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