The Story of James Best (AKA Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane) of "The Dukes of Hazzard"
Mar 14, 2025
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On this episode of Our American Stories, before he was a television star, James Best was orphaned at the age of three. During WWII he served with the Military Police in war-torn Germany. He became one of the hottest acting coaches in Hollywood training the likes of Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Glen Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, and Regis Philbin.