Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

Played by: James Best

Law enforcement's answer to Dopey. He tried, but like the Balladeer once said, "Rosco's a good sheriff. He's just got too much on his mind." Boss, however, would debate how much of a mind Rosco actually had. Rosco's daily routine wouldn't be complete without chasin' after General Lee and sending his patrol car into Hazzard Lake or wrapping it around a tree. Every time though, he would walk away, get a new patrol car and do it all over again the following week. 99.9% of the time he was seen wearing his Sheriff's uniform with black cowboy hat. The first two seasons or so he wore a black jacket with it, but that disappeared at some point. Drove several different makes and models of patrol cars in the first season til finally settling with white 1977-78 Plymouth Fury police packages. Yup, he had a CB handle too: Bear. And that too was only mentioned in one episode.

Other Portrayals

Moonrunners

In Dukes precursor Moonrunners, the sheriff had an "e" on his name. Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane was played by Bruce Atkins.

2005 Movie

In the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie, the part of Rosco P. Coltrane was played by M.C. Gainey.

2007 Movie

In the 2007 Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning movie, the part of Rosco P. Coltrane was played by Harland Williams.