If, when I was 7 years old, I was asked to make a list of my favorite fictional characters, it would have looked something like: In the mid-‘90s, Country Music Television started airing repeats of The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. James Best as ‘Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane’ on ...

James Best, the actor who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard, passed away Monday night. He was 88. Born Jewel Franklin Guy in Powderly, KY, in 1926, the actor was adopted after ...

James Best, best known for his portrayal of bumbling sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard," died Monday after a brief illness. He was 88. Best died in hospice in Hickory, North ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The prolific character actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” has died. James Best was 88. His wife of 29 years, Dorothy Best, said that ...

James Best, best known as Roscoe P. Coltrane from the Dukes of Hazzard, will be presenting a one-man show at Mayberry Days in Mount Airy this weekend. Updated: 6:16 PM EDT Sep 25, 2014 Actor James ...

Kevin Lang remembers his earliest encounter with his hero. He was 9 years old. Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, accompanied by his basset hound, “Flash,” was in Detroit, signing autographs. Lang didn’t meet ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HICKORY, N.C. — Actor James Best, who is ...

"The Dukes of Hazzard" actor James Best has died at the age of 88, according to multiple reports. His website announced Tuesday that he died Monday night in Hickory, North Carolina, after a brief ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. — The prolific actor 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 prolific ...

James Best, who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard," died Monday night at the age of 88, according to The Charlotte Observer. He died from complications of pneumonia, according ...