Van Ark and Shackelford played Valene and Gary Ewing on the series, which ran for 14 seasons They’re one of TV’s most iconic couples — but if Joan Van Ark got her way, Valene and Gary Ewing ...

Ted Shackelford (left) and Joan Van Ark in 'Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again' in 2005. Her concerns, ultimately, were for naught. “As it turned out, he was brilliant,” she said.