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.

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

Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg on the hit series 'The Dukes of Hazzard,' died at the age of 79.