Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly
Steven Francis "Steve" Kanalyis an American actor, best known for his role as Ray Krebbs in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth14 March 1946
CountryUnited States of America
air besides few larry none stayed television
None of use besides Larry had done a television show that had stayed on the air for more than a few weeks, so Larry was prepared.
bit bones human mean ray three various
Ray would be in trouble, he would get drunk, he would try and kill J.R on three different occasions, he would make mistakes with financial affairs, and have various human problems, but he didn't have any mean bones in his body! That was a little bit of what the show was about.
colorado mine supposed western
We all did a hint of a Western accent, everybody's was a little different, mine was not supposed to be Texas, so I kind of did a Colorado accent.
casting few later literally scripts thrown
We were all thrown together on this show very rapidly, there was casting then a few days later a meeting where we all got to read the scripts and meet each other. Literally days after that we were on our way to Dallas.
background clay field firearms life safety shooting sports
A shooting background I have in my life is a sports shooting, shooting clay targets, and field shooting. I'm also a firearms safety instructor.
Once Ray was a Ewing, all the problems were solved.
fun years going-to-work
It was far more fun than work doing those shows for all those years, we all loved each other and loved going to work, we all understood how fortunate we were to be in that place, to have achieved that success worldwide.
encouragement thinking imagination
As an actor I think sometimes producers need a little bit of encouragement to see you in a particular role, they may not have as much imagination as you would expect.
pride cowboy thinking
Despite what people think of cowboys, they take pride in how they look, and that look is important to them.
years crafts television
The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.
privacy mega human-condition
When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often.
horse real cowboy
I came in with my idea of what a cowboy would wear, but then I met some real cowboys and they said that I rode the horses well, shoed the horses, but no good cowboy would be wearing a pair of Levi's. I had to get a good old pair of Wranglers.
england has-beens
I have English family in Northhampton and have been to England numerous times.
brother phones agents
I had a traditional interview based on a phone call from an agent. He says there's a show and they would like to see you and its called Dallas. With very little knowledge I go over to this meeting at Warner Brothers.