Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke (January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994 in Buffalo, New York) was a Jewish-American actor best known for his role as the heavyset, corrupt politician "Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg" in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.

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January 4 - 1930 - February 11 - 1994 - Buffalo, New York - Jewish - American - Actor - "Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg" - The Dukes of Hazzard

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Fluent in five languages, Sorrell (rhymes with "moral") Booke attended Columbia and Yale Universities and served in the Korean War as a counterintelligence officer. Booke had parts in noteworthy 1960s films such as Black Like Me and A Fine Madness before transitioning to focus primarily on television parts in the 1970s and voice acting in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Columbia - Yale - Korean War - 1960s - Black Like Me - A Fine Madness - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s

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Booke earned himself an Emmy nomination for his appearance in the TV series, Dr. Kildare in the episode entitled, "What's God to Julius?" He also had a recurring role in Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family as Mr. Sanders, personnel manager at Archie Bunker's workplace, Pendergast Tool and Die.

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Emmy - Nomination - Dr. Kildare - Norman Lear's - All in the Family

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Most notable to his career was being cast in The Dukes of Hazzard as the humorously-wicked antagonist to Bo and Luke Duke, J.D. 'Boss' Hogg. The series ran from 1979-1985, and spawned an animated series, The Dukes (1983), two reunion TV specials, and a feature film.

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The Dukes of Hazzard - J.D. 'Boss' Hogg - The Dukes - Feature film

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He also once conducted the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Conducted - Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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Booke continued to work professionally until he succumbed to cancer in 1994. He is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery - Culver City, California

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