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Television audiences, however, perhaps most closely associate Best with his 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.
Actor: The Dukes of Hazzard. American character actor and teacher. Born Jewel Guy in Powderly, Kentucky, on July 26, 1926, he was orphaned at three and adopted by Armen and Essa Knowland Best, who renamed him James Knowland Best and raised him in Corydon, Indiana.
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- Powderly, Kentucky, USA
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- Hickory, North Carolina, USA
Official website of the actor James Best - who portrayed bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on television's Dukes of Hazzard series.
James Best. Actor: The Dukes of Hazzard. American character actor and teacher. Born Jewel Guy in Powderly, Kentucky, on July 26, 1926, he was orphaned at three and adopted by Armen and Essa Knowland Best, who renamed him James Knowland Best and raised him in Corydon, Indiana.
- July 26, 1926
- April 6, 2015
Apr 8, 2015 · James Best, who played the oafish sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the hit television comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died on Monday near his home in Hickory, N.C. He was 88. The cause was...
Apr 7, 2015 · The actor who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the CBS comedy series passed away in 2015 from pneumonia complications. He was a prolific actor who also appeared in movies and other TV shows, and was a mentor to many future Hollywood stars.
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Apr 7, 2015 · James Best, an actor best known for his portrayal of bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the hit TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard," died Monday night, his wife confirmed to NBC News.