BREAKING NEWS Dukes Of Hazzard actor Richard Hurst is dead at 79: TV star passed away days before planned fan event
Richard Hurst, who was best known for starring on the original version of The Dukes Of Hazzard from in the late 1970s and early '80s, has died at the age of 79.
Hurst's wife, Candace Kaniecki, shared the news with TMZ on Thursday.
According to her, the television star died unexpectedly earlier on Thursday.
So far, no cause of death has been reported.
Hurst rose to fame on The Dukes Of Hazzard as Deputy Cletus Hogg, who was the cousin of the show's villain, Boss Hogg.
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