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Sorrell Booke

Actor | * 01/04/1930 († 64, 02/11/1994) | Buffalo, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Sorrell Booke (January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows, and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. ()

Sorrell Booke was born in Buffalo, New York in 1930, the son of a local physician. 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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories ...

The Iceman Cometh

PG

1973 | 3.1/5 | 3h 59min
Drama
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Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurrin ...

Fail Safe

NR

1964 | 3.9/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, Thriller, War
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The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations. ...

What's Up, Doc?

G

1972 | 3.7/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a st ...

The Dukes of Hazzard

TV-PG

1979 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Movies with Sorrell Booke as Actor(36)

as Big Daddy Boo (voice)1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
as Pinky (voice)1991 Rock-A-Doodle
as Sheriff Rufus Buzby, T.J. Buzby (voice)1987 Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
as Coznowski1978 Record City
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)1978 The Cat from Outer Space
as Fiorello LaGuardia1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes
as Samuelson1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as King of Hesse1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Lanchon1977 The Other Side of Midnight
as Hubert Zane1976 Special Delivery
as Mr Dilk1976 Freaky Friday
as A.J. Livwright1976 Brenda Starr
1976 Demon and the Mummy
as Robert Dwight1975 Adventures of the Queen
as Dr. Melon1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
as Harvey Beckman1974 Devil Times Five
as Dr. Max Vogel1974 The Last Angry Man
as Al G. Karp1974 Bank Shot
as Dr. Scott Herndon1974 Dr. Max
as Oscar1974 The Take
as Hugo Kalmar1973 The Iceman Cometh
as Carl Auscher1972 The Man Hunter
as Harry1972 What's Up, Doc?
as Dr. Zimmerman1972 The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Lionel Merble1972 Slaughterhouse-Five
as Max Engstorm1969 Mastermind
as Holly Levine1968 Bye Bye Braverman
as Alton1967 The Borgia Stick
as Colonel Coolpepper1967 Matchless
as Dr. Bester1967 Up the Down Staircase
as Leonard Tupperman1966 A Fine Madness
as Dr. Jackson1964 Black Like Me
as Congressman Raskob1964 Fail Safe
as Harry1964 Joy House
as Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee1963 Gone Are the Days!
as Hugo1960 The Iceman Cometh

TV Shows/Series with Sorrell Booke as Actor(53)

1993 Bonkers
as Lionel1987 Full House
1986 Blacke's Magic
as Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair1984 Crazy like a Fox
as Boss Hogg1983 The Dukes
1982 Newhart
as Boss Hogg1979 The Dukes of Hazzard
as Lucius Kergo1977 The Love Boat
as Mr. Lefkowitz1977 Soap
1976 What's Happening!!
1975 Joe and Sons
1975 Archer
1974 The Manhunter
as Edward Tabor1974 Harry O
as Wade G. Ward1974 The Rockford Files
1974 Good Times
1974 The Night Stalker
1973 Police Story
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Kung Fu
as Harry Green1972 Temperatures Rising
as General Wilson Spaulding Barker1972 M*A*S*H
as Bertie Hastings1971 Columbo
as J.J. Stringer1971 Columbo
as Joseph Sanders1971 All in the Family
as Mr. Bennett1971 All in the Family
as Leon1971 Cannon
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
1969 Room 222
as Dr. Sam Berman1968 Hawaii Five-O
1967 Ironside
1966 CBS Playhouse
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Chip Tyler1965 The F.B.I.
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as E.W. Ross1963 The Great Adventure
1963 The Patty Duke Show
as Julius Orloff1961 Dr. Kildare
as MacAllister Thane1961 Dr. Kildare
1960 Route 66
1959 Play of the Week
as Uncle George1958 Naked City
as Salvatore Rogero1958 Naked City
as Private Detective1958 Naked City
as Doctor1958 Naked City
as Mr. Hawk1958 Naked City
as Detective1958 Naked City
as Mr. Leventhal1958 Naked City
as Fentus1958 Naked City
as Gerald Pandy1955 Gunsmoke
as Bartender1955 The Alcoa Hour
1952 Omnibus
as James1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV Shows/Series with Sorrell Booke as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1979 The Dukes of Hazzard

Full Name: Sorrell Booke
Born: Saturday, 01/04 1930 (January) in Buffalo, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 02/11 1994 (February) in Sherman Oaks (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, Yale School of Drama, Bennett High School
Other names for Sorrell Booke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sorrel Brooke"
Sorrell Booke frequently works together with these people:
Nehemiah Persoff (25x, Actor)
John Larch (25x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (25x, Actor)
Mills Watson (24x, Actor)
Victor French (24x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (23x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (23x, Actor)
Harold Gould (23x, Actor)
Dana Elcar (23x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (23x, Actor)
John Anderson (23x, Actor)
Don Bluth (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:103608, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024