American actors (left to right) John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Ben Jones as Bo Duke, Luke Duke and Cooter, respectively, in the TV series ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’, circa 1983. They are posing with the General Lee, a 1969 Dodge Charger prominently featured in the series. (Photo by Fotos International/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Ben Jones, who starred as Cooter Davenport on the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard and later served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Geogia, died Sunday.
Jones’ death was announced by his wife, Alma Viator, on Sunday. He was 84.
“I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed from a massive heart attack,” Viator wrote in a Facebook post. He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees. Ben had the most amazing rich full life. He loved and was loved by so many. He will be missed. I loved him so so much.”
On The Dukes of Hazzard, Cooter (Jones) was the cousin of Bo (John Schneider) and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat). Jones played Cooter over the show’s seven seasons from 1979 to 1985.
Four years after the series, Jones, was elected to U.S. Congress as a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 4th district from 1989 to 1993.
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UNITED STATES – MARCH 23: Former Rep. Ben “Cooter” Jones, D-Ga., speaks with reporters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments in the Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans case in Washington on Monday, March 23, 2015. Jones, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, came to the court to support the Texas division of the group suing to allow the Confederate battle flag on license plates. Jones starred as Cooter in the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show, and ran against Newt Gingrich in 1994. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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