Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: January 4, 1930

Death Date: February 11, 1994

Birth Place: Buffalo, New York

This accomplished character actor is most famous for his role in the long-running "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979-85), in which he played Boss Hogg, the foolhardy Southern mayor who cut a porcine figure in his all-white suits. Few knew that Sorrell Booke started his acting career in Buffalo NY, where at age nine he performed on local radio programs, or that over the course of his life appeared in over 100 plays. He won critical acclaim for his role as the unreconstructed Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee on Broadway in "Purlie Victorious" (1961), a role he recreated for his film debut, "Gone Are the Days" (1963).

His television credits include appearances on the series "Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II" (1976-77) and "Soap" as Mr. Lefkowitz. His film work includes "Fail Safe" (1964), "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1971) and "The Iceman Cometh" (1973). Toward the end of his life, he did voiceovers for animated films and TV programs and hosted the 1984 Cotton Bowl Parade on CBS.

Credits

The New Adventures of Captain Planet

Guest Voice
Sheriff Hebbs
Show
1993

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

Voice
Show
1993

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears

Voice
Mountain Bear
Movie
1988

Full HouseStream

Guest Star
Lionel
Series
1987

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers

Actor
Sheriff Rufus Buzby/T.J. Buzby
Movie
1987

The DukesStream

Voice
Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
Series
1983

NewhartStream

Guest Star
Series
1982

The Dukes of HazzardStream

Actor
Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg
Series
1979

The Dukes of HazzardStream

Director
Series
1979

Password PlusStream

Guest
Game Show
1979

The Comedy ShopStream

Guest
Series
1978

SoapStream

Guest Star
Series
1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Actor
Fiorello LaGuardia
Show
1977

Colombo: Prova d'intelligenza

Actor
Bertie Hastings
Movie
1977

Record CityStream

Actor
Coznowski
Movie
1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Actor
Fiorello LaGuardia
Movie
1977

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

Actor
Samuelson
Movie
1977

The Other Side of Midnight

Actor
Lanchon
Movie
1977

AliceStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

What's Happening!!Stream

Guest Star
Series
1976

Special Delivery

Actor
Hubert Zane
Movie
1976

Brenda Starr

Actor
A.J. Livwright
Movie
1976

Freaky FridayStream

Actor
Charles Dilk
Movie
1976
71%

Adventures of the Queen

Actor
Robert Dwight
Movie
1975

The Rockford FilesStream

Guest Star
Wade G. Ward
Series
1974

Harry O

Guest Star
Show
1974

Little House on the PrairieStream

Guest Star
Mr. Watson
Series
1974

Good TimesStream

Guest Star
Mr. Galbraith
Series
1974

Su Último Asalto

Actor
Movie
1974

Bank Shot

Actor
Al G. Karp
Movie
1974

The Last Angry Man

Actor
Dr. Max Vogel
Movie
1974

The Take

Actor
Oscar
Movie
1974

Devil Times Five

Actor
Harvey Beckman
Movie
1974

Dr. Max

Actor
Dr. Scott Herndon
Movie
1974

Police Story

Actor
Herbie
Series
1973

The Iceman Cometh

Actor
Hugo Kalmar
Movie
1973

M*A*S*HStream

Guest Star
Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker
Series
1972

The Bob Newhart ShowStream

Guest Star
Mr. Perlmutter
Series
1972

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

Guest Star
Quincy Lloyd
Series
1972

Kung FuStream

Guest Star
Series
1972

What's Up Doc?Stream

Actor
Harry
Movie
1972
89%

Slaughterhouse Five

Actor
Lionel Merble
Movie
1972

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Actor
Dr. Zimmerman
Movie
1972

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

Guest Star
Series
1971

ColumboStream

Guest Star
Bertie Hastings
Series
1971
84%

Cannon

Guest Star
Leon
Series
1971

All in the FamilyStream

Guest Star
Series
1971

Alias Smith and Jones

Guest Star
Series
1971

A Pattern of Morality

Actor
Movie
1971

Room 222

Guest Star
Series
1969

The Manhunter

Actor
Carl Auscher
Movie
1969

Mastermind

Actor
Max Engstrom
Movie
1969

Bye Bye Braverman

Actor
Holly Levine
Movie
1968

Luz de Esperanza

Actor
Movie
1967

Up the Down StaircaseStream

Actor
Dr. Bester
Movie
1967
78%

Matchless

Actor
Colonel Coolpepper
Movie
1967

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Stream

Guest Star
Series
1966
10%

The Wild, Wild WestStream

Guest Star
Series
1965

12 O'Clock High

Guest Star
Series
1964

Black Like Me

Actor
Dr. Jackson
Movie
1964

Fail SafeStream

Actor
Congressman Raskob
Movie
1964
93%

Joy House

Actor
Harry
Movie
1964

Les Félins

Actor
Harry
Movie
1964

Gone Are the Days

Actor
Ol' Cap'
Movie
1963

Dr. Kildare

Guest Star
Series
1961

The Million Dollar Incident

Actor
Press agent
Movie
1961

Route 66Stream

Guest Star
Sam Frazier
Series
1960

The Alcoa Hour

Actor
Bartender
Show
1955

GunsmokeStream

Guest Star
Gerald Pandy
Series
1955