James Best

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American actor human

James Best was an American actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard."

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James Best canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn film ⓘ
television ⓘ
appearedIn Alfred Hitchcock Presents ⓘ
Bonanza ⓘ
Gunsmoke ⓘ
Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ
Perry Mason ⓘ
Shock Corridor ⓘ
Sounder ⓘ
The Caine Mutiny (1954 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Caine Mutiny

The Dukes of Hazzard ⓘ
The Dukes of Hazzard ⓘ
surface form: The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood

The Dukes of Hazzard ⓘ
surface form: The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
surface form: The Twilight Zone

Wagon Train ⓘ
Winchester '73 ⓘ
authored There Really Was a Hollywood ⓘ
surface form: Best in Hollywood: The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful
birthName Jewel Franklin Guy ⓘ
burialPlace Cremated ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from pneumonia ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-07-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2015-04-06 ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
knownFor portrayal of bumbling sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
television ⓘ
name James Best self-link ⓘ
notableRole Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane ⓘ
notableWork The Dukes of Hazzard ⓘ
numberOfChildren 3 ⓘ
occupation acting teacher ⓘ
actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Powderly, Kentucky, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hickory, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Hickory, North Carolina, United States
portrayedCharacter Rosco P. Coltrane ⓘ
residence Florida ⓘ
surface form: Florida, United States

Hickory, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Hickory, North Carolina, United States
servedIn United States Army ⓘ
spouse Dorothy Best ⓘ
Dorothy Collier ⓘ
Jobee Ayers ⓘ
taughtAt University of Central Florida ⓘ
yearsActive 1940s–2010s ⓘ

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James Best → name → James Best self-link ⓘ