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: (As ...

James Best, the actor, who died last Monday aged 88, was best known for his performance as Rosco P Coltrane, the childishly inept sheriff in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. The ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - American actor James Best, famous for his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" television show, died Monday night after a brief ...

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In what could be viewed as a scene from the Dukes of Hazzard television show, this officer might have been pursuing this San Francisco Porsche owner.

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 ...

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,” died ...

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. James Best, left, and Sorrell Booke appear ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — James Best, a prolific character actor born in Kentucky and best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on ''The Dukes of Hazzard,'' died April 6 at age 88.