Ben Jones, the actor best known for his role on The Dukes of Hazzard  as Cooter Davenport, and later serving as a politician, has died at 84 years old. The news was announced by his wife, Alma Viator, on Sunday, August 9. Ben passed from a massive heart attack. He was home resting in his favorite chair waiting for the Braves to come on and whoop the Yankees.Jones left Hollywood for the U.S. House of Representatives. He served two terms from 1989 to 1993 while living in Georgia. WIOE’s Flyin’ Brian worked with Ben Jones one day in the 1990’s for then Congress Woman Jill Long’s birthday party in Fort Wayne. Brian said “I was there as DJ playing music and Ben Jones was there to sing happy birthday to Jill Long. While people celebrated Jill’s birthday during a roast, Ben and I had a couple hours to talk. Ben was nice and shared many memories of The Dukes Of Hazzard with me.”

He is survived by his wife, Alma Viator, whom he married in 1992, and two children, Rachel and Walker.