Actor Larry Hagman, who played villain J.R. Ewing on TV's Dallas, died at age 81 on Friday afternoon from complications of cancer, the Dallas Morning News and other news outlets reported.

Hagman's family told the newspaper that the actor died at a Dallas hospital and was surrounded by loved ones.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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