Rick Hurst, an actor who featured as Deputy Cletus Hogg in a famous TV production the dukes of Hazzard, has died. By the time he died he had turned 79. His first wife, Candace Kaniecki, said that he passed away in Los Angeles on Thursday. She told me that his death was sudden and we do not know what caused the death yet.

Such news has been funnily surprising to a number of fans, majorly the people who grew up watching Rick on TV. His funny and kind-hearted acting made people a lot glad.

He was To Meet Fans

On July 3 Rick was scheduled to appear at an event at Cooter Place, a Dukes of Hazzard museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Nonetheless, on the morning of his death the museum wrote a Facebook post that Rick could not attend the museum because of some unexpected circumstances. Later on, the fans discovered that he was dead.

A TV-and Movie Career

Rick had begun acting life in the late sixties. He was in numerous popular television programs throughout his years. The most popular ones are:

• Sanford and Son
• The Partridge Family
• MASH
• Gunsmoke
• The Bob Newhart Show

Rick was a superb comedian. His characters tended to be humorous, goofy and quite amiable.

However, his most memorable character was Deputy Cletus Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard. Cletus was a cousin to the town mayor of sneakiness, Boss Hogg. Rick acted as Cletus who was a sociable but graceless deputy, and usually found something flawed. This endeared people to him and he was one of the popular characters in the show. He came to the show in late 1970s and went through until the 1980s.

He had been in Motion Pictures also.

Rick did not just work in the TV, he also appeared in films. He appeared in family movies such as The Cat in Outer Space (1978), and comedies such as History of the World: Part I (1981). Through these films, it was demonstrated that Rick was able to make people laugh anywhere.

His Son Success of His Footsteps

His son, Ryan Hurst, also became an actor, being a son of Rick Hurst. Ryan played Opie in Sons of Anarchy, and Gerry in Remember the Titans. Ryan in the past has stated that his father taught him much about acting and life. The father and the son were close to each other, and Rick was very happy about the success of his son.

He is Remembrance of Fans and Friends

During the moment when they showed the death of Rick, some people still recalled him via words of some of them on the internet. According to his Co-stars, friends and fans, he was a kind and sweet man. The way he was to work with was so good, and how people would laugh both behind the scenes and on the camera were remembered by people.

A TV Legend That Is Loved

Even today, the Dukes of Hazzard remains a favorite show by many. It contained a lot of car chasing, jokes and adventures in small towns. The character played by Rick called Cletus contributed a lot of humor to the show. He was not the brightest member of the deputy police, but he was one of the beloved. The show was even more fun to watch with his clumsy behaviour and dumb character.

Rick Hurst will never be forgotten as one of the major characters of the Dukes of Hazzard family. Millions of people were happy because of his work in TV and movies. Although he is gone, his acts are going to be remembered.

Rick Rest in Peace

The world of entertainment has lost a massive value through the death of Rick Hurst. However, his life and career are expected to make fans across the world happy. Our love and prayers go out to his family, his son Ryan and all of the people who were close at hand.

Goodbye Rick, for the laughs, the jokes, and nice times. God rest your soul.