Ben Jones Dies: Cooter On ‘Dukes Of Hazzard,’ Georgia Congressman Was 84

Ben Jones, known to millions as the affable — if mischievous — mechanic Cooter on The Dukes of Hazzard, died today at the age of 84. His wife, Alma Vitor, said that Jones had died of a massive heart attack while “resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop…