Ben Jones aka Cooter of TV's Dukes of Hazzard performs onstage during Dr. Ralph Stanley Forever: A Special Tribute Concert at Grand Ole Opry House on October 19, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo ...

Richard Hurst, who starred as Deputy Cletus Hogg on the classic “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series, died unexpectedly Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 79.

Actor Rick Hurst died Thursday at the age of 79, according to multiple reports. The Houston native was best known for his ...

Rick Hurst, best known as Cletus in Dukes of Hazzard, had died at the age of 79.

Dukes of Hazzard actor (and former congressman) Ben Cooter Jones issues all-caps Facebook rant about Confederate flag, calling it a symbol of "COURAGE AND FAMILY AND GOOD TIMES." ...

Rick Hurst, the actor known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard, died on Thursday. He was 79. Hurst's Dukes of Hazzard costar Ben Jones announced his death with a heartfelt tribute ...

It’s been almost 30 years since “Dukes of Hazzard” went off the air, but one of the show’s regulars, Ben Jones, a.k.a. “Cooter,” was suddenly fielding calls and questions on Wednesday ...

Dukes of Hazzard Deputy Cletus Hogg drove his sheriff cruiser into the great pond in the sky this week. Actor Rick Hurst — known for this role and many more across TV and film — died on Thursday (June ...

Former Rep. Ben Jones, a Democrat who played Cooter on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” was crowing Wednesday after having urged Democrats in Virginia to vote against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor ...

The Dukes of Hazzard star Ben Jones is joining other former stars of the program in defending the Confederate flag that was emblazoned on top of the General Lee, the iconic car that was central to ...

Actor Ben Jones, who is known for playing Cooter on the 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, is defending the Confederate flag as a symbol of “heritage, not hate.” ...

A “Dukes of Hazzard” star said he will stop waving his Confederate flag — when “hell freezes over.” Ben Jones, who played Cooter on the hit TV series, is defending the… ...