James Best : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (The Dukes of Hazzard)

American character actor and teacher. Although a native of Indiana, he grew up in the South. A handsome young man, his rural inflections perhaps kept him from frequent leading man roles. During the 1950s and '60s, he was a familiar face in movies and television in a wide range of roles, from Western bad guys to craven cowards and country bumpkins. Physical ailments curtailed his work for a long period late in his career, and he established a well-respected acting workshop in Los Angeles. Although the "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979) TV series was far beneath his talents, his role as Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane was the part that gave him his greatest fame.

Its rural origins, James Best used it to better make a place on the screen. He made a specialty of the roles of a little delayed characters, from another time.

Like Denver Pyle, he benefited a lot from the golden age of western on television. He also participated in many series over several decades. Following the stopping of the series, James Best retired.

James Best is an American actor born July 26, 1926 in Powderly, Kentucky, and died on April 6, 2015 in Hickory, North Carolina. He is best known for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Best began his career in the 1950s by playing in films such as The Caine Mutiny and The Fastest Gun Alive. He also played in popular television series like Gunsmoke, The Andy Griffith Show and Wagon Train. But it was his role as Rosco P. Coltrane, the sheriff obsessed with the capture of Bo and Luke Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard, which earned him international recognition.

Apart from his acting career, James Best was also a director and a film teacher. He taught dramatic art and realization at the University of Mississippi and at the University of Central Florida. He also wrote two books on his experience as an actor and directed several films and episodes of television series.

In summary, James Best was an American actor known for his role as Rosco P. Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard. He also taught cinema and directed several films and episodes of television series.

His billing for Three on a Couch (1966) read: "Introducing James Best", despite the fact that he had been in movies for 16 years and had appeared in over 30 films.

Director Quentin Tarantino has said that the work of Best "taught me how to act". Ironically, when Tarantino appeared in a 1990s Broadway revival of the play "Wait Until Dark", he received some of his worst acting reviews ever.

Spouse : Dorothy Best (15 August 1986 - present), Jobee Ayers (1959 - 1977) (divorced) 2 daughters.

Cousin of singers Don Everly and Phil Everly.

Father of Janeen Damian.

Father-in-law of Michael Damian.

Brother-in-law of John Collier.

Father of JoJami Best Tyler.

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