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Rick Hurst(1946-2025)

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Rick Hurst in On the Rocks (1975)
Rick Hurst was born on 1 January 1946 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989) and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He was married to Katherine Shelley Weir and Candace Kaniecki. He died on 26 June 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 1, 1946
DiedJune 26, 2025(79)
BornJanuary 1, 1946
DiedJune 26, 2025(79)
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Known for

Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Earth Girls Are Easy
5.5
  • Joe the Cop(as Richard Hurst)
  • 1988
Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
Steel Magnolias
7.3
  • Bark Boone
  • 1989
Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
The Dukes of Hazzard
7.1
TV Series
  • Cletus
  • Cletus Hogg
Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
In the Line of Fire
7.2
  • Bartender
  • 1993

Credits

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Actor

  • B My Guest (2016)
    B My Guest
    TV Short
    • 2016
  • Return of the Killer Shrews (2012)
    Return of the Killer Shrews
    3.0
    • Harold Rook
    • 2012
  • The Guardian (2001)
    The Guardian
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Frank Churchill
    • 2003
  • Venomous (2001)
    Venomous
    4.0
    Video
    • Edgar Williams
    • 2001
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Deputy Cletus Hogg
    • 2000
  • Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999)
    Anywhere But Here
    6.2
    • Reverend
    • 1999
  • Daniel Benzali, Lori Loughlin, and Louis Mandylor in Suckers (1999)
    Suckers
    6.4
    • Texas Customer
    • 1999
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Deputy Cletus Hogg
    • 1997
  • The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995)
    The Jeff Foxworthy Show
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Darren McBogue
    • 1997
  • Judge Reinhold in Runaway Car (1997)
    Runaway Car
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Pack
    • 1997
  • Brian Doyle-Murray in Pistol Pete (1996)
    Pistol Pete
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Lem
    • 1996
  • John Grisham and JoBeth Williams in The Client (1995)
    The Client
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Officer Grindle
    • 1995
  • John Larroquette in The John Larroquette Show (1993)
    The John Larroquette Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Richard
    • 1995
  • Melrose Place (1992)
    Melrose Place
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Sydney's Client
    • 1993
  • Reginald VelJohnson, Jaimee Foxworth, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton, Jaleel White, and Kellie Shanygne Williams in Family Matters (1989)
    Family Matters
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Santa
    • 1993

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard D. Hurst
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • January 1, 1946
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • June 26, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Katherine Shelley WeirDecember 19, 1981 - August 1991 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Collin Hurst
  • Other works
    TV Commercial: La Choy Asian food

Did you know

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    Graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Theatre ('68) Graduated from Temple University with a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Acting ('70).

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