NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Actor and comedian Rick Hurst, best known for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg on the hit television series The Dukes of Hazzard, has died. He was 78.
Hurst passed away Friday afternoon, according to a statement from long-time friend and co-star Ben Jones, who played Cooter Davenport on the show. No cause of death was immediately released.
“It doesn’t seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon,” Jones wrote. “I have known Rick for over 45 years, and there wasn’t a minute of that time that he didn’t leave me smiling or laughing.”…