Overview
- Hurst died June 26, 2025, at 79 from unknown causes; his first wife Candace Kaniecki described the passing as unexpected before co-star Ben Jones confirmed the news
- He rose to prominence as Deputy Cletus Hogg on CBS’s The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1982 and returned for reunion TV films in 1997 and 2002
- His career began in the early 1970s with guest appearances on series including The Doris Day Show, Sanford and Son, M*A*S*H and Kung Fu
- Following The Dukes of Hazzard, he appeared on Michael Landon’s Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote and in the films Steel Magnolias and The Karate Kid Part III
- He is survived by his sons Ryan Hurst and Collin Hurst