Sorrell BookeSorrell Booke (born January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York; died February 11, 1994 in Sherman Oaks, California) was an American actor best known for his role as the heavyset, corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. Fluent in five languages, Booke attended Columbia and Yale Universities and served in the Korean War as a counterintelligence officer. Booke had parts in noteworthy 1960s films such as Black Like Me and A Fine Madness before transitioning to focus primarily on television parts in the 1970s and voice acting in the 1980s and 1990s. Booke had a recurring role in Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family as Mr. Sanders, personnel manager at Archie's workplace, Pendergast Tool and Die. Booke succumbed to cancer in 1994. This page about Sorrell Booke includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Sorrell Booke News stories about Sorrell Booke External links for Sorrell Booke Videos for Sorrell Booke Wikis about Sorrell Booke Discussion Groups about Sorrell Booke Blogs about Sorrell Booke Images of Sorrell Booke |
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Booke succumbed to cancer in 1994. On 29 December 2003, Hindman died of lung cancer. Sanders, personnel manager at Archie's workplace, Pendergast Tool and Die. Hindman also played detective Bob Reid for many years on the daytime drama Ryan's Hope. Booke had a recurring role in Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family as Mr. As the beloved grandfather-like neighbor he always seemed to solve the Taylor family's problems. Booke had parts in noteworthy 1960s films such as Black Like Me and A Fine Madness before transitioning to focus primarily on television parts in the 1970s and voice acting in the 1980s and 1990s. It was never really known what Wilson looked like, because there always was some clever way of hiding part of his face from view but sometimes one could almost see his whole face. Fluent in five languages, Booke attended Columbia and Yale Universities and served in the Korean War as a counterintelligence officer. Earl Hindman (October 20, 1942 - December 29, 2003) played the character Wilson on the hit television show Home Improvement. Sorrell Booke (born January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York; died February 11, 1994 in Sherman Oaks, California) was an American actor best known for his role as the heavyset, corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. |