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. Best ...

But, yet, I kept watching these repeats because I found myself so amused by the man playing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, James Best. Best died on Monday at the age of 88. Born Jewel Guy in 1926 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. | James Best, whose prolific career included 83 movies and 600 TV shows but is best remembered for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling sheriff on “The Dukes of Hazzard ...

Actor James Best died last week at age 88. He was best known for playing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with him in 2013. JAMES BEST ...

James Best, best known as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard, has died, at the age of 88. Best was a wonderfully versatile actor within a self-imposed narrow range—a Southerner who ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. James Best as ‘Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane’ on The Dukes of Hazzard (Photo: Jamesbest.com) Actor James Best ...

James Best, a character actor best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died April 6 in Hickory, N.C. He was 88. His wife of 29 years ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Best, whose prolific career included 83 movies and 600 TV shows but is best remembered for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling sheriff on "The Dukes of Hazzard," died Monday night in ...