Sorrell Booke (January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows, and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show ''

The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television serie ...

''.

Early life and education

Booke was born in

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, the son of Sol Booke, a local physician. As a child, he entertained patients in his father's waiting room, and began acting on radio at nine. As a young radio actor he was known for his impersonations. He won a radio contest for mimicking the voice of Adolf Hitler, and appeared regularly as an actor on local radio stations

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and

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. He attended Bennett High School and was valedictorian of the Class of 1946. Booke enrolled in

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at 16, and performed in Shakespearean plays in Columbia's drama club. He graduated from Columbia at 19 in 1949, and received a Master of Fine Arts at the

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. He served in the

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during the

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for two years as a

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officer.

Career

After his Army service, Booke appeared

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in '' The White Devil'' and had his first television role in the series '' Omnibus''. His

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debut was in 1956, in Michael Redgrave's production of '' The Sleeping Prince''. One prominent early role was that of Senator Billboard T. Rawkins in the 1960 revival of '' Finian's Rainbow.'' He also appeared in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', '' What's Up, Doc?'' and ''

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''. In 1962, he starred in the Broadway musical ''

Fiorello! ''Fiorello!'' is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a reform Republican, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, and tells the story of how La Guardia took on the Tammany Hall political machine. The book is by Jerome Weidman and ...

'' as the title character. Aside from his film roles he appeared on television, among them ''

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'' and '' 12 O-Clock High'', and he worked as a voice actor in the 1980s and early 1990s. Booke also was a guest conductor at the

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. Booke received an

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nomination for his appearance in ''

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'' in the episode "What's God to Julius?". He appeared in an episode of '' Mission: Impossible'' from the first season in 1966. Booke appeared in two early episodes of ''

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'', as General Barker in "Requiem for a Lightweight" and " Chief Surgeon Who?"; the latter marked the debut of the character

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, with whom Booke's character had previously dealt. He also had a recurring role in ''

All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...

'' as Mr. Sanders, personnel manager at

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's workplace, Prendergast Tool and Die Company. (He had previously appeared on ''All in the Family'' as Lyle Bennett, the manager of a local television station.) Booke was featured on an episode of '' Good Times'', and had a recurring role as the Jewish mob boss "Lefkowitz" on ''

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''. He also appeared in two episodes of Columbo, Swan Song in Season 3 (featuring Johnny Cash) and The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case in Season 6. In 1976 he played a record producer in

Rich Man, Poor Man Book II ''Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'' is an American television miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET/PT on Tuesday nights between September 21, 1976 and March 8, 1977. A sequel to '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' that had aired the pr ...

. Booke's most notable role was in ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' as

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, the humorously wicked antagonist to Bo and Luke Duke. The series ran on CBS for seven seasons, from 1979 to 1985. It spawned an animated series, '' The Dukes'' (1983), two reunion TV specials (by which time Booke had died, and the character of Boss Hogg was also said to be deceased), a

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(2005) and '' The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning'' (a 2007 TV movie). Booke had stopped appearing physically in acting roles, but he continued to perform voice work on several television shows and movies, occasionally as narrator, and sometimes as a cartoon character's voice, in such movies as ''

Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers ''Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The two-hour film aired in syndication. Plot Shaggy discovers that his uncle Colon ...

'' (1987 TV movie), ''

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'' (1990 television series), and '' Rock-A-Doodle'' (1991).

Personal life

Booke was tall and weighed at the time of his Boss Hogg role, and wore padding to seem fatter. He copied the Hogg character's American South drawl from U.S. senators

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and Strom Thurmond. Brooke was fluent in French,

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Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

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, Belorussian,

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and

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. He said that he also “fussed" with a half-dozen other languages such as

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, and

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. One of his hobbies was moving into and restoring rundown houses. In 1981, he lived in a "modest home on a modest street in Los Angeles," where he did his own gardening and carpentry. He called his Boss Hogg character "despicable," but enjoyed meeting with fans of the show. Booke was married to Miranda Knickerbocker, then a senior at

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, in 1958. She was the daughter of journalist

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. They had two children before divorcing in 1973.

Death

On February 11, 1994, Sorrell Booke died of

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in Sherman Oaks, California. He is interred at the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in

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. He was survived by a brother, two children and four grandchildren.

Partial filmography

*''

Gone Are the Days! ''Gone Are the Days!'' or ''Purlie Victorious'' is a 1963 American black and white film starring Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Godfrey Cambridge. It is based on the 1961 Broadway play ''Purlie Victorious'', which was written by Davis. Davis, Dee, Camb ...

'' (1963) as Ol' Cap', Stonewall Jackson Cotchipee *''

'' (1964) as Dr. Jackson *'' Les Félins'' (1964) as Harry *''

'' (1964) as Congressman Raskob *''

'' (1966) as Leonard Tupperman *''

Up the Down Staircase ''Up the Down Staircase'' is a novel written by Bel Kaufman, published in 1964, which spent 64 weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. In 1967 it was released as a film starring Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Ruth White, Jean Stapl ...

'' (1967) as Dr. Bester *''

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'' (1967) as Colonel Coolpepper *''

The Borgia Stick ''The Borgia Stick'' is a 1967 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Don Murray and Inger Stevens. It featured Fritz Weaver, Barry Nelson, Barnard Hughes, Conrad Bain, and Sorrell Booke in supporting roles, and was directed by ...

'' (1967) as Alton *''

Bye Bye Braverman ''Bye Bye Braverman'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Herbert Sargent was adapted from the 1964 novel ''To an Early Grave'' by Wallace Markfield. Plot When minor writer Leslie Braverman dies suddenl ...

'' (1968) as Holly Levine *'' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972) as Harry *''

Slaughterhouse-Five ''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death'' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to h ...

'' (1972) as Lionel Merble *''

The Iceman Cometh ''The Iceman Cometh'' is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 perf ...

'' (1973) as Hugo Kalmar *'' The Take'' (1974) as Oscar *''

Devil Times Five ''People Toys'' is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Sean MacGregor and an uncredited David Sheldon and starring Sorrell Booke, Gene Evans, Shelley Morrison, and Leif Garrett, along with Garrett's real-life sister, Dawn Lyn and their mother ...

'' (1974) as Harvey Beckman *''

Bank Shot ''Bank Shot'' is a 1974 heist film directed by Gower Champion and written by Wendell Mayes. It was loosely based upon Donald E. Westlake's 1972 novel of the same name, which was the second book of his " Dortmunder" series. The film stars Geor ...

'' (1974) as Al G. Karp *'' The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery'' (1975) as Dr. Melon *''

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'' (1976) as Max Engstrom *'' Special Delivery'' (1976) as Hubert Zane *''

Freaky Friday ''Freaky Friday'' is a comedic children's novel written by Mary Rodgers, first published by Harper & Row in 1972. It has been adapted for several films, including versions in 1976, 1995, 2003, and 2018, and was reinterpreted as a horror film f ...

'' (1976) as Mr. Dilk *''

The Other Side of Midnight ''The Other Side of Midnight'' is a novel by American writer Sidney Sheldon published in 1973. The book reached No. 1 on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. It was made into a 1977 film, and followed by a sequel written by Sheldon tit ...

'' (1977) as Lanchon *'' Record City'' (1978) as Coznowski *''

The Cat from Outer Space ''The Cat from Outer Space'' is a 1978 American science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Tokar (his final film before his death the following year) starring Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Ronnie Schell, Roddy McDowall and McLean ...

'' (1978) as Presiding Judge (uncredited) *'' Rock-a-Doodle'' (1991) as Pinky, the Manager (voice)

Television work

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'' (1952) *'' Brenner'' (1959) *''

'' (1960) *''

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'' (1961) *''

Car 54, Where Are You? ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1961 to April 1963. Filmed in black and white, the series starred Joe E. Ross as Gunther Toody and Fred Gwynne as Francis Muldoon, two mismatched New York City p ...

'', as Police Commissioner Harper in "How High Is Up?" (1962) *'' Route 66'', as Sam Frazier in "Voice at the End of the Line" (1962) *'' Naked City'' ''Beyond This Place There Be Dragons'' (9 episodes, 1960–1963) *''

The Patty Duke Show ''The Patty Duke Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Sidney Sheldon and William Asher. The series ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, to April 27, 1966. The series was developed as a vehicle for teenage star Patty Duke, who h ...

'', as Gilbert Tugwell in "Block That Statue" (1964) *''

Twelve O'Clock High ''Twelve O'Clock High'' is a 1949 American war film about aircrews in the United States Army's Eighth Air Force, who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and Occupied France during the early days of American involvement in World War II ...

'', as Sgt. Aronson in "Faith, Hope, and Sgt. Aronson" (1965) *''

Slattery's People ''Slattery's People'' is a 1964–65 American television series about local politics starring Richard Crenna as title character James Slattery, a state legislator, co-starring Ed Asner and Tol Avery, and featuring Carroll O'Connor and Warren Oat ...

'' as Max Rice in "Question: What's a Swan Song for a Sparrow?" (1965) *''New York Television Theatre'' (1965) *'' T.H.E. Cat'' – Episode 1 (1966) *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1967) *''

'' (1967) *'' Ironside'' ''Shell Game'' (1968) *''

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'', as Heisel in "The Night of the Egyptian Queen" (1968) *''

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'' - "The Double Wall" (1970) *''

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'' (one episode 1971) as Mr Bomberg *''

'' (1972-1977) as Joseph Sanders (4 episodes) / Mr. Bennett *'' Owen Marshall, Counsellor at Law'' (1971) *''

'' (2 episodes, 1972) as Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker *'' The Manhunter'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) *''

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'', in "Milligan" (1972) as Gerald Pandy *''

Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tryin ...

'' (1972) *''Adventures of Nick Carter'' (1972) *''Dr. Max'' (1974) as Dr. Scott Herndon *''The Last Angry Man'' (1974) as Dr. Max Vogel *''

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'' (1974) as Herbie Vincent / Otto *''

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'' (1974) *'' Columbo: Swan Song'' (1974) as J.J. Stringer *'' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (1974) as Mr. Eddy *''

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'', in "A Dream Within a Dream" (1974) as Sheriff Hodges *'' Adventures of the Queen'' (1975) as Robert Dwight *''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ...

'' (1975) as Quincy Lloyd *''

'' (1976) 5 episodes, as Phil Greenberg *'' Brenda Starr'' (1976) as A.J. Livwright *''

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'' (1976) as Mr. Perlmutter *'' Hunter'', episode "The Lovejoy Files" (1977) as Mervyn *''

Black Sheep Squadron ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (renamed ''Black Sheep Squadron'' for the second season) is an American television series that aired on NBC from September 23, 1976, until April 6, 1978. It was part historical drama, period military drama, part comedy. I ...

'' Episode "Poor Little Lambs" (1977) as Father Phillipe *''

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera that aired in daily weeknight syndication from January 1976 to July 1977. The series follows the titular Mary Hartman, an Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarre ...

'' (1977) as Rabbi Weintraub *''The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened'' (1977) as Samuelson *''

The Amazing Howard Hughes ''The Amazing Howard Hughes'' is a 1977 American made-for-television biographical film about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book ''Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes'' by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. T ...

'' (1977) as Fiorello LaGuardia *'' Columbo: The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case'' (1977) as Bertie Hastings *''Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' (1978) *''

'' (1978) as Charles Lefkowitz *'' Good Times'' (1978) as Mr. Galbraith *''

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'' (1978) *''

What's Happening!! ''What's Happening!!'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976, until April 28, 1979, premiering as a summer series. Due to other shows being cancelled across the network, and good ratings and reviews from ...

'' (1978) as Mr. Finley *''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investiga ...

'' "The Jersey Bounce" (1978) as Wade G. Ward *''

Bigfoot and Wildboy ''Bigfoot and Wildboy'' was a live action children's television series on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It began in 1977 as a part of ''The Krofft Supershow'' on Saturday mornings. Each episode was 15 minutes long, with cliffhanger endings ...

'' (1979) *''

'' (1979-1985) as Boss Hogg / Jefferson Davis Hogg *''

The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pa ...

'' (1980) as Lucius Kergo *''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

'' (1981) (voice) *'' The Dukes'' (1983) as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg (voice) *'' Alice'' (1983) as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg *'' The Pound Puppies'' (1985) as Mayor Fist aka The Mayor (voice) *''

Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife, ...

'' (1985) as Sheik Fraser *'' Crazy Like a Fox'' (1986) as Bernard 'Bernie' Sinclair *''

You Again? ''You Again?'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987. It was based on the British show ''Home to Roost''. Synopsis Jack Klugman stars as Henry Willows, a man still em ...

'' (1986) as Roger Davidson *''

'' (1987) as Sheriff Rufus Buzby / T.J. Buzby (voice) *''

Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears ''Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears'' is a 1988 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the '' Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. This Hanna-Barbera production was the last to feature Daws ...

'' (1988) as Mountain Bear (voice) *''

Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three dau ...

'' Episode "Our Very First Christmas Show" (1988) as Lionel / Santa Claus *''

Fantastic Max ''Fantastic Max'' is an animated cartoon series, originally aired from 1988 to 1990 created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Kalisto Ltd., Booker PLC and Tanaka Promotion Co. and in association with S4C. It centers on a boy named Maxwell "Fantastic ...

'' (1988) (voice) *'' Don Coyote & Sancho Panda'' (1990) (voice) *'' Tom and Jerry Kids Show'' (1990) as Announcer (voice) *''

'' (1990) (voice) *''

Civil Wars A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...

'' (1991) as Charles Previn *'' Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation'' (1992) as Big Daddy Boo (voice) *''

Capitol Critters ''Capitol Critters'' is an American animated sitcom about the lives of mice, rats and roaches who reside in the basement and walls of the White House in Washington, D.C. The series was produced by Steven Bochco Productions and Hanna-Barbera in ...

'' (1992) (voice) *'' Bonkers'' (1993) as Boss Hoss (voice) *''

The New Adventures of Captain Planet ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Ca ...

'' (1993) as Sheriff Hebbs (voice) *''

Droopy, Master Detective ''Droopy, Master Detective'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in association with Turner Entertainment, and a spin-off of '' Tom & Jerry Kids''. It debuted on Fox's Saturday morning block Fox Kids and ...

'' (voice) (1993)

Stage appearances

*'' The Sleeping Prince'' (1956) *''Nature's Way'' (1957) *''

Heartbreak House ''Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes'' is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cul ...

'' (1959) *''

'' (1959–61) (replacement) *'' Finian's Rainbow'' (1960) *''

Caligula Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicu ...

'' (1960) *''Purlie Victorious'' (1961–62) *''The White House'' (1964) *''Jonah'' (1966) *''

'' (1966) *''Come Live with Me'' (1967) *'' Morning, Noon and Night'' (1968)

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