Patrick Duffy is an American actor widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991.

What was the age difference between Patrick Duffy and his wife?

“I was an immature college graduate touring as narrator with this dance production, and she was a beautiful ballerina 10 years older,” Patrick recalled to Closer. “We met on the tour bus and that was it — for life.”

What happened to Patrick Duffy's wife Carlyn?

"We've eliminated all the trials and errors that happen in [younger] relationships. It's all positive and lovely." Duffy was married to ballet dancer Carlyn Rosser from 1974 until her death in 2017 from cancer. The star said he spent much of his years as a widower focused on the couple's two children.