
The actor born in the United States, James Best, has passed away at the age of 88. He was mostly known by his role as the bumbling sheriff, Rosco P. Coltrane on the television show Dukes of Hazzard. The cause of his death was complications from pneumonia. He died in hospice in Hickor, North Carolina. The first star to say something about his death was co-star John Schneider, who played Bo Duke, he made a kind tribute to the actor referring to him as “a fine man”.
The Dukes of Hazzard
Career
The actor started his career in 1950, when he secured a contract with Universal Studios and played roles as a villain, before moving to actual television. He also worked off screen by teaching drama at the University of Mississippi and Central Florida. He worked with celebrities like, Gary Busey, Clint Eastwood, Farrah Fawcett and Quetin Tarantino. Best was last seen on screen in 2013 on a movie named “The Sweeter Side of Life “, he also had been expected to star in a film called “Old Soldiers”, which was about World War II veterans.
He will be remembered by all of his fans, viewers and celebrities and especially his family, his wife and his son and his two daughters. He will be very missed, but people will remember him as a great actor, with an incredibly sense of humor and an inspiration to all young artists trying to make it to the big screen.