Who played Gary Ewing before the actor that also appeared in "The Young and the Restless"?
Gary Ewing Garrison "Gary" Arthur Ewing is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, "Knots Landing", a spin-off of "Dallas". The character of Gary Ewing was first played by actor David Ackroyd, in a 2-part "Dallas" episode entitled "Reunion", which broadcast in September 1978. Gary Ewing was the second son of oil baron Jock Ewing and Miss Ellie Ewing, the father of Lucy Ewing and the ex-husband of Valene Ewing. Over a year later, the part of Gary Ewing was recast for the spin-off "Knots Landing" with actor Ted Shackelford in the role, and Gary became one of the main stars of the series in December 1979. Ted Shackelford played Gary Ewing in "Knots Landing" for its entire fourteen seasons (1979–1993), while continuing to make occasional appearances in "Dallas" during that time. The character of Gary made his last "Knots Landing" appearance in 1997, in the reunion series "". Shackelford reprised his character for the new, updated version of "Dallas" in 2013.
Gage Clarke Gage Clarke (March 3, 1900 – October 22, 1964) was an American character actor best known for his role as the principal in "Mister Peepers". His other work consisted largely of one-shot appearances in television series such as seven major supporting roles as different characters in "Maverick", twelve roles in "Gunsmoke" (Clarke played a key role in the "Maverick" spoof of "Gunsmoke", an episode entitled "Gun-Shy"), "Mister Ed", "Laramie", "Ben Casey", "Checkmate", "The Twilight Zone", "The Real McCoys" (twice), four roles in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Bourbon Street Beat", "Thriller", "Have Gun Will Travel", and many others, as well as movies including "I Want to Live!", "The Bad Seed", "The Brothers Karamazov", and "The Absent-Minded Professor". Clarke, a slightly overweight actor with a double chin, specialized in playing avuncular, rather timid characters, with one of his largest parts being frightened gambler "Foursquare Farley" in the "Maverick" episode "Greenbacks, Unlimited" opposite James Garner and John Dehner. He made two guest appearances on "Perry Mason", including the role of Frederick Rollins in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish" in 1959. He also played the part of Mr. Murg in "Pollyanna" in 1960.