‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and former Congressman Ben Jones dead at 84

just Cooter in a grease-stained cap. Ben Jones carried small-town warmth into millions of living rooms, then carried that same authenticity into the halls of Congress. From Tarboro to Hollywood to Washington, he never stopped sounding like the guy who’d fix your car and ask about your mama. Fans loved him for that. Colleagues respected him for it.

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