Ben Jones, the actor turned politician best known for playing Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard,” died on Sunday from a heart attack, according to his wife Alma Viator. With a photo of Jones holding his dog, she wrote, “I lost the love of my life today. In “The Dukes of Hazzard,” Jones played Cooter Davenport, the Hazzard County mechanic and an honorary member of the Duke clan. He wrote in an Instagram post, “’The Dukes of Hazzard’ lost another integral part of their cast today. Ben Jones was a fine friend and a fierce advocate of all the best things we can offer in the entertainment business.