<P> James Best ( born Jewel Franklin Guy ; July 26 , 1926 -- April 6 , 2015 ) was an American television , film , character , voice , and stage actor , as well as a writer , director , acting coach , artist , college professor , and musician , whose career spanned seven decades of television . He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows . </P>
<P> James Best ( born Jewel Franklin Guy ; July 26 , 1926 -- April 6 , 2015 ) was an American television , film , character , voice , and stage actor , as well as a writer , director , acting coach , artist , college professor , and musician , whose career spanned seven decades of television . He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows . </P>
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James Best
James Best