Richard Douglas Hurst (born January 1, 1946) is an American actor who portrayed Deputy

Cletus Hogg ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...

, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of ''

The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...

'' as well as '' The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!'' in 1997 and '' The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood'' in 2000. Rick Hurst profile, Internet Movie Database; accessed February 28, 2017. He also starred as Earl, the chef in the short-lived

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series ''

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''. He appeared in many movies, including ''

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'' (1989) as the Announcer. He makes numerous appearances at various Dukes of Hazzard events and at Cooters in Nashville and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He also has made appearances at The World Of Wheels in

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Family

His sons are actor

Ryan Hurst Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19, 1976), also known as Gobind Seva Singh, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gerry Bertier in ''Remember the Titans'' (2000) and Opie Winston in the FX drama series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008 ...

, and Collin Hurst. He was married to Shelly Weir, the mother of Collin.

Filmography

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'' (TV series) as Mechanic, episode "Happiness Is Not Being Fired" (1971) * ''

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'' (TV series) as Police Officer, episode "The Piano Movers" (1972) * ''

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'' (TV series) as Deputy Haynie, episode "M is for the Many Things" (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) as Mover * ''

'' (TV series) as Herb, episode "Anniversary Gift" (1972) * ''To Hell You Preach'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972-1978) as Maintenance Man, episode "Motel" (1973) * ''

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'' (TV series 1969-1974) on Season 4, Episode 14 (1973) and on Season 5, Episode 3 (1973) * ''

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'' (TV series 1972-1975) as Tubbs, episode "The Chalice" (1973) * ''

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'' (TV series 1955-1975) as Mayhew, episode "Kitty's Love Affair" (1973) * ''

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'' (TV series 1973-1978) Crew Cut Hostage (as Richard Hurst), episode "Siege of Terror" (1973) * '' Executive Action'' (1973) as Used Car Salesman * ''

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'' (TV Series 1973-1974), episode "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (1973) * ''

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'' (TV Series 1974-1984) as Cook, episode "All the Way" (1974) * ''

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'' (TV Movie 1974) as Sergeant Tom Farrell * '' It's Good to Be Alive'' (TV Movie 1974) as Ambulance Attendant * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Jacob Jacobsen, episode "100 Mile Walk" (1974) * '' Paper Moon'' (TV Series 1974–1975), episode "The Manly Art" (1974) * ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' (TV Series 1974–1978) as Connors, episode "The Midas Touch" (1974) * ''Keep Off My Grass!'' (1975) as Grady Talbot * '' The Blue Knight'' (TV Series 1975–1976) as Detective Harriman, episode "Pilot" (1975) * '' W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings'' (1975) as Butterball * ''

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'' (1976) as Father * ''

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'' (TV Series 1975–1976) as Cleaver * ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'' (TV Series 1972–1983) as Capt. Schaeffer, episode "Fade Out, Fade In" (1977) * '' The Legend of Frank Woods'' (1977) as Ace Starkey * ''

Baretta ''Baretta'' is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–1974 ABC series, '' Toma'', starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police ...

'' (TV Series 1975–1978) as Charlie, episode "Lyman P. Dokker, Fed" (1977) * '' The Cat from Outer Space'' (1978) as Dydee Guard * ''

'' (TV Series 1972–1983) as Schaeffer, episode "Our Finest Hour" (1978) * ''

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'' (1979 TV Mini-Series) as Pfc. Hanson * ''

Supertrain ''Supertrain'' is an American science fiction adventure drama television series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a two-hour pilot episode. Premise The series takes place on the ''Supertrain'', ...

'' (1979 TV Series) as David, episode "Where Have You Been Billy Boy" (1979) * ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. After the final first-run telecast on NBC in May 1983, the series went into reruns on Sundays fr ...

'' (TV Series) as The Movie Director, episode "Death Watch" * ''

Going Ape! ''Going Ape!'' is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg and produced by Paramount Pictures. The film starred Tony Danza, Danny DeVito, and three orangutans. Plot Struggling slacker Foster Sabatini is the only member of ...

'' (1981) as Brandon * ''

'' (TV Series 1979-1985) as Cletus, 47 episodes (1979-1982) * ''

'' (1983 TV Series) as Earl Nash, 13 episodes * '' Wildside'' (TV Series 1984) as Floyd Fussell, episode "Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning" * ''

The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen. It is the first film in ''The Karate Kid'' franchise. The film stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, an ...

'' (1984) as Announcer * ''

Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred its creator and co-director Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth to help peo ...

'' (TV Series 1984-1989) as Burt Morgan, episode "Birds of a Feather" (1985) * '' The Last Precinct'' (TV Series 1986) as Albert the Ape, episode "Pilot" * '' Blue City'' (1986) as Redneck * ''Jackals'' (1986) as Harley * ''

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'' (1986) as Announcer * '' Starman'' (TV Series 1986-1987) as Charlie Ewing, episode "Blue Lights" (1986) * ''

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'' (TV Series 1986-1987) as Berglund, episode "The Boy Who Saw Too Much" (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) as Joe the Cop * ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' (TV Series) as Police Chief Slocum, episode "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" (1989) * ''

'' (1989) as Announcer * '' Worth Winning'' (1989) as Big Bouncin' Bob * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Bronco Bob, episodes "How the West Was Fun: Part 1" (1989) "How the West Was Fun": Part 2 (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) as Bark Boone * '' Perfect Strangers'' (TV Series 1986-1983) as Uncle Shaggy, episode "Digging Up the News" (1990) * ''

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'' (TV Series 1988–1993) as Harry Detweiler, episode "Growing Up" (1990) * '' Good Grief'' (TV Series) as Buckaroo Bob, episode "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens" (1990) * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Nelson, episode "Something to Hold on To" (1990) * ''

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'' (1993) as Bartender * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Santa, episode "Christmas Is Where the Heart Is" (1993) * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Sydney's Client, episode "Under the Mistletoe" (1993) * ''

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'' (TV Series) as Richard, episode "In the Pink" (1995) * '' The Client'' (TV Series) as Officer Grindle, episode "Drive, He Said" (1995) * '' The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!'' (1997 TV Movie) as Deputy Cletus Hogg * '' Anywhere But Here'' (1999) as Reverend * ''Suckers'' (2001) as Texas Customer * '' The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood'' (2000 TV Movie) as Deputy Cletus Hogg * ''

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'' (2001) as Edgar Williams * ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' (TV Series) as Frank Churchill, episode "Ambition" (2003) * '' Return of the Killer Shrews'' (2012) as Harold Rook

References

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