James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling minion of Jefferson Davis ‘Boss’ Hogg, a corrupt county commissioner and the show's bad guy. CBS Getty Images James Best, whose prolific ...

James Best, the actor who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard, passed away Monday night. He was 88. Born Jewel Franklin Guy in Powderly, KY, in 1926, the actor was adopted after ...

On January 26, 1979, American television audiences were introduced to the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia, marking the ...

James Best, known for playing the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the 1980s comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died. He was 88. Best died Monday night at a hospice center in Hickory, N.C., after ...

HICKORY, N.C. - James Best, known for his portrayal of bumbling yet endearing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard," died Monday night after a brief illness and complications of ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - American actor James Best, famous for his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" television show, died Monday night after a brief illness, ...

Remember Bo and Luke Duke, the General Lee, and Rosco P. Coltrane? The "Dukes of Hazzard" TV series ran for seven years onCBS. Now, it is the subject of a new computer game called "Dukes of Hazzard, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HICKORY, N.C. — Actor James Best, who is ...

"The Dukes of Hazzard" actor James Best has died at the age of 88, according to multiple reports. His website announced Tuesday that he died Monday night in Hickory, North Carolina, after a brief ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The prolific actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” has died. James Best was 88. His wife, Dorothy Best, said Tuesday that Best died ...

James Best, best known for his portrayal of bumbling sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on TV’s “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died Monday after a brief illness. He was 88. Best died in hospice in Hickory, North ...

HICKORY, N.C. -- Prolific character actor James Best, best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. He was 88. His wife of 29 years, ...