Actor James Best died last week at age 88. He was best known for playing Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with him in 2013. JAMES BEST ...

better known to viewers as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and his faithful dog, Flash. Prior to The Dukes of Hazzard, Best was best known as a reliable character actor; one of his more memorable roles ...

James Best, a character actor best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died April 6 in Hickory, N.C. He was 88. His wife of 29 years ...

In an early episode of The Dukes of Hazzard, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane shoots a bad guy. Right after the episode was shot, the actor who portrayed Rosco approached the producers. “I told them I ...

Kevin Lang remembers his earliest encounter with his hero. He was 9 years old. Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, accompanied by his basset hound, “Flash,” was in Detroit, signing autographs.

James Best played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling minion of Jefferson Davis ‘Boss’ Hogg, a corrupt county commissioner and the show's bad guy. CBS Getty Images James Best, whose ...

James Best, an actor best-known for playing the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the TV sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died. He was 88. Best died Monday night at a hospice center in ...

James Best, known for playing the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the 1980s comedy “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died. He was 88. Best died Monday night at a hospice center in Hickory ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The prolific character actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard" has died. James Best was 88. His wife of 29 years, Dorothy Best ...

James Best, the prolific actor best known for his role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. His wife, Dorothy Best, said Tuesday that Best died Monday night in hospice ...

HICKORY, N.C. -- Prolific character actor James Best, best known for playing the giggling and inept Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. He was 88. His wife of 29 years ...