Vale: Ben JonesUS actor Ben Jones best known for The Dukes of Hazzard, has died. US actor Ben Jones best known for The Dukes of Hazzard, has died aged 84. Ben passed from a massive heart attack,” Alma Viator wrote on Facebook. Ben had the most amazing rich full life. Jones played mechanic Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985.