Ben Jones Dies: Cooter On ‘Dukes Of Hazzard,’ Georgia Congressman Was 84

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Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:29:05 GMT

Ben Jones, known to millions as the affable — if mischievous — mechanic Cooter on The Dukes of Hazzard, died today at the age of 84. His wife, Alma Vitor, said that Jones had died of a massive heart attack while “resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop […]