Allen Case (born October 8, 1934 – died August 25, 1986) made a guest appearance on the original Dallas TV series as Councilman Martin Cole, whom J.R. and Jock influence to run against Cliff Barnes for a seat on the Texas State Assembly in the Season 2 episode titled "Election". Allen is most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBC-TV's The Deputy (1959–1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda, who received top billing but appeared far less frequently than he.