Well, he showed up around Season 3 to keep bachelor Rosco company. He was also there to bark angrily at Boss Hogg (played by Sorrell Booke), just in case we didn’t know who the real scallywag was.

Actor James Best, who is best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died Monday night. He was 88 years old. Best died in Hickory, North Carolina aft… ...

James Best, a character actor best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died April 6 in Hickory, N.C. He was 88. His wife of 29 years ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The prolific character actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” has died. James Best was 88. His wife, Dorothy Best, said ...

James Best, a veteran character actor best known as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on CBS' The Dukes Of Hazzard, died Monday of pneumonia at 88.

Actor James Best died last week at age 88. He was best known for playing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with him in 2013.

The prolific actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" has died. James Best was 88.