Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 4, 1930
Place of Birth:
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Sorrell Booke
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Big Daddy Boo (voice) |
| 1991 | Rock-A-Doodle | Pinky (voice) |
| 1987 | Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers | Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice) |
| 1985 | The Pound Puppies | The Mayor (voice) |
| 1983 | The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special | Boss Hogg |
| 1981 | Making 'M*A*S*H' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary | Self |
| 1978 | Record City | Coznowski |
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space | Presiding Judge (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened | Samuelson |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Lanchon |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | King of Hesse |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | Fiorello LaGuardia |
| 1976 | Freaky Friday | Mr Dilk |
| 1976 | Special Delivery | Hubert Zane |
| 1976 | Brenda Starr | A.J. Livwright |
| 1976 | Demon and the Mummy | |
| 1975 | Adventures of the Queen | Robert Dwight |
| 1975 | The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | Dr. Melon |
| 1974 | Devil Times Five | Harvey Beckman |
| 1974 | The Bank Shot | Al G. Karp |
| 1974 | Dr. Max | Dr. Scott Herndon |
| 1974 | The Take | Oscar |
| 1974 | The Last Angry Man | Dr. Max Vogel |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh | Hugo Kalmar |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Harry |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | Lionel Merble |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Dr. Zimmerman |
| 1972 | The Man Hunter | Carl Auscher |
| 1969 | Mastermind | Max Engstorm |
| 1968 | Bye Bye Braverman | Holly Levine |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick | Alton |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Dr. Bester |
| 1967 | Matchless | Colonel Coolpepper |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Leonard Tupperman |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Congressman Raskob |
| 1964 | Joy House | Harry |
| 1964 | Black Like Me | Dr. Jackson |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days! | Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee |
| 1960 | The Iceman Cometh | Hugo |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Wrestling Announcer (voice) |
| 1990 | Gravedale High | Big Daddy (voice) |
| 1987 | Full House | Lionel |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair |
| 1983 | The Dukes | Boss Hogg (voice) |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Boss Hogg |
| 1977 | Soap | Mr. Lefkowitz |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Lucius Kergo |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Phil Greenberg |
| 1975 | Joe and Sons | |
| 1975 | Archer | |
| 1975 | On the Rocks | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | |
| 1974 | Harry O | Edward Tabor |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Wade G. Ward |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | General Wilson Spaulding Barker |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Sheriff Hodges |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising | Harry Green |
| 1971 | Columbo | Bertie Hastings |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Joseph Sanders |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Mr. Bennett |
| 1971 | Cannon | Leon |
| 1971 | Columbo | J.J. Stringer |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Sam Berman |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Peter Kiri |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Chip Tyler |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | E.W. Ross |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Julius Orloff |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | MacAllister Thane |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Uncle George |
| 1958 | Naked City | Salvatore Rogero |
| 1958 | Naked City | Private Detective |
| 1958 | Naked City | Doctor |
| 1958 | Naked City | Mr. Hawk |
| 1958 | Naked City | Detective |
| 1958 | Naked City | Mr. Leventhal |
| 1958 | Naked City | Fentus |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Gerald Pandy |
| 1955 | The Alcoa Hour | Bartender |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | James |