On the American TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, Roscoe P. Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county administrator, Boss Hogg . Roscoe frequently initiates car chases with Bo and Luke Duke (Hogg's most frequent adversaries), but the Duke boys are often able to easily elude Roscoe, who winds up crashing his patrol car in various ways (always escaping uninjured).
The role of Roscoe is played by James Best , who had appeared in numerous movies and TV series before landing the role as top (inept) lawman of Hazzard County. The character was a fairly serious one during The Dukes of Hazzard's first season, but was very popular with viewers and subsequently loosened into a Wile E. Coyote-type lawman.
