(CNN) — Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79. His death was confirmed by Ben Jones, his co-star on the show, who ...

Rick Hurst, the actor cherished for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg on the classic television series The Dukes of Hazzard, has died at the age of 79. The news was confirmed Thursday by his longtime ...

Rick Hurst, the actor known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard, died on Thursday. He was 79. Hurst's Dukes of Hazzard costar Ben Jones announced his death with a heartfelt tribute ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Hurst played Deputy Cletus Hogg in "Dukes of Hazzard." - CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Actor Rick Hurst, best known for ...