Edgar Wellman, Jr. is the son of Wellman Plastics company founder/owner Edgar Wellman, Sr. who appears in two episodes of Roseanne, appearing in the episodes "Lanford's Elite" "Some Enchanted Merger" in the final season of the series. The part of Edgar is played by veteran actor James Brolin, who is perhaps best know to TV viewers for his role as Dr. Steven Kirby on the ABC-TV series Dr. Marcus Welby, M.D.