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James Best

 
General Information (James Best)
  

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Mostly Credited As: James Best
Sometimes Credited As: James K. Best
Jimmy Best
Jim Best
Birth Name: Jules Guy
Date Of Birth: July 26, 1926
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Powderly, Kentucky

James began his acting career shortly after WWII by doing a play titled "My Sister Eileen" on a European tour. He then returned to New York and appeared on the stage in both Summer and Winter stock theater versions of the same play. He then moved on to Broadway performing in the musical "Marinka" for 18 months. He was noticed by an executive of Universal Studios and received a 2 year contract to make movies. The result was the making of 83 motion pictures and over 600 TV appearances.

Best went into a brief retirement in the early '70s and began teaching drama at the University of Mississippi. But after four years he signed with Warner Brothers and began acting in his most memorable role as Roscoe P. Coltrane in "The Dukes of Hazzard." In 1992, Best returned to teaching at the University of Central Florida. James has been an actor, teacher and an accomplished painter during his long and productive career.
 
 
James Best TV Appearances
  
Main cast
Show: The Dukes(1983)As: Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane -- [Voice]
Show: The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)As: Sheriff Rosco P. Coltraine
Show: Temple Houston(1963)As: Gotch
Episode Cast Credits
Show: CMT Insider 
  • Special Edition: The Dukes of ... (2006) As Himself 
 
Show: Inside Fame 
  • Dukes of Hazzard 01x02: (2005) As Himself 
 
Show: E! True Hollywood Story 
  • The Dukes of Hazzard 05x03: (Jan/21/2001) As Himself 
 
Show: In the Heat of the Night 
  • Sweet, Sweet Blues 05x08: (Nov/26/1991) As Nathan Bedford 
 
Show: B.L. Stryker 
  • Night Train 02x07: (May/05/1990) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Midnight Special 
  • Host: John Schneider 09x23: (Mar/13/1981) As Himself 
 
Show: Enos 
  • Horse Cops 01x09: (Jan/28/1981) As Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane 
 
Show: How the West Was Won 
  • Luke 02x09: (Apr/02/1979) As Sheriff Gruner 
 
Show: Centennial 
  • The Scream of Eagles 01x12: (Feb/04/1979) As Hank Garvey 
 
Show: Hawkins 
  • Blood Feud 01x05: (Dec/04/1973) As Unknown 
 
Show: Dan August 
  • Murder by Proxy 01x01: (Sep/23/1970) As Wiley 
 
Show: Lancer 
  • Goodbye, Lizzie 02x23: (Apr/28/1970) As Clay 
 
Show: Gunsmoke 
  • Charlie Noon 15x07: (Nov/03/1969) As Charlie Noon 
  • The Glory and the Mud 09x14: (Jan/04/1964) As Sam Beal 
  • With a Smile 08x29: (Mar/30/1963) As Dal Creed 
 
Show: The Guns of Will Sonnett 
  • Robber's Roost 02x15: (Jan/17/1969) As Harley Bass 
  • Meeting at Devil's Fork 01x08: (Oct/27/1967) As Rake Hanley 
 
Show: The Felony Squad 
  • The Distant Shore 03x11: (Dec/02/1968) As George 'Lucky' Collins 
  • Flame Out 01x06: (Oct/17/1966) As Arnold Wyatt 
 
Show: The Mod Squad 
  • The Price of Terror 01x08: (Nov/26/1968) As Frank Lynch 
 
Show: I Spy (US) 
  • Suitable for Framing 03x23: (Mar/25/1968) As The Doctor 
  • Lisa 02x13: (Dec/07/1966) As Sam 
 
Show: Bonanza 
  • The Price of Salt 09x19: (Feb/04/1968) As Vern Schaler 
  • The Legacy 05x11: (Dec/15/1963) As Page 
  • The Fugitive 02x20: (Feb/04/1961) As Carl Reagan 
 
Show: Hawk 
  • Blind Man's Bluff 01x17: (Dec/29/1966) As Emile 
 
Show: The Green Hornet 
  • Deadline for Death 01x12: (Dec/02/1966) As Yale Barton 
 
Show: The Iron Horse 
  • High Devil 01x03: (Sep/26/1966) As Chico 
 
Show: Perry Mason 
  • The Case of the Unwelcome Wel ... 09x25: (Apr/03/1966) As Allan Winford 
  • The Case of the Surplus Suito ... 06x19: (Feb/28/1963) As Martin Potter 
 
Show: The Virginian 
  • Letter of the Law 04x14: (Dec/22/1965) As Curt Westley 
 
Show: Honey West 
  • A Matter of Wife and Death 01x04: (Oct/08/1965) As Unknown 
 
Show: Flipper (1964) 
  • The Call of the Dolphin 01x29: (Apr/03/1965) As Dr. Peter Kellwin 
 
Show: Ben Casey 
  • A Little Fun to Match the Sor ... 04x22: (Mar/08/1965) As Dr. Joe Sullivan 
  • Six Impossible Things Before ... 03x10: (Nov/13/1963) As Simon Waller 
 
Show: Daniel Boone (1964) 
  • The Devil's Four 01x21: (Mar/04/1965) As Jethro Wyatt 
 
Show: Death Valley Days 
  • Hero of Fort Halleck 13x02: (Oct/09/1964) As Jim Campbell 
  • Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold 12x09: (Jan/14/1964) As Jimmy Burns 
  • The $275,000 Sack of Flour 11x06: (Oct/10/1962) As Ruel Gridley 
  • Million Dollar Wedding 03x10: (Mar/01/1955) As Tiny Stoker 
 
Show: Rawhide 
  • Incident of El Toro 06x26: (Apr/09/1964) As Unknown 
  • Incident of the Rawhiders 06x08: (Nov/14/1963) As Brock Quade 
  • Incident at Spider Rock 05x16: (Jan/18/1963) As Willy Cain 
 
Show: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 
  • The Jar 02x17: (Feb/14/1964) As Tom Carmody 
 
Show: Combat! 
  • Mail Call 02x21: (Feb/04/1964) As Trenton 
 
Show: The Fugitive (1963) 
  • Terror at High Point 01x13: (Dec/17/1963) As Dan 
 
Show: Redigo 
  • Little Angel Blue Eyes 01x06: (Oct/29/1963) As Les Fay 
 
Show: The Gallant Men 
  • The Warriors 01x20: (Feb/23/1963) As Pvt. Hook 
 
Show: The Twilight Zone 
  • Jess-Belle 04x07: (Feb/14/1963) As Billy-Ben Turner 
  • The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtle ... 03x23: (Feb/23/1962) As Jeff Myrtlebank 
  • The Grave 03x07: (Oct/27/1961) As Johnny Rob 
 
Show: General Electric True 
  • Open Season 01x14: (Jan/06/1963) As Ernie Swift 
 
Show: Cheyenne (1955) 
  • Sweet Sam 07x03: (Oct/08/1962) As Sam 
  • Satonka 07x02: (Oct/01/1962) As Ernie Riggins 
 
Show: Hawaiian Eye 
  • Day in the Sun 04x01: (Oct/02/1962) As Johnny Olin 
 
Show: Bronco 
  • Then the Mountains 04x18: (Aug/20/1962) As Banton 
 
Show: The Rifleman 
  • The Day the Town Slept 04x29: (Apr/16/1962) As Bob Barrett 
 
Show: 77 Sunset Strip 
  • The Long Shot Caper 04x27: (Mar/23/1962) As Babe Mackie 
 
Show: Laramie 
  • The Runaway 03x17: (Jan/23/1962) As Johnny Best 
  • Company Man 01x21: (Feb/09/1960) As Ben Leach 
  • The Lawbreakers 01x06: (Oct/20/1959) As Dallas 
 
Show: SurfSide 6 
  • One for the Road 02x03: (Oct/02/1961) As Ernie Jordan 
 
Show: Whispering Smith 
  • The Hemp Reeger Case 01x11: (Jul/17/1961) As Hemp Reeger 
 
Show: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) 
  • Make My Death Bed 06x37: (Jun/27/1961) As Bish Darby 
  • Cell 227 05x34: (Jun/05/1960) As Hennessy 
  • Death Sentence 03x30: (Apr/27/1958) As Norman Frayne 
 
Show: The Andy Griffith Show 
  • The Guitar Player Returns 01x31: (May/15/1961) As Jim Lindsey 
  • The Guitar Player 01x03: (Oct/17/1960) As Jim Lindsey 
 
Show: Stagecoach West 
  • The Dead Don't Cry 01x30: (May/02/1961) As Mike Pardee 
  • The Arsonist 01x19: (Feb/14/1961) As Jack Craig 
  • High Lonesome 01x01: (Oct/04/1960) As Les Hardeen 
 
Show: Barbara Stanwyck Show 
  • The Choice 01x28: (Apr/17/1961) As Joe 
 
Show: Michael Shayne 
  • Strike Out 01x23: (Mar/10/1961) As Danny 
 
Show: Have Gun, Will Travel 
  • A Quiet Night in Town (2) 04x18: (Jan/14/1961) As Roy Smith 
  • A Quiet Night in Town (1) 04x17: (Jan/07/1961) As Roy Smith 
  • The Long Night 01x10: (Nov/16/1957) As Andy Fisher 
 
Show: Bat Masterson 
  • Dakota Showdown 03x08: (Nov/17/1960) As Danny 
  • Stampede at Tent City 01x04: (Oct/29/1958) As Joe Best 
 
Show: The DuPont Show With June Allyson 
  • Love On Credit 02x08: (Nov/17/1960) As Jovan Wilanskov 
 
Show: The Rebel 
  • Deathwatch 02x06: (Oct/23/1960) As Abel Wares 
  • Night on a Rainbow 01x34: (May/29/1960) As Ted Evans 
 
Show: Lock-Up 
  • Beau and Arrow Case 02x05: (Oct/22/1960) As Roy 
 
Show: The Overland Trail 
  • Escort Detail 01x15: (May/22/1960) As Frank Cullen 
 
Show: Men into Space 
  • Beyond the Stars 01x31: (May/11/1960) As Lt. John Leonard 
 
Show: The Texan 
  • Killer's Road 02x33: (Apr/25/1960) As Clay Kirby 
 
Show: General Electric Theater 
  • Aftermath 08x28: (Apr/17/1960) As Hardy Coulter 
 
Show: Wagon Train 
  • The Clayton Tucker Story 03x18: (Feb/10/1960) As Art Bernard 
  • The Colonel Harris Story 03x15: (Jan/13/1960) As Bowman Lewis 
  • The Andrew Hale Story 02x35: (Jun/03/1959) As Garth English 
 
Show: Pony Express 
  • The Story of Julesberg 01x01: (1960) As Unknown 
 
Show: Ford Startime 
  • Cindy's Fella 01x11: (Dec/15/1959) As Duke 
 
Show: The Lineup 
  • Lonesome as Midnight 06x08: (Nov/18/1959) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Man and the Challenge 
  • Maximum Capacity 01x02: (Sep/19/1959) As David Mallory 
 
Show: Frontier Justice 
  • The Three Graves 02x01: (Jul/06/1959) As Pyke Dillon 
 
Show: The David Niven Show 
  • Portrait 01x10: (Jun/16/1959) As Frank Simms 
 
Show: Black Saddle 
  • Client: Nelson 01x16: (May/02/1959) As Ben Travers 
 
Show: Wanted: Dead or Alive 
  • Six-Up to Bannach 01x19: (Jan/10/1959) As Luke Perry 
  • Sheriff of Red Rock 01x13: (Nov/29/1958) As Stoner 
 
Show: Behind Closed Doors 
  • The Enemy on the Flank 01x09: (Dec/04/1958) As Webb 
 
Show: Trackdown 
  • Sunday's Child 02x12: (Nov/21/1958) As Joe Sunday 
  • The Mistake 01x27: (Apr/18/1958) As Bob Ahler 
  • The Marple Brothers 01x01: (Oct/04/1957) As Rand Marple 
 
Show: The Restless Gun 
  • Jebediah Bonner 02x01: (Sep/22/1958) As Jim Kenyon 
 
Show: The Millionaire 
  • Millionaire Fred Morgan 05x03: (Sep/17/1958) As Fred Morgan 
 
Show: Tombstone Territory 
  • Guilt of a Town 01x23: (Mar/19/1958) As Matt Porter 
 
Show: Climax! 
  • The Secret Love of Johnny Spa ... 04x22: (Feb/20/1958) As Shag 
 
Show: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 
  • Guys Like O'Malley 07x15: (Jan/10/1958) As Unknown 
 
Show: Richard Diamond, Private Detective 
  • The Merry-Go-Round Case 01x12: (Sep/23/1957) As Jack Milhoan 
 
Show: West Point Story 
  • Dragoon Patrol 01x40: (Jul/05/1957) As William Purdom 
 
Show: Zane Grey Theater 
  • The Three Graves 01x14: (Jan/04/1957) As Pyke Dillon 
 
Show: Cavalcade of America 
  • Woman's Work 05x08: (Nov/20/1956) As Unknown 
  • One Day At A Time 04x07: (Nov/15/1955) As Unknown 
  • Night Strike 01x16: (Apr/29/1953) As Unknown 
 
Show: Frontier (US) 
  • Out From Texas 01x28: (Jun/24/1956) As Jason Cartwright 
  • The Texicans 01x12: (Jan/08/1956) As Ben Reed 
 
Show: The Adventures of Champion 
  • Andrew And The Deadly Double 01x15: (Feb/13/1956) As Unknown 
  • The Stone Heart 01x11: (Dec/13/1955) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Lone Ranger (1949) 
  • Framed for Murder 04x47: (Jul/28/1955) As Jim Blake 
 
Show: Buffalo Bill Jr. 
  • The Death Of Johnny Ringo 01x06: (Mar/22/1955) As Larry Martin (as Jimmy Best) 
 
Show: The Adventures of Kit Carson 
  • Frontier Empire 04x18: (Nov/27/1954) As Unknown 
 
Show: The Gene Autry Show 
  • Hoodoo Canyon 04x07: (Aug/17/1954) As Ray Saunders 
  • The Holdup 04x03: (Jul/20/1954) As Bank Teller 
 
Show: Annie Oakley 
  • Annie and the Outlaw's Son 01x26: (Jul/03/1954) As Scott Warren 
  • Outlaw Mesa 01x25: (Jun/26/1954) As Scott Warren 
 
Show: Stories of the Century 
  • Little Britches 01x22: (Jun/17/1954) As Dave Ridley 
 
Show: Hopalong Cassidy 
  • Silent Testimony 02x20: (Feb/19/1954) As Rick Alston 
 
Show: The Lux Video Theatre 
  • Three Just Men 04x14: (Dec/10/1953) As Clem Wallace 
 
Show: Hallmark Hall Of Fame 
  • McCoy of Abilene 03x03: (Oct/18/1953) As guest star 
 
 
James Best Crew Credits
  
Show: The Dukes of Hazzard (Credited in 3 episodes from this show) Filter List; Show only credits as:
Director (3 Credits)
• Cale Yarborough Comes to Hazzard 07x09 Nov/23/1984 As: Director
• Dead and Alive 06x14 Jan/20/1984 As: Director
• Diamonds in the Rough 04x03 Oct/23/1981 As: Director
Overview
James Best worked in 3 episodes from 1 TV Show
as Director: 3 episodes
 
James Best Trivia
  
James is best known for his role of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard.
 
Is a cousin of Phil and Don, The Everly Brothers.
 
Father of actress/writer/producer Janeen Damian.
 
Father-in-Law of actor/singer/writer/producer/director Michael Damian.
 
Among his pupils is Quentin Tarantino.
 
Was a B-17 gunner in WWII.
 
Is a black belt in Karate.
 
 
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