Sorrell Booke

Acting

Sorrell Booke

Born January 4, 1930Buffalo, New York, USA90 credits

Sorrell Booke January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor. He found his calling early in life, like most actors, when his family encouraged him to entertain relatives by doing impressions and telling jokes. He went on to study at Yale and Columbia University, and mastered five languages. During the Korean War, Booke worked in counter-intelligence where his lingual talents served him well. His intelligence and subtlety are often overlooked when considering his signature role as Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg during his run on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died of cancer in 1994, just after his 64th birthday.

Known For

Filmography

Rock-A-Doodle
1991Rock-A-Doodle
as Pinky (voice)Movie
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990Tom & Jerry Kids Show
as Wrestling Announcer (voice)TV
Gravedale High
1990Gravedale High
as Big Daddy (voice)TV
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
1987Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
as Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)Movie
Full House
1987Full House
as LionelTV
The Pound Puppies
1985The Pound Puppies
as The Mayor (voice)Movie
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Fox
as Bernard 'Bernie' SinclairTV
The Dukes
1983The Dukes
as Boss Hogg (voice)TV
M
1981Making 'M*A*S*H'
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Cat from Outer Space
1978The Cat from Outer Space
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)Movie
Record City
1978Record City
as CoznowskiMovie
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as King of HesseMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Lucius KergoTV
Soap
1977Soap
as Mr. LefkowitzTV
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Fiorello LaGuardiaMovie
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Fiorello LaGuardiaTV
Freaky Friday
1976Freaky Friday
as Mr DilkMovie
Mastermind
1976Mastermind
as Max EngstormMovie
Special Delivery
1976Special Delivery
as Hubert ZaneMovie
Brenda Starr
1976Brenda Starr
as A.J. LivwrightMovie
Adventures of the Queen
1975Adventures of the Queen
as Robert DwightMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Files
as Wade G. WardTV
Harry O
1974Harry O
as Edward TaborTV
The Bank Shot
1974The Bank Shot
as Al G. KarpMovie
Devil Times Five
1974Devil Times Five
as Harvey BeckmanMovie
The Take
1974The Take
as OscarMovie
The Last Angry Man
1974The Last Angry Man
as Dr. Max VogelMovie
Dr. Max
1974Dr. Max
as Dr. Scott HerndonMovie
The Iceman Cometh
1973The Iceman Cometh
as Hugo KalmarMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fu
as Sheriff HodgesTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*H
as General Wilson Spaulding BarkerTV
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures Rising
as Harry GreenTV
The Man Hunter
1972The Man Hunter
as Carl AuscherMovie
Slaughterhouse-Five
1972Slaughterhouse-Five
as Lionel MerbleMovie
What's Up, Doc?
1972What's Up, Doc?
as HarryMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Bertie HastingsTV
Cannon
1971Cannon
as LeonTV
All in the Family
1971All in the Family
as Joseph SandersTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Sam BermanTV
Bye Bye Braverman
1968Bye Bye Braverman
as Holly LevineMovie
Matchless
1967Matchless
as Colonel CoolpepperMovie
Up the Down Staircase
1967Up the Down Staircase
as Dr. BesterMovie
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Sydney MorehouseTV
A Fine Madness
1966A Fine Madness
as Leonard TuppermanMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Chip TylerTV
Fail Safe
1964Fail Safe
as Congressman RaskobMovie
Joy House
1964Joy House
as HarryMovie
Black Like Me
1964Black Like Me
as Dr. JacksonMovie
Gone Are the Days!
1963Gone Are the Days!
as Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson CotchipeeMovie
Victoria Regina
1961Victoria Regina
as JamesMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Julius OrloffTV
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Uncle GeorgeTV
The Alcoa Hour
1955The Alcoa Hour
as BartenderTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Gerald PandyTV