Ben Jones, best known for playing Cooter Davenport in the hit TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, has died at the age of 84.
According to his wife, Alma Viator, the actor and former U.S. Congressman died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. She shared the sad news on social media, stating that Ben lived a full and happy life.
“I lost the love of my life today. Ben passed away from a massive heart attack. 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,” Alma Viator wrote alongside a photo.
Born on August 30, 1941, in Tarboro, North Carolina, and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, Ben Jones took steps towards a career in the entertainment business in college.
