--- title: "Dukes of Hazzard actor Ben Jones dies at 84" description: "All outlets reported Ben Jones’s death at 84, noting his role as Cooter Davenport in *The Dukes of Hazzard*. Geo News and 24 News HD provided slightly more context about his career and the cause of death, with 24 News HD mentioning a heart attack and Geo News quoting his wife’s announcement. ARY News focused primarily on the death and heart attack, with less additional biographical detail." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2590-dukes-of-hazzard-actor-ben-jones-dies-at-84 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Dukes of Hazzard actor Ben Jones dies at 84 entertainment · latest filing 10 Aug 2026, 7:54 PM PKT · 10 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > All outlets reported Ben Jones’s death at 84, noting his role as Cooter Davenport in *The Dukes of Hazzard*. Geo News and 24 News HD provided slightly more context about his career and the cause of death, with 24 News HD mentioning a heart attack and Geo News quoting his wife’s announcement. ARY News focused primarily on the death and heart attack, with less additional biographical detail. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor Ben Jones dies at 84](https://www.24newshd.tv/10-Aug-2026/dukes-hazzard-actor-ben-jones-dies-84) · 10 Aug 2026, 7:54 PM PKT > American actor Ben Jones, best known for playing the popular character Cooter Davenport in the television series 'The Dukes of Hazzard', has died at the age of 84, 24NewsHD TV reported on Monday. - **The News International** — ['Dukes of Hazzard' star Ben Jones takes his last breath at 84](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1411779-dukes-of-hazzard-star-ben-jones-takes-his-last-breath-at-84) · 10 Aug 2026, 9:39 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > 'Dukes of Hazzard' star Ben Jones takes his last breath at 84Ben Jones, best known for playing Cooter Davenport in the classic TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, has died at the age of 84.The actor's wife, Alma Viator, announced his death on social media on Sunday, August 9. As per Alma, Ben passed... - **ARY News (English)** — [‘Dukes of Hazzard’ star Ben Jones dies at 84 after heart attack](https://arynews.tv/dukes-of-hazzard-star-ben-jones-dies-at-84-after-heart-attack) · 10 Aug 2026, 9:17 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing - **Geo News** — [Ben Jones, Dukes of Hazzard's Cooter, dies at 84](https://www.geo.tv/latest/676896-ben-jones-dukes-of-hazzards-cooter-dies-at-84) · 10 Aug 2026, 8:31 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Ben Jones, Dukes of Hazzard's Cooter, dies at 84 Ben Jones, who played the beloved mechanic Cooter Davenport across all seven seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard, has died at 84. His wife, Alma Viator, announced his death in a Facebook post on Sunday, saying he suffered a massive... 4 articles from 4 outlets, 10 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.