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 ...

Actor Rick Hurst, beloved for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died at the age of 79. Hurst is ...

Actor Rick Hurst, who played Deputy Cletus Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. See co-star Ben Jones' tribute to the ...

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." ...

Hurst’s co-star Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the 1979-’85 CBS sitcom, announced his death on Facebook after ...

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 ...

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… ...