James Best

James Best

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayJul 26, 1926
Death2015-04-06
BiographyJewel Franklin Guy (July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015), known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, Best, who was known for his high-pitched, exasperated voice, performed not only in feature films, but also in scores of television series. His appearances were almost all on Western programs, as well as various country music programs and talk shows. He played Captain Thorne Sherman in both The Killer Shrews (1959) and its spin-off, Return of the Killer Shrews (2012). He is probably best known for his starring role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, which originally aired on CBS between 1979 and 1985. He reprised the role in 1997 and 2000 for the made-for-television movies The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000).

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Known For

The Dukes
Ended

The Dukes

as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
The Dukes of Hazzard
Ended

The Dukes of Hazzard

as Sheriff Rosco Coltrane

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