LARRY HAGMAN.who starred in the hit TV series Dallas as the scheming oil baron J R Ewing, has died at the age of 81..Dallas, which made its premiere on the CBS network in 1978, made Hagman a superstar..The show quickly became one of the network's top-rated programmes, built an international following and inspired a spin-off, imitators and a revival in 2012. Earlier this year he appeared in a new 10-episode series of Dallas, with a second series in production and due to run next year..His family said in a statement that the 81-year-old died in a Dallas hospital following complications from his battle with throat cancer on Friday..He had suffered from liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver in the 1990s after decades of drinking...LARRY HAGMAN.The 20th Annual Night of 100 Stars Black Tie Dinner Viewing Gala Beverly Hills Hotel, CA, 7/03/2010.Mandatory Photo Credit: &copy; Andrew BeardNewspix International..**ALL FEES PAYABLE TO: &quot;NEWSPIX INTERNATIONAL&quot;**..PHOTO CREDIT MANDATORY!!: NEWSPIX INTERNATIONAL(Failure to credit will incur a surcharge of 100% of reproduction fees)..IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION OF USAGE REQUIRED:.Newspix International, 31 Chinnery Hill, Bishop's Stortford, ENGLAND CM23 3PS.Tel:+441279 324672  ; Fax: +441279656877.Mobile:  0777568 1153.e-mail: info@newspixinternational.co.uk