Actor Rick Hurst, best known as dim-witted Deputy Cletus Hogg on the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died unexpectedly in Los Angeles. He was 79."It doesn't seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon.

He played Deputy Cletus Hogg for five seasons on the CBS show, a big hit on Friday nights, before leaving for an ABC version of 'Fawlty Towers' that didn't last long.

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