Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79.

Actor Rick Hurst died Thursday at the age of 79, according to multiple reports. The Houston native was best known for his role as Deputy Cletus Hogg on the seminal hit show "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Actor Rick Hurst, who played Deputy Cletus Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died. See co-star Ben Jones' tribute to the Texas-born celebrity.