team up and fight the Ewings with the governor as an ally. In the end after " J.R.'s Masterpiece", Cliff is arrested and put in jail for the death of J.R. and Harris is arrested for drug trafficking between Texas and Mexico. He is now apparently working for the
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in an effort to stop the Mendez-Ochoa drug cartel from overthrowing the Mexican government.


References

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