Sorrell Booke

Biography

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

Columbo

Columbo

The Love Boat

Ironside

M*A*S*H

Full House

Hawaii Five-O

Mission: Impossible

All Movies (41)

• Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation1992 · as Big Daddy Boo (voice)
• Rock-A-Doodle1991 · as Pinky (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers1987 · as Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)
• The Pound Puppies1985 · as The Mayor (voice)
• The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special1983 · as Boss Hogg
• Making 'M*A*S*H'1981 · as Self (archive footage)
• Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary1980 · as Self
• The Cat from Outer Space1978 · as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
• Record City1978 · as Coznowski
• Once Upon a Brothers Grimm1977 · as King of Hesse
• The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened1977 · as Samuelson
• The Other Side of Midnight1977 · as Lanchon
• The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · as Fiorello LaGuardia
• Freaky Friday1976 · as Mr Dilk
• Mastermind1976 · as Max Engstorm
• Special Delivery1976 · as Hubert Zane
• Brenda Starr1976 · as A.J. Livwright
• Demon and the Mummy1976
• The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery1975 · as Dr. Melon
• Adventures of the Queen1975 · as Robert Dwight
• The Bank Shot1974 · as Al G. Karp
• Devil Times Five1974 · as Harvey Beckman
• The Take1974 · as Oscar
• The Last Angry Man1974 · as Dr. Max Vogel
• Dr. Max1974 · as Dr. Scott Herndon
• The Iceman Cometh1973 · as Hugo Kalmar
• The Man Hunter1972 · as Carl Auscher
• Slaughterhouse-Five1972 · as Lionel Merble
• What's Up, Doc?1972 · as Harry
• The Adventures of Nick Carter1972 · as Dr. Zimmerman
• Bye Bye Braverman1968 · as Holly Levine
• Matchless1967 · as Colonel Coolpepper
• Up the Down Staircase1967 · as Dr. Bester
• The Borgia Stick1967 · as Alton
• A Fine Madness1966 · as Leonard Tupperman
• Fail Safe1964 · as Congressman Raskob
• Joy House1964 · as Harry
• Black Like Me1964 · as Dr. Jackson
• Gone Are the Days!1963 · as Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee
• Victoria Regina1961 · as James
• The Iceman Cometh1960 · as Hugo

All TV Shows (60)

• Tom & Jerry Kids Show1990 · as Wrestling Announcer (voice)
• Gravedale High1990 · as Big Daddy (voice)
• Full House1987 · as Lionel
• Blacke's Magic1986
• Crazy like a Fox1984 · as Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair
• The Dukes1983 · as Boss Hogg (voice)
• Newhart1982
• The Dukes of Hazzard1979 · as Boss Hogg
• The Love Boat1977 · as Lucius Kergo
• Soap1977 · as Mr. Lefkowitz
• The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · as Fiorello LaGuardia
• Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976 · as Phil Greenberg
• What's Happening!!1976 · as Mr. Finley
• On the Rocks1975
• Joe and Sons1975
• Archer1975
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Wade G. Ward
• Harry O1974 · as Edward Tabor
• The Manhunter1974
• Good Times1974
• Police Story1973
• Kung Fu1972 · as Sheriff Hodges
• The Streets of San Francisco1972
• M*A*S*H1972 · as General Wilson Spaulding Barker
• Temperatures Rising1972 · as Harry Green
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show1971 · as Mayor Otto
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show1971 · as Herbie Vincent
• Columbo1971 · as Bertie Hastings
• Columbo1971 · as J.J. Stringer
• Cannon1971 · as Leon
• All in the Family1971 · as Joseph Sanders
• All in the Family1971 · as Mr. Bennett
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Room 2221969
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Dr. Sam Berman
• Ironside1967
• CBS Playhouse1966 · as Timmons
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Peter Kiri
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.1966 · as Sydney Morehouse
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Chip Tyler
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Louie Goodman
• The Great Adventure1963 · as E.W. Ross
• The Patty Duke Show1963
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Julius Orloff
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as MacAllister Thane
• The Iceman Cometh1960 · as Hugo
• Route 661960
• Play of the Week1959
• Naked City1958 · as Uncle George
• Naked City1958 · as Detective
• Naked City1958 · as Private Detective
• Naked City1958 · as Salvatore Rogero
• Naked City1958 · as Doctor
• Naked City1958 · as Mr. Hawk
• Naked City1958 · as Fentus
• Naked City1958 · as Mr. Leventhal
• The Alcoa Hour1955 · as Bartender
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Gerald Pandy
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as James