Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 4, 1930
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Sorrel Brooke
- Sorrell Brooke
Sorrell Booke
Biography
Sorrell Booke January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor. 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 - Movies
What's Up, Doc?
as Harry
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
as Big Daddy Boo (voice)
Fail Safe
as Congressman Raskob
The Iceman Cometh
as Hugo Kalmar
Freaky Friday
as Mr Dilk
The Other Side of Midnight
as Lanchon
Rock-A-Doodle
as Pinky (voice)
Slaughterhouse-Five
as Lionel Merble
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
as Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice)
The Cat from Outer Space
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Bertie Hastings
Columbo
as J.J. Stringer
Ironside
The Love Boat
as Lucius Kergo
M*A*S*H
as General Wilson Spaulding Barker
Mission: Impossible
as Peter Kiri
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
as Wrestling Announcer (voice)
Full House
as Lionel
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Sam Berman
The Rockford Files
as Wade G. Ward