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Ben Jones

Actor who played Cooter Davenport and was admired by Randy Johnson

Ben Jones is best known to Randy as the actor who played mechanic Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard. Across four TikTok tributes, Randy calls himself one of Jones's biggest fans, says he watched every episode in which Jones appeared, and credits him with helping make the program wonderful.TikTok sources: The Late Ben Jones (1941-2026) (August 10, 2026), The Late Ben Jones - Part II (August 12, 2026).

Career and Randy's tributes

Randy also connects Jones with Moonrunners, writing, public office, and Cooter's Place. He repeatedly describes Jones as talented, nice, terrific, and missed. The posts were framed as memorials after Randy believed Jones had died; Randypedia does not independently assert the reported 2026 death, cause, age, family details, or career statistics from the captions.TikTok sources: The Late Ben Jones - Part III (August 16, 2026), The Late Ben Jones - Part IV (August 30, 2026).

References

  1. The Late Ben Jones (1941-2026), August 10, 2026, archived caption transcript.
  2. The Late Ben Jones - Part II, August 12, 2026, archived caption transcript.
  3. The Late Ben Jones - Part III, August 16, 2026, archived caption transcript.
  4. The Late Ben Jones - Part IV, August 30, 2026, archived caption transcript.
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