Sorrell Booke (Actor)

Reviews of Sorrell Booke Movies

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Movies starring Sorrell Booke have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

What's Up, Doc? - released in 1972 - is Sorrell Booke's highest rated movie, with a score of 79% based on 487 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Sorrell Booke is Devil Times Five - released in 1974 - with a score of 44% based on 23 reviews.

Actor Biography

Sorrell Booke was born in Buffalo, New York in 1930, the son of a local physician. He found his calling early in life, like most actors, when his family encouraged him to entertain relatives by doing impressions and telling jokes. He went on to study at Yale and Columbia University, and mastered five languages. During the Korean War, Booke worked in counter-intelligence where his lingual talents served him well. His intelligence and subtlety are often overlooked when considering his signature role as Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg during his run on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died of cancer in 1994 just after his 64th birthday.

Sorrell Booke has acted in films with Liam Dunn, Clifton James, Tress MacNeille and Kath Soucie.

Sorrell Booke has worked with these film directors: Sidney Lumet, Peter Bogdanovich, John Frankenheimer and Don Bluth.