One of Hurst's co-stars, Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard, took to Facebook to pay tribute to the late actor, writing a beautiful post about his friend. “It doesn ...

Rick Hurst, who is remembered as Deputy Clutus Hogg, Bogg Hogg’s bumbling cousin on The Dukes of Hazzard, died on Thursday of unknown causes. He was 79.

He was 79. Hurst’s death was announced on Facebook by Ben Jones, who played Dukes of Hazzard mechanic Cooter Davenport and now owns the Cooter’s Place Museum at Pigeon Forge in Sevierville, Tenn.

Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79.

Rick Hurst, the actor best known as Deputy Cletus Hogg in 'Dukes of Hazzard' and father of actor Ryan Hurst, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon. He was 79.

Hurst's Dukes of Hazzard costar Ben Jones announced his death with a heartfelt tribute on the Facebook page of the show's museum, Cooter's Place in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Hurst was scheduled to make ...

Rick Hurst, who portrayed the good-hearted Deputy Cletus Hogg on the long-running CBS action comedy The Dukes of Hazzard, died Thursday. He was 79. Hurst’s death was announced by the Cooter’s ...

Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79. His death was confirmed by Ben Jones, his co-star on the show, who ...