Sorrell Booke
Acting • Born 1930-01-04 – Died 1994-02-11
Biography
Sorrell Booke January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor. He found his calling early in life, like most actors, when his family encouraged him to entertain relatives by doing impressions and telling jokes. He went on to study at Yale and Columbia University, and mastered five languages. During the Korean War, Booke worked in counter-intelligence where his lingual talents served him well. His intelligence and subtlety are often overlooked when considering his signature role as Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg during his run on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died of cancer in 1994, just after his 64th birthday.
Filmography
97 credits
Fail Safe
Movie • 1964
Congressman Raskob
The Borgia Stick
Movie • 1967
Alton
What's Up, Doc?
Movie • 1972
Harry
Slaughterhouse-Five
Movie • 1972
Lionel Merble
The Iceman Cometh
Movie • 1973
Hugo Kalmar
Up the Down Staircase
Movie • 1967
Dr. Bester
Freaky Friday
Movie • 1976
Mr Dilk
Joy House
Movie • 1964
Harry
The Pound Puppies
Movie • 1985
The Mayor (voice)
Bye Bye Braverman
Movie • 1968
Holly Levine
Devil Times Five
Movie • 1974
Harvey Beckman
Black Like Me
Movie • 1964
Dr. Jackson
Record City
Movie • 1978
Coznowski
The Bank Shot
Movie • 1974
Al G. Karp
Adventures of the Queen
Movie • 1975
Robert Dwight
Matchless
Movie • 1967
Colonel Coolpepper
Mastermind
Movie • 1976
Max Engstorm
Making 'M*A*S*H'
Movie • 1981
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Movie • 1972
Dr. Zimmerman
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Movie • 1987
Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)
Dr. Max
Movie • 1974
Dr. Scott Herndon
The Take
Movie • 1974
Oscar
The Cat from Outer Space
Movie • 1978
Presiding Judge (uncredited)
The Man Hunter
Movie • 1972
Carl Auscher
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Movie • 1980
Self
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Movie • 1977
Samuelson
Special Delivery
Movie • 1976
Hubert Zane
The Other Side of Midnight
Movie • 1977
Lanchon
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Movie • 1992
Big Daddy Boo (voice)
A Fine Madness
Movie • 1966
Leonard Tupperman
Brenda Starr
Movie • 1976
A.J. Livwright
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Movie • 1975
Dr. Melon
Rock-A-Doodle
Movie • 1991
Pinky (voice)
Gone Are the Days!
Movie • 1963
Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee
The Iceman Cometh
Movie • 1960
Hugo
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Movie • 1977
King of Hesse
The Last Angry Man
Movie • 1974
Dr. Max Vogel
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Movie • 1977
Fiorello LaGuardia
Demon and the Mummy
Movie • 1976
The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special
Movie • 1983
Boss Hogg
Victoria Regina
Movie • 1961
James
The Great Adventure
TV • 1963
E.W. Ross
Good Times
TV • 1974
Columbo
TV • 1971
Bertie Hastings
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
General Wilson Spaulding Barker
The Dukes of Hazzard
TV • 1979
Boss Hogg
Kung Fu
TV • 1972
Sheriff Hodges
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1966
Sydney Morehouse
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Chip Tyler
What's Happening!!
TV • 1976
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
Dr. Sam Berman
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Joseph Sanders
Route 66
TV • 1960
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Alias Smith and Jones
TV • 1971
Naked City
TV • 1958
Uncle George
Room 222
TV • 1969
Newhart
TV • 1982
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Gerald Pandy
Full House
TV • 1987
Lionel
Soap
TV • 1977
Mr. Lefkowitz
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
James
Ironside
TV • 1967
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV • 1974
Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair
Play of the Week
TV • 1959
Harry O
TV • 1974
Edward Tabor
Temperatures Rising
TV • 1972
Harry Green
The Dukes
TV • 1983
Boss Hogg (voice)
Police Story
TV • 1973
The Patty Duke Show
TV • 1963
Joe and Sons
TV • 1975
CBS Playhouse
TV • 1966
The Manhunter
TV • 1974
Blacke's Magic
TV • 1986
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Julius Orloff
Archer
TV • 1975
On the Rocks
TV • 1975
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Mr. Bennett
Naked City
TV • 1958
Detective
Naked City
TV • 1958
Private Detective
Naked City
TV • 1958
Salvatore Rogero
Naked City
TV • 1958
Doctor
Naked City
TV • 1958
Mr. Hawk
Naked City
TV • 1958
Fentus
Naked City
TV • 1958
Mr. Leventhal
Cannon
TV • 1971
Leon
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
MacAllister Thane
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV • 1976
Phil Greenberg
The Alcoa Hour
TV • 1955
Bartender
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Wade G. Ward
Mission: Impossible
TV • 1966
Peter Kiri
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Lucius Kergo
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
TV • 1990
Wrestling Announcer (voice)
Columbo
TV • 1971
J.J. Stringer
Gravedale High
TV • 1990
Big Daddy (voice)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Louie Goodman