Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke ( born January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York, † February 11, 1994 in Sherman Oaks, California ) was an American theater and film actor.
Biography
Sorrell Booke was primarily a stage actor, but acted anyway in about 100 movies and series. A wide audience, even in Europe, it was the role of " Jefferson Davis ' Boss' Hogg " in "The Dukes of Hazzard" known.
For his performance in " Dr.Kildare " he was nominated for an Emmy in 1964.
Sorrell Booke studied at the universities of Yale and Columbia and fluently spoke five languages , including Japanese. This language talent helped him further in the Korean War, he served as an officer of counterintelligence. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by him once.