Sorrell Booke
Born in Buffalo, New York, USA — Jan 04 1930• Died Feb 11 1994
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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 Haz…
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Columbo
Bertie Hastings
M*A*S*H
General Wilson Spaulding Barker
The Love Boat
Lucius Kergo
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Sam Berman
Mission: Impossible
Peter Kiri
Full House
Lionel
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Wrestling Announcer (voice)
The Rockford Files
Wade G. Ward
Newhart
Dr. Kildare
Julius Orloff
Naked City
Uncle George
Cannon
Leon
The F.B.I.
Chip Tyler
Ironside
Route 66
The Dukes of Hazzard
Boss Hogg
All in the Family
Joseph Sanders
Harry O
Edward Tabor
Good Times
Gunsmoke
Gerald Pandy
The Streets of San Francisco
Alias Smith and Jones
Police Story
Soap
Mr. Lefkowitz
Room 222
Crazy like a Fox
Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair
The Great Adventure
E.W. Ross
The Patty Duke Show
Temperatures Rising
Harry Green
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Sydney Morehouse
What's Happening!!
The Manhunter
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Phil Greenberg
CBS Playhouse
Blacke's Magic
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James
The Alcoa Hour
Bartender
Gravedale High
Big Daddy (voice)
Play of the Week
Archer
Slaughterhouse-Five
Lionel Merble
The Dukes
Boss Hogg (voice)
What's Up, Doc?
Harry
Fail Safe
Congressman Raskob
The Other Side of Midnight
Lanchon
Rock-A-Doodle
Pinky (voice)
On the Rocks
Freaky Friday
Mr Dilk
Kung Fu
Sheriff Hodges
The Cat from Outer Space
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
The Iceman Cometh
Hugo Kalmar
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Fiorello LaGuardia
The Bank Shot
Al G. Karp
Up the Down Staircase
Dr. Bester
Joe and Sons
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Big Daddy Boo (voice)
Dr. Max
Dr. Scott Herndon
Black Like Me
Dr. Jackson
Mastermind
Max Engstorm
Devil Times Five
Harvey Beckman
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)
Record City
Coznowski
The Take
Oscar
Demon and the Mummy
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Dr. Zimmerman
The Borgia Stick
Alton
Bye Bye Braverman
Holly Levine
Matchless
Colonel Coolpepper
Adventures of the Queen
Robert Dwight
The Iceman Cometh
Hugo
The Man Hunter
Carl Auscher
Special Delivery
Hubert Zane
A Fine Madness
Leonard Tupperman
Gone Are the Days!
Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
King of Hesse
Joy House
Harry
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Samuelson
The Last Angry Man
Dr. Max Vogel
Making 'M*A*S*H'
Self (archive footage)
Brenda Starr
A.J. Livwright
The Pound Puppies
The Mayor (voice)
Victoria Regina
James
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Dr. Melon
The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special
Boss Hogg