Don Pedro Colley - wikipedia Don Pedro Colley Don Pedro Colley Colley in 2015 ( 1938 - 08 - 30 ) August 30, 1938 Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. October 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 11 ) ( aged 79 ) Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. Alma mater University of Oregon Occupation Actor Children Don Pedro Colley ( August 30, 1938 -- October 11, 2017 ) was an American actor. Some of his better known roles include Gideon on Daniel Boone, Ongaro in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, SRT in George Lucas ' THX 1138, Joshua in The Legend of Nigger Charley, and Sheriff Little in the 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links Early life Colley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Muriel and Pete Colley. He attended Klamath Union High School and actively played football and track and field, which led to an unsuccessful try - out for the 1960 Summer Olympics. He later attended the University of Oregon and studied architecture. Later, he became a theatre member and spent five years learning his craft in various productions in San Francisco. Career Colley appeared in several 1960s and ' 70s television Westerns that included The Wild, Wild West, Cimarron Strip, The Virginian, Nichols, and Iron Horse. He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festival 's `` A Gathering of Guns 4 : A TV Western Reunion '' at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. During the 1970s Blaxploitation era, Don appeared alongside Fred `` The Hammer '' Williamson, D'Urville Martin, and Gloria Hendry in such films as Legend of Nigger Charley, Black Caesar, and Sugar Hill. Throughout his career, Don made several guest appearances in many popular TV series, including Adam 12, Night Gallery, Ironside, The Streets of San Francisco, Harry O, Little House on the Prairie, Starsky and Hutch, The Bionic Woman, Fantasy Island, and The A-Team. However, he is probably best known for his roles of Gideon in the series Daniel Boone, SRT in George Lucas ' THX 1138, in Beneath the Planet of the Apes as Ongaro, and as Sheriff Little in the TV series Dukes of Hazzard. Death Colley died of cancer in his hometown of Klamath Falls, Oregon, at the age of age 79. Filmography Daniel Boone ( 1968 -- 1969, TV series ) - Gideon The Virginian ( 1968, TV series ) - Ira Diller Here Come the Brides ( 1968, TV series ) - Ox Beneath the Planet of the Apes ( 1970 ) - Ongaro Believe in Me ( 1971 ) - Man THX 1138 ( 1971 ) - SRT Adam - 12 ( 1971, TV series ) - T. Leeland Sabeth Crosscurrent ( 1971, TV movie ) - Freddie Trench The Legend of Nigger Charley ( 1972 ) - Joshua Lapin 360 ( 1972 ) The World 's Greatest Athlete ( 1973 ) - Morumba Black Caesar ( 1973 ) - Crawdaddy This Is a Hijack ( 1973 ) - Champ Sugar Hill ( 1974 ) - Baron Samedi Herbie Rides Again ( 1974 ) - Barnstorff Little House on the Prairie ( 1977, TV series ) - Dr. Tane Starsky and Hutch ( 1977, TV series ) - Papa Theodore Space Academy ( 1977, TV series ) - Dramon Casino ( 1980, TV movie ) - Sam The Dukes of Hazzard ( 1981 -- 1984, TV series ) - Sheriff Little The Blue Iguana ( 1988 ) - Boat Captain Journey of Honor ( 1991 ) - Narrator ( voice ) Quest of the Delta Knights ( 1993 ) - Black Spy Cagney & Lacey : The Return ( 1994, TV movie ) - Virgil Piranha ( 1995 ) - Leonard A Hollow Place ( 1998, short ) - Office Stern Midnight Massacre ( 2016 ) - President Tarquin References ^ Jump up to : Barnes, Mike ( November 17, 2017 ). `` Don Pedro Colley, ' Dukes of Hazzard ' Actor, Dies at 79 ''. The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018 - 3660. Jump up ^ Thompson, Howard ( May 18, 1972 ). `` The Legend of Nigger Charley ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Handley, Rich ( 2009 ). Timeline Of The Planet Of The Apes : The Definitive Chronology. Hasslein Books. p. 195. ISBN 978 - 0 - 615 - 25392 - 3. Jump up ^ Greenspun, Roger ( March 12, 1971 ). `` Lucas 's ' THX1138 ' : Love Is a Punishable Crime in Future ''. The New York Times. Further reading Humphreys, Justin ( 2006 ). Names You Never Remember, with Faces You Never Forget. Albany : BearManor Media. ISBN 978 - 1593930417. External links Official website Don Pedro Colley on IMDb Don Pedro Colley interview about working on THX 1138 Don Pedro Colley WFMU interview BNF : cb14165713m ( data ) GND : 173756859 ISNI : 0000 0001 1490 4797 LCCN : no2010180312 SUDOC : 170724484 VIAF : 39585841 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don_Pedro_Colley&oldid=841183522 '' Categories : 1938 births 2017 deaths Male actors from Oregon American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors African - American male actors People from Klamath Falls, Oregon University of Oregon alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Magyar Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 14 : 22. 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Question: who played sheriff little on dukes of hazzard
Answer: Don Pedro Colley