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.
Acted in 84
1990s
- 1992
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Big Daddy Boo (voice)
- 1991
- 1990
Gravedale High
Big Daddy (voice) · 1 episode
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
Blacke's Magic
TV
- 1985
The Pound Puppies
The Mayor (voice)
- 1984
- 1983
The Dukes
Boss Hogg (voice) · 20 episodes
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
King of Hesse
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Samuelson
The Other Side of Midnight
Lanchon
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Fiorello LaGuardia · 2 episodes
- 1976
Mastermind
Max Engstorm
Special Delivery
Hubert Zane
Brenda Starr
A.J. Livwright
Demon and the Mummy
Movie
- 1975
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Dr. Melon
Adventures of the Queen
Robert Dwight
Archer
TV
- 1974
The Take
Oscar
The Last Angry Man
Dr. Max Vogel
Dr. Max
Dr. Scott Herndon
- 1973
- 1972
Kung Fu
Sheriff Hodges · 1 episode
The Man Hunter
Carl Auscher
The Adventures of Nick Carter
Dr. Zimmerman
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Bye Bye Braverman
Holly Levine
- 1967
Matchless
Colonel Coolpepper
The Borgia Stick
Alton
- 1966
A Fine Madness
Leonard Tupperman
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Gone Are the Days!
Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee
- 1961
Victoria Regina
James
- 1960
The Iceman Cometh
Hugo · 2 episodes
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1955
The Alcoa Hour
Bartender · 1 episode
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
James · 1 episode
Directed 1
1970s
- 1979
Appearances1
1980s
- 1980
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self