prospector Sandy Bowen in "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito." He also made guest appearances on Bonanza, Cheyenne, Gunsmoke, The Outer Limits, The Rifleman, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Andy Griffith Show, The Wild Wild West, Adam-12, and The Twilight Zone. In one of his last movies, Moonrunners (1975)—the precursor to The Dukes of Hazzard—he played the original Uncle Jesse. In his later years, Hunnicutt served as honorary mayor of Northridge, California. He developed tongue cancer. Death On September 27, 1979, Hunnicutt died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital at age 69. He was buried in the Coop Prairie Cemetery in Mansfield, Arkansas. Filmography References External links Arthur Lee Hunnicutt at Find a Grave 1910 births 1979 deaths 20th-century American male actors Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from oral cancer Male actors from Arkansas People from Yell County, Arkansas