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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-01-04

Day of Death

1994-02-11 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As

Sorrel Brooke

Sorrell Brooke

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

Acting

Fail Safe

1964

Fail Safe

as

Congressman Raskob

The Borgia Stick

1967

The Borgia Stick

as

Alton

What's Up, Doc?

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as

Harry

Slaughterhouse-Five

1972

Slaughterhouse-Five

as

Lionel Merble

The Iceman Cometh

1973

The Iceman Cometh

as

Hugo Kalmar

Up the Down Staircase

1967

Up the Down Staircase

as

Dr. Bester

Freaky Friday

1976

Freaky Friday

as

Mr Dilk

Joy House

1964

Joy House

as

Harry

The Pound Puppies

1985

The Pound Puppies

as

The Mayor (voice)

Bye Bye Braverman

1968

Bye Bye Braverman

as

Holly Levine

Devil Times Five

1974

Devil Times Five

as

Harvey Beckman

Black Like Me

1964

Black Like Me

as

Dr. Jackson

Record City

1978

Record City

as

Coznowski

The Bank Shot

1974

The Bank Shot

as

Al G. Karp

Adventures of the Queen

1975

Adventures of the Queen

as

Robert Dwight

Matchless

1967

Matchless

as

Colonel Coolpepper

Mastermind

1969

Mastermind

as

Max Engstorm

Making 'M*A*S*H'

1981

Making 'M*A*S*H'

as

Self (archive footage)

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

1987

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

as

Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)

Dr. Max

1974

Dr. Max

as

Dr. Scott Herndon

The Take

1974

The Take

as

Oscar

The Cat from Outer Space

1978

The Cat from Outer Space

as

Presiding Judge (uncredited)

The Man Hunter

1972

The Man Hunter

as

Carl Auscher

Special Delivery

1976

Special Delivery

as

Hubert Zane

A Fine Madness

1966

A Fine Madness

as

Leonard Tupperman

Brenda Starr

1976

Brenda Starr

as

A.J. Livwright

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Rock-A-Doodle

as

Pinky (voice)

Gone Are the Days!

1963

Gone Are the Days!

as

Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

as

King of Hesse

The Last Angry Man

1974

The Last Angry Man

as

Dr. Max Vogel

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977

The Amazing Howard Hughes

as

Fiorello LaGuardia

Columbo

Columbo

as

Bertie Hastings

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as

General Wilson Spaulding Barker

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Chip Tyler

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Dr. Sam Berman

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Joseph Sanders

Naked City

Naked City

as

Uncle George

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Gerald Pandy

Full House

Full House

as

Lionel

Soap

Soap

as

Mr. Lefkowitz

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair

Harry O

Harry O

as

Edward Tabor

Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

as

Harry Green

The Dukes

The Dukes

as

Boss Hogg (voice)

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Julius Orloff

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Mr. Bennett

Naked City

Naked City

as

Salvatore Rogero

Naked City

Naked City

as

Doctor

Naked City

Naked City

as

Detective

Naked City

Naked City

as

Private Detective

Naked City

Naked City

as

Mr. Hawk

Naked City

Naked City

as

Fentus

Naked City

Naked City

as

Mr. Leventhal

Cannon

Cannon

as

Leon

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

MacAllister Thane

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

as

Bartender

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Wade G. Ward

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Lucius Kergo

Tom & Jerry Kids Show

Tom & Jerry Kids Show

as

Wrestling Announcer (voice)

Columbo

Columbo

as

J.J. Stringer

Gravedale High

Gravedale High

as

Big Daddy (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing