James Best
Actor · Writer · Associate Producer · Co-Writer
Born Jul 26, 1926 · Powderly, Kentucky, USA
Active 1950–2015
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Best (born Jewel Franklin Guy; July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American television, film, character, voice, and stage actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college…
Filmography
The Twilight Zone (1959) — Billy-Ben Turner · Jeff MyrtlebankForbidden Planet (1956) — Crewman (uncredited)Bonanza (1959) — Sheriff Vern SchalerWinchester '73 (1950) — CraterThe Dukes of Hazzard (1979) — Rosco P. Coltrane · DirectorAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Bish Darby · Hennessy · Norman FrayneThe Caine Mutiny (1954) — Lt. JG JorgensenShock Corridor (1963) — StuartThe Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Jim LindseyPerry Mason (1957) — Martin Potter · Allan WinfordRolling Thunder (1977) — TexanCombat! (1962) — TrentonE! True Hollywood Story (1996)Shenandoah (1965) — Carter, Rebel SoldierThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Tom CarmodyRide Lonesome (1959) — Billy JohnThe Green Hornet (1966) — Yale BartonIn the Heat of the Night (1988)Gunsmoke (1955) — Charlie Noon · BealHooper (1978) — Cully · Co-WriterThe Fugitive (1963) — Dan MurraySounder (1972) — Sheriff Charlie YoungCentennial (1978)Rawhide (1959) — Brock Quade · Willie Cain