# Rick Hurst > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Hurst > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Hurst.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Hurst > Source revision: 1354432317 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American actor (1946–2025)}} {{for|the American soap opera actor|Rick Hearst}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Rick Hurst | image = Rick Hurst On the Rocks 1975.jpg | caption = Hurst in 1975 | birth_name = Richard Douglas Hurst | birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|1|1}} | birth_place = [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|6|26|1946|1|1}} | death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S. | alma_mater = [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), 1968)
[Temple University](/source/Temple_University) ([MFA](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts), 1970) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1970–2012 | spouse = Shelly Weir | children = [Ryan](/source/Ryan_Hurst) and Collin Hurst }} '''Richard Douglas Hurst''' (January 1, 1946 – June 26, 2025) was an American actor who portrayed Deputy [Cletus Hogg](/source/Cletus_Hogg), [Boss Hogg](/source/Boss_Hogg)'s cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of ''[The Dukes of Hazzard](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard)'' as well as ''[The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard%3A_Reunion!)'' in 1997 and ''[The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard%3A_Hazzard_in_Hollywood)'' in 2000.[Rick Hurst profile, Internet Movie Database](/source/%3Aimdbname%3A0403647); accessed February 28, 2017. Hurst also starred as Earl, the chef in the short-lived [Bea Arthur](/source/Bea_Arthur) series ''[Amanda's](/source/Amanda's)''. He appeared in many films, including ''[The Karate Kid Part III](/source/The_Karate_Kid_Part_III)'' (1989) 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](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama).{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} ==Personal life and death== Hurst was born in [Houston](/source/Houston) on January 1, 1946. In 1968, he earned a bachelor's degree from [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University), followed by a master's in fine arts from [Temple University](/source/Temple_University) in 1970. His sons are actor [Ryan Hurst](/source/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.{{cite web|title=Rick Hurst, Cletus Hogg on 'The Dukes of Hazzard,' Dies at 79|last=Moses|first=Claire|date=June 27, 2025|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/obituaries/rick-hurst-dead.html|website=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|access-date=June 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rick-hurst-dead-dukes-of-hazzard-1236300999/|title=Rick Hurst, Actor on 'The Dukes of Hazzard,' Dies at 79|website=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=June 26, 2025|access-date=June 26, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2025/06/26/rick-hurst-dukes-of-hazzard-actor-dies-at-79/|title=Rick Hurst, 'Dukes Of Hazzard' Actor, Dies At 79|website=[Forbes](/source/Forbes)|date=June 26, 2025|access-date=June 26, 2025}} ==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[The Doris Day Show](/source/The_Doris_Day_Show)'' (TV series) as Mechanic, episode "Happiness Is Not Being Fired" (1971) * ''[Sanford and Son](/source/Sanford_and_Son)'' (TV series) as Police Officer, episode "The Piano Movers" (1972) * ''[The Partridge Family](/source/The_Partridge_Family)'' (TV series) as Deputy Haynie, episode "M is for the Many Things" (1972) * ''[Unholy Rollers](/source/Unholy_Rollers)'' (1972) as Mover * ''[The Doris Day Show](/source/The_Doris_Day_Show)'' (TV series) as Herb, episode "Anniversary Gift" (1972) * ''To Hell You Preach'' (1972) * ''[The Bob Newhart Show](/source/The_Bob_Newhart_Show)'' (1972–1978) as Maintenance Man, episode "Motel" (1973) * ''[Love, American Style](/source/Love%2C_American_Style)'' (TV series 1969–1974) on Season 4, Episode 14 (1973) and on Season 5, Episode 3 (1973) * ''[Kung Fu](/source/Kung_Fu_(1972_TV_series))'' (TV series 1972–1975) as Tubbs, episode "The Chalice" (1973) * ''[Gunsmoke](/source/Gunsmoke)'' (TV series 1955–1975) as Mayhew, episode "Kitty's Love Affair" (1973) * ''[Kojak](/source/Kojak)'' (TV series 1973–1978) Crew Cut Hostage (as Richard Hurst), episode "Siege of Terror" (1973) * ''[Executive Action](/source/Executive_Action_(film))'' (1973) as Used Car Salesman * ''[The Girl with Something Extra](/source/The_Girl_with_Something_Extra)'' (TV Series 1973–1974), episode "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (1973) * ''[Happy Days](/source/Happy_Days)'' (TV Series 1974–1984) as Cook, episode "All the Way" (1974) * ''[Get Christie Love!](/source/Get_Christie_Love!)'' (TV Movie 1974) as Sergeant Tom Farrell * ''[It's Good to Be Alive](/source/It's_Good_to_Be_Alive_(film))'' (TV Movie 1974) as Ambulance Attendant * ''[Little House on the Prairie](/source/Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) as Jacob Jacobsen, episode "100 Mile Walk" (1974) * ''[Paper Moon](/source/Paper_Moon_(American_TV_series))'' (TV Series 1974–1975), episode "The Manly Art" (1974) * ''[The Six Million Dollar Man](/source/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man)'' (TV Series 1974–1978) as Connors, episode "The Midas Touch" (1974) * ''Keep Off My Grass!'' (1975) as Grady Talbot * ''[The Blue Knight](/source/The_Blue_Knight_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1975–1976) as Detective Harriman, episode "Pilot" (1975) * ''[W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings](/source/W.W._and_the_Dixie_Dancekings)'' (1975) as Butterball * ''[Tunnel Vision](/source/Tunnel_Vision_(1976_film))'' (1976) as Father * ''[On the Rocks](/source/On_the_Rocks_(U.S._TV_series))'' (TV Series 1975–1976) as Cleaver * ''[M*A*S*H](/source/M*A*S*H_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1972–1983) as Capt. Schaeffer, episode "Fade Out, Fade In" (1977) * ''[The Legend of Frank Woods](/source/The_Legend_of_Frank_Woods)'' (1977) as Ace Starkey * ''[Baretta](/source/Baretta)'' (TV Series 1975–1978) as Charlie, episode "Lyman P. Dokker, Fed" (1977) * ''[The Cat from Outer Space](/source/The_Cat_from_Outer_Space)'' (1978) as Dydee Guard * ''[M*A*S*H](/source/M*A*S*H_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1972–1983) as Schaeffer, episode "Our Finest Hour" (1978) * ''[From Here to Eternity](/source/From_Here_to_Eternity_(TV_miniseries))'' (1979 TV Mini-Series) as Pfc. Hanson * ''[Supertrain](/source/Supertrain)'' (1979 TV Series) as David, episode "Where Have You Been Billy Boy" (1979) * ''[CHiPs](/source/CHiPs)'' (TV Series) as The Movie Director, episode "Death Watch" * ''[Going Ape!](/source/Going_Ape!)'' (1981) as Brandon * ''[The Dukes of Hazzard](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1979–1985) as Cletus, 47 episodes (1979–1982) * ''[Amanda's](/source/Amanda's)'' (1983 TV Series) as Earl Nash, 13 episodes * ''[Wildside](/source/Wildside_(U.S._TV_series))'' (TV Series 1984) as Floyd Fussell, episode "Don't Keep the Home Fires Burning" * ''[The Karate Kid](/source/The_Karate_Kid)'' (1984) as Announcer * ''[Highway to Heaven](/source/Highway_to_Heaven)'' (TV Series 1984–1989) as Burt Morgan, episode "Birds of a Feather" (1985) * ''[The Last Precinct](/source/The_Last_Precinct)'' (TV Series 1986) as Albert the Ape, episode "Pilot" * ''[Blue City](/source/Blue_City_(film))'' (1986) as Redneck * ''Jackals'' (1986) as Harley * ''[The Karate Kid Part II](/source/The_Karate_Kid_Part_II)'' (1986) as Announcer * ''[Starman](/source/Starman_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1986–1987) as Charlie Ewing, episode "Blue Lights" (1986) * ''[Sidekicks](/source/Sidekicks_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1986–1987) as Berglund, episode "The Boy Who Saw Too Much" (1987) * ''[Earth Girls Are Easy](/source/Earth_Girls_Are_Easy)'' (1988) as Joe the Cop * ''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)'' (TV Series) as Police Chief Slocum, episode "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" (1989) * ''[The Karate Kid Part III](/source/The_Karate_Kid_Part_III)'' (1989) as Announcer * ''[Worth Winning](/source/Worth_Winning)'' (1989) as Big Bouncin' Bob * ''[227](/source/227_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) as Bronco Bob, episodes "How the West Was Fun: Part 1" (1989) "How the West Was Fun": Part 2 (1989) * ''[Steel Magnolias](/source/Steel_Magnolias)'' (1989) as Bark Boone * ''[Perfect Strangers](/source/Perfect_Strangers_(TV_series))'' (TV Series 1986–1983) as Uncle Shaggy, episode "Digging Up the News" (1990) * ''[The Wonder Years](/source/The_Wonder_Years)'' (TV Series 1988–1993) as Harry Detweiler, episode "Growing Up" (1990) * ''[Good Grief](/source/Good_Grief_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) as Buckaroo Bob, episode "Cub Scouts and Horses & Whiskers on Kittens" (1990) * ''[Evening Shade](/source/Evening_Shade)'' (TV Series) as Nelson, episode "Something to Hold on To" (1990) * ''[In the Line of Fire](/source/In_the_Line_of_Fire)'' (1993) as Bartender * ''[Family Matters](/source/Family_Matters)'' (TV Series) as Santa, episode "Christmas Is Where the Heart Is" (1993) * ''[Melrose Place](/source/Melrose_Place)'' (TV Series) as Sydney's Client, episode "Under the Mistletoe" (1993) * ''[The John Larroquette Show](/source/The_John_Larroquette_Show)'' (TV Series) as Richard, episode "In the Pink" (1995) * ''[The Client](/source/The_Client_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) as Officer Grindle, episode "Drive, He Said" (1995) * ''[The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard%3A_Reunion!)'' (1997 TV Movie) as Deputy Cletus Hogg * ''[Anywhere But Here](/source/Anywhere_but_Here_(film))'' (1999) as Reverend * ''Suckers'' (2001) as Texas Customer * ''[The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood](/source/The_Dukes_of_Hazzard%3A_Hazzard_in_Hollywood)'' (2000 TV Movie) as Deputy Cletus Hogg * ''[Venomous](/source/Venomous_(film))'' (2001) as Edgar Williams * ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian_(TV_series))'' (TV Series) as Frank Churchill, episode "Ambition" (2003) * ''[Return of the Killer Shrews](/source/Return_of_the_Killer_Shrews)'' (2012) as Harold Rook {{div col end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|403647|Rick Hurst}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurst, Rick}} Category:1946 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Male actors from Houston Category:American male film actors Category:Tulane University alumni Category:Temple University alumni Category:American male television actors Category:Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rick Hurst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Hurst) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Hurst?action=history)). 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