Born in Powderly, Kentucky, USA — Jul 26 1926• Died Apr 06 2015

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Best (born Jewel Franklin Guy; July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American television, film, character, voice, and stage actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician, whose career spanned seven decades of television. He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows. One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, who began his contract career with Universal Studios in 1949, where he met unfamiliar actors Julie Adams, Piper Laurie, Tony Curtis and Rock Hu…
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Allan Winford

Sheriff Vern Schaler

Jim Lindsey


Dan Murray

Curt Westley

Jeff Myrtlebank

Tom Carmody

Shag



Tucson, 'The Cowboy'



Trenton

Jethro Wyatt

Willie Cain


Rosco P. Coltrane


Stoner

Joe Best

Beal

Clay Lynch





Jack Milhoan





Norman Frayne

Ted Evans

Ben Travers

Fred Morgan

Jovan Wilanskov

Vince Zale






Joe
Clem Wallace

Yale Barton




Webb






Sheriff John Early








Crewman (uncredited)






Hardy Coulter


Lt. JG Jorgensen

Rosco Coltrane (voice)

Crater


Drew


Cully

Production

Sheriff Charlie Young




Pacemaker Patient

Texan

Hank Larson

Millard Chilson Cassidy

Lt. Robinson

Jim

Sgt. David Brent

Tom Folliard

Billy John

Frank Addison

Sam Mullen

Pellegrino

Rhidges

Cole Younger

Primrose

Sergeant Carnavan

Driver (uncredited)

Carter, Rebel Soldier

Jerry Connell

Niergaard

Private Bliss

Bert Keon

Corp. Gerad

Boland

Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

Sheriff Bert Hamilton

Sgt. David Brent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jim

Stuart

Sgt. Ralph Phelps

Lt. Finlay (uncredited)

Scotty Wade

Deputy Gig (uncredited)


Ralph Elkins

Cpl. Hassett

Thorne Sherman

Sam

Joe Rakich

Thorne Sherman

Henry Burroughs

Jason Brown

Dr. Sidney K. Fuller

Dr. Ben Mizer
Bart Gentry

Kermit

Marvin Johnson

Kit Caswell
Hardy Coulter

Rosco P. Coltrane

Self

McClancy

Bingo Washington

Bitter Creek Dalton

Jericho Larkin

Det. Arnie Arnhoff

Ted Hamilton

Col. French's Orderly (uncredited)

Barr

Bill Jackson

Dewey Barksdale

Wilbur Johnson

Corporal Ransom

Paddy Kerrigan

Self (archive footage)

Rev. Emory Neill

Doug Gerhardt