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Ben Jones(1941-2026)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Ben Jones
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Ben Jones was born on 30 August 1941 in Tarboro, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) and Primary Colors (1998). He was married to Alma Joyce (Baxter) Viator, Vivian Leigh Walker, Mary Alice Beall and Vicki Sara Anderson. He died on 9 August 2026 in Washington, Virginia, USA.
BornAugust 30, 1941
DiedAugust 9, 2026(84)
BornAugust 30, 1941
DiedAugust 9, 2026(84)
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Known for

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
  • Actor
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Emory
John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
Primary Colors
6.7
  • Arlen Sporken
  • 1998
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
5.5
TV Movie
  • Cooter Davenport
  • 2000

Credits

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Actor

  • Unbreakable (2021)
    Unbreakable
    • Ben Jones
    • 2021
  • Moon Hollow
    Short
    • Doc Grigsby
    • 2013
  • Surface (2005)
    Surface
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Grocery Clerk
    • 2005
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (2004)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Cooter Davenport (voice)
    • 2004
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cooter Davenport
    • 2000
  • Ian Holm in Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
    Joe Gould's Secret
    6.5
    • Southern Man at the Party
    • 2000
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (1999)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home
    7.1
    Video Game
    • Cooter (voice)
    • 1999
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Judge Manning
    • 1999
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Sheriff
    • Sgt. Lou Dawson
    • 1998
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    6.7
    • Arlen Sporken
    • 1998
  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
    The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Rep. Cooter Davenport
    • 1997
  • Dakota (1988)
    Dakota
    4.6
    • Mr. Dakota
    • 1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Emory
    • 1987
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1986
  • 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
    • Cooter
    • Jeeter
    • 1979–1985

Writer

  • Hazzard Nation (2019)
    Hazzard Nation
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Moon Hollow
    Short
    • co-writer
    • 2013

Producer

  • Hazzard Nation (2019)
    Hazzard Nation
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Moon Hollow
    Short
    • producer
    • 2013

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Cooter's Place
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • August 30, 1941
    • Tarboro, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 2026
    • Washington, Virginia, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Alma Joyce (Baxter) ViatorOctober 11, 1992 - August 9, 2026 (his death)
  • Children
      Jeanne Jones
  • Parents
      Hubert Clee Jones Sr.
  • Relatives
      Bryan Lane Jones(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Wrote and starred in Ol' Diz, a stage musical about Dizzy Dean.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Grew up in a railroad shack near the docks in Portsmouth, Virginia. Resided in a log cabin built before the Revolutionary War, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

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