Joan Van Ark Didn’t Want Ted Shackelford to Play Her Husband on “Knots Landing. ”Producers Didn't Listen Victoria Edel April 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM CBS via Getty Joan Van Ark (left) and Ted ...

Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee and Donna Mills recalled working on the same lot as the 'Dallas' cast on the 'We're Knot Done Yet' podcast. Angela Andaloro. Thu, June 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM UTC.

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.