Rick Hurst, Dukes of Hazzard Star, Dead at 79

THE Dukes of Hazzard The community is in mourning.

Rick HurstWho played the Cletus Hogg deputy on the emblematic CBS series for five seasons, died on June 26 in Los Angeles, his ex-wife Candace Kaniecki confirmed at Tmz. He was 79 years old.

Kaniecki, with whom Hurst was married from 1969 to 1979, told the point of sale that his death was “unexpected” and that his cause of death remains “clear”.

Hurst Dukes of Hazzard Costar Ben Jones Also confirmed his death with a sincere tribute shared by the Musée de l’Ecthe, Cooter Place, where he was to appear on July 3.

“It doesn’t just seem that Rick Hurst died this afternoon”, Jones wrote. “When something so unexpected happens, it is” more difficult to treat “, as the current expression goes.”

“I have known Rick for over 45 years and there was not a minute from that time that he did not let me smile or laugh,” he added. “Of course, he was a professional actor, but above all he had just a heart as tall as Texas. He was a good actor, a magnificent comic strip and a wonderfully united colleague.”