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Jewel Franklin Guy (July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015), known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician.
James Best (1926-2015) was an American character actor and teacher, best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard. He also appeared in movies, TV shows, and directed and wrote some projects.
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James Best was an American character actor and teacher, best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He also appeared in many movies and TV shows, worked with Burt Reynolds, and taught at the University of Mississippi.
- July 26, 1926
- April 6, 2015
Apr 7, 2015 · James Best was a prolific actor who starred as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the CBS comedy series that ran from 1979 to 1985. He also acted in movies and other TV shows, and was an acting teacher who helped several future Hollywood stars.
Apr 7, 2015 · CNN —. 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 ...
Jewel Franklin Guy (July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015), known professionally as James Best, was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician.
Apr 7, 2015 · The actor, who also appeared in The Caine Mutiny and The Left Handed Gun, passed away in 2015 after a brief illness. He was known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS comedy and his acting school that taught many Hollywood stars.