Sorrell Booke

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-01-04

Deathday 1994-02-11 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As Sorrel Brooke, Sorrell Brooke

Sorrell Booke

Biography

Sorrell Booke was born in Buffalo, New York in 1930, the son of a local physician. He found his calling early in life, like most actors, when his family encouraged him to entertain relatives by doing impressions and telling jokes. He went on to study at Yale and Columbia University, and mastered five languages. During the Korean War, Booke worked in counter-intelligence where his lingual talents served him well. His intelligence and subtlety are often overlooked when considering his signature role as Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg during his run on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died of cancer in 1994 just after his 64th birthday.

Known For

Actor

1991
Rock-A-Doodle

as Pinky (voice)

1990
Tom & Jerry Kids Show

as Wrestling Announcer (voice)

1987
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

as Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)

1987
Full House

as Lionel

1985
The Pound Puppies

as The Mayor (voice)

1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair

1983
The Dukes

as Boss Hogg (voice)

1981
Making 'M*A*S*H'

as Self (archive footage)

1979
1978
The Cat from Outer Space

as Presiding Judge (uncredited)

1978
Record City

as Coznowski

1977
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes

as Fiorello LaGuardia

1977
The Love Boat

as Lucius Kergo

1977
Soap

as Mr. Lefkowitz

1976
Freaky Friday

as Mr Dilk

1976
Special Delivery

as Hubert Zane

1976
Brenda Starr

as A.J. Livwright

1976
1975
Adventures of the Queen

as Robert Dwight

1975
1974
The Bank Shot

as Al G. Karp

1974
Devil Times Five

as Harvey Beckman

1974
The Take

as Oscar

1974
The Last Angry Man

as Dr. Max Vogel

1974
Dr. Max

as Dr. Scott Herndon

1974
The Rockford Files

as Wade G. Ward

1974
Harry O

as Edward Tabor

1973
The Iceman Cometh

as Hugo Kalmar

1972
The Man Hunter

as Carl Auscher

1972
Slaughterhouse-Five

as Lionel Merble

1972
1972
1972
M*A*S*H

as General Wilson Spaulding Barker

1972
Temperatures Rising

as Harry Green

1971
Columbo

as Bertie Hastings

1971
Columbo

as J.J. Stringer

1971
Cannon

as Leon

1971
All in the Family

as Joseph Sanders

1971
All in the Family

as Mr. Bennett

1969
Mastermind

as Max Engstorm

1968
Bye Bye Braverman

as Holly Levine

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Sam Berman

1967
Matchless

as Colonel Coolpepper

1967
Up the Down Staircase

as Dr. Bester

1967
1966
A Fine Madness

as Leonard Tupperman

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Peter Kiri

1965
The F.B.I.

as Chip Tyler

1964
Fail Safe

as Congressman Raskob

1964
Joy House

as Harry

1964
Black Like Me

as Dr. Jackson

1963
Gone Are the Days!

as Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee

1963
The Great Adventure

as E.W. Ross

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Julius Orloff

1961
Dr. Kildare

as MacAllister Thane

1960
1958
Naked City

as Uncle George

1958
Naked City

as Salvatore Rogero

1958
Naked City

as Doctor

1958
Naked City

as Detective

1958
Naked City

as Private Detective

1958
Naked City

as Mr. Hawk

1958
Naked City

as Fentus

1958
Naked City

as Mr. Leventhal

1955
The Alcoa Hour

as Bartender

1955
Gunsmoke

as Gerald Pandy

Director

1979