Rick Hurst
Richard Douglas Hurst was an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard as well as The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! in 1997 and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood in 2000.
Hurst also starred as Earl, the chef in the short-lived Bea Arthur series Amanda's.
He appeared in many films, including The Karate Kid Part III as the Announcer. He made numerous appearances at various Dukes of Hazzard events and at Cooters in Nashville and Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He also made appearances at The World Of Wheels in Birmingham, Alabama.
Hurst was born in Houston on January 1, 1946. In 1968, he earned a bachelor's degree from Tulane University, followed by a master's in fine arts from Temple University in 1970. His sons are actor Ryan Hurst, and Collin Hurst. He was married to Shelly Weir, the mother of Collin.
Hurst died in Los Angeles on June 26, 2025, at the age of 79.
Filmography
The Doris Day Show as Mechanic, episode "Happiness Is Not Being Fired" Sanford and Son as Police Officer, episode "The Piano Movers" The Partridge Family as Deputy Haynie, episode "M is for the Many Things" Unholy Rollers as MoverThe Doris Day Show as Herb, episode "Anniversary Gift" To Hell You Preach The Bob Newhart Show as Maintenance Man, episode "Motel" Love, American Style on Season 4, Episode 14 and on Season 5, Episode 3 Kung Fu as Tubbs, episode "The Chalice" Gunsmoke as Mayhew, episode "Kitty's Love Affair" Kojak Crew Cut Hostage, episode "Siege of Terror" Executive Action as Used Car SalesmanThe Girl with Something Extra, episode "It's So Peaceful in the Country" Happy Days as Cook, episode "All the Way" Get Christie Love! as Sergeant Tom FarrellIt's Good to Be Alive as Ambulance AttendantLittle House on the Prairie as Jacob Jacobsen, episode "100 Mile Walk" Paper Moon, episode "The Manly Art" The Six Million Dollar Man as Connors, episode "The Midas Touch" Keep Off My Grass! as Grady TalbotThe Blue Knight as Detective Harriman, episode "Pilot" W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings as Butterball Tunnel Vision as Father On the Rocks as CleaverM*A*S*H as Capt. Schaeffer, episode "Fade Out, Fade In" The Legend of Frank Woods as Ace StarkeyBaretta as Charlie, episode "Lyman P. Dokker, Fed" The Cat from Outer Space as Dydee GuardM*A*S*H as Schaeffer, episode "Our Finest Hour" From Here to Eternity as Pfc. HansonSupertrain as David, episode "Where Have You Been Billy Boy" CHiPs as The Movie Director, episode "Death Watch"Going Ape! as BrandonThe Dukes of Hazzard as Cletus, 47 episodes Amanda's as Earl Nash, 13 episodes Wildside as Floyd Fussell, episode "Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning"The Karate Kid as AnnouncerHighway to Heaven as Burt Morgan, episode "Birds of a Feather" The Last Precinct as Albert the Ape, episode "Pilot"Blue City as RedneckJackals as HarleyThe Karate Kid Part II as AnnouncerStarman as Charlie Ewing, episode "Blue Lights" Sidekicks as Berglund, episode "The Boy Who Saw Too Much" Earth Girls Are Easy as Joe the CopMurder, She Wrote as Police Chief Slocum, episode "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" The Karate Kid Part III as AnnouncerWorth Winning as Big Bouncin' Bob227 as Bronco Bob, episodes "How the West Was Fun: Part 1" "How the West Was Fun": Part 2 Steel Magnolias as Bark BoonePerfect Strangers as Uncle Shaggy, episode "Digging Up the News" The Wonder Years as Harry Detweiler, episode "Growing Up" Good Grief as Buckaroo Bob, episode "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens" Evening Shade as Nelson, episode "Something to Hold on To" In the Line of Fire as BartenderFamily Matters as Santa, episode "Christmas Is Where the Heart Is" Melrose Place as Sydney's Client, episode "Under the Mistletoe" The John Larroquette Show as Richard, episode "In the Pink" The Client as Officer Grindle, episode "Drive, He Said" The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! as Deputy Cletus HoggAnywhere But Here as ReverendSuckers as Texas CustomerThe Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood as Deputy Cletus HoggVenomous as Edgar WilliamsThe Guardian as Frank Churchill, episode "Ambition" Return of the Killer Shrews as Harold Rook