James Best Net Worth is
$900,000

Mini Biography

American character actor and teacher. Delivered Jewel Man in Powderly, Kentucky, on July 26, 1926, he was orphaned at three and followed by Armen and Essa Greatest, who re-named him Wayne K. Greatest and elevated him in Corydon, Indiana. Pursuing senior high school he worked well briefly like a metalworker before becoming a member of the Military during World Battle II in July 1944. Nearly all his services was as an MP in Wiesbaden, Germany soon after the end from the battle. While still in Germany, Greatest was used in Special Solutions and started his acting profession. According to Greatest, he 1st acted inside a Western tour of “My Sister Eileen” aimed by Arthur Penn. Upon his go back to the U.S., he toured in street and stock businesses in takes on and musicals, and was finally noticed with a scout from Common Pictures, who place him under agreement. A handsome son, his rural inflections maybe held him from regular leading man tasks. Through the 1950s and ’60s, he was a familiar encounter in films and tv in an array of tasks, from Western criminals to craven cowards and nation bumpkins. Physical problems curtailed his function for an extended period past due in his profession, and he set up a well-respected performing workshop in LA. He also offered as artist-in-residence on the School of Mississippi, teaching and directing. He proved helpful in both performing and making capacities for Burt Reynolds on many of the latter’s movies in the past due 1970s, before dealing with his greatest industrial success. However the The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) Television series was considerably beneath his abilities, his function as Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane was the component that provided him his ideal fame. He continuing teaching, both in Hollywood and afterwards in Florida (on the School of Central Florida). Semi-retired, he makes personal performances and displays his paintings. Adam Greatest starred in the 2007 feature film, Moondance Alexander (2007), along with Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, Kay Panabaker, Sasha Cohen and Whitney Sloan.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	James Best
Date Of Birth	July 26, 1926
Died	April 6, 2015, Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Height	1.85 m
Profession	Screenwriter, Singer-songwriter, Actor
Education	Juilliard School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Dorothy Best, Jobee Ayers
Children	Janeen Damian, Jojami Best, Gary Best
Parents	Essa Best, Armen Best
Movies	The Killer Shrews, The Left Handed Gun, Ride Lonesome, Return of the Killer Shrews, Three on a Couch, Shock Corridor, Winchester '73, Ode to Billy Joe, Sounder, Shenandoah, Rolling Thunder, Firecreek, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, The Battle at Apache Pass, The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood!, The Quick Gun, The Cimarron Kid, Moondance Alexander, Hooper, Cole Younger, Gunfighter, Verboten!, Seven Angry Men, Apache Drums, The Naked and the Dead, Cast a Long Shadow, Last of the Badmen, Death Mask, Black Spurs, Man on the Prowl, Gator, Run, Simon, Run, The Brain Machine, Hot Tamale, Black Gold, The Yellow Tomahawk, Gaby, The Raid, Savages
TV Shows	The Dukes of Hazzard, The Dukes, Temple Houston