Boss Hogg
| Boss Hogg | |
|---|---|
| The Dukes of Hazzard character | |
| First appearance | "One Armed Bandits", first episode of The Dukes of Hazzard |
| Portrayed by | Sorrell Booke - 1979 Burt Reynolds - 2005 Christopher McDonald - 2007 |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | County commissioner |
| Relatives | Lulu Coltrane-Hogg (wife) Abraham Lincoln Hogg (twin brother) Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (brother-in-law) Hughie Hogg (nephew) Jamie Lee Hogg (nephew) Cletus Hogg (third cousin) |
| Nationality | American |
Jefferson Davis Hogg, known as Boss Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was the county commissioner of Hazzard County, and the county's political boss and the main antagonist of the show. Boss Hogg almost always wore an all-white suit with a white cowboy hat and regularly smoked cigars. His namesake is Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. The role of Boss Hogg was played by Sorrell Booke, who performed frequently on radio, stage, television, and film prior to his role in The Dukes of Hazzard. The character was played by Burt Reynolds in the 2005 film.