articleThe Brief Actor Ben Jones, famous for playing mechanic Cooter Davenport in "The Dukes of Hazzard," died of a heart attack. The former Georgia congressman was 84 years old when he died at home resting in his favorite chair, according to his wife. Ben Jones, an actor known for playing Cooter Davenport in "The Dukes of Hazzard" before serving as a U.S. representative for Georgia, has died at 84. What we know:Former actor and politician Ben Jones died at his home from a heart attack, according to a Facebook post by his wife, Alma Viator. He later mirrored his real-life political career by playing a congressman in the television movie "The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!"