Ben Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:10:00 GMT

He played the mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television series before serving two terms as a Democratic congressman from Georgia.

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