The cast of The Dukes of Hazzard: from the Duke brothers to cousin Daisy, where are they now?

John Schneider, now 66, has continued acting since the show, especially finding success on TV and with TV movies. His most notable roles outside of Hazzard include playing Jonathan Kent in the hit DC series Smallville, and Jim Cryer in the Tyler Perry drama The Haves and Have Nots.

He is also a country music singer, releasing his debut album in 1981. The 1985 album A Memory Like You went to number on the Country Albums chart in the United States, and his debut single, "It's Now or Never," was a top 20 crossover hit as well.

John has been married four times since 1983 (to Tawny Little, 1983-86, to Elly Castle, 1993-2019, to Alicia Allain, 2019 until her 2023 death, and since 2024, to Dee Dee Sorvino), and is a father of three. He has ignited controversy over the years, first for incurring a jail sentence for failing to pay alimony to one of his ex-wives, and secondly for a widely derided tweet calling for former president Joe Biden and his son Hunter to be "publicly hung."

Tom Wopat, now 74, continued his career on screen with roles in the shows Blue Skies, A Peaceable Kingdom, Cybill, and Longmire, plus the movie Django Unchained, but he's found the most success on stage.

He's appeared in productions and revivals of Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun (which earned him a Tony nomination), Chicago, 42nd Street, Sondheim on Sondheim, and Catch Me If You Can over the years. Like John, Tom has also released music, although to varied success.

He has been married twice, first to Vickie Allen and then to Kirsten S. Larvick, and is a father of five children. Tom has also faced legal troubles over the years, ranging from assault and battery charges to substance possession.

Catherine Bach, now 71, became a major nationwide sex symbol thanks to her work on Hazzard. However, after the show, her acting career momentarily stalled as she worked in more low-profile projects. Her most notable role in the '90s was the adventure drama African Skies, which ran for two seasons. Her most notable role since Hazzard came in 2012, when she was cast as Anita Lawson in The Young and the Restless, a role she played until 2019.

After her divorce from David Shaw during Hazzard's airing in 1981, Catherine found love with entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez, tying the knot in 1990. They welcomed two daughters together until his death in 2010. In 2025, Catherine was briefly hospitalized for an embolism, but has since recovered.

Denver Pyle's acting career lasted for nearly a decade after Hazzard came to an end. By the time the show had started airing, he was already renowned for his work in TV shows like The Andy Griffith Show and The Doris Day Show, and movies like Bonnie & Clyde. After Hazzard ended in 1985, he only appeared in a handful of movies, the last being the 1994 film Maverick.

In 1983, while in the midst of making Hazzard, he married his second wife, Tippie Johnston, over a decade after his divorce from first wife Marilee Carpenter. He died on Christmas Day 1997 at the age of 77.

Playing Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg proved to be Sorrell Booke's most prolific role, although his career didn't stop with the show's conclusion. He appeared in over 20 more TV shows after the show's end in varying capacities, most notably lending his voice to animated shows like Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers, The Smurfs, Gravedale High and Tiny Toon Adventures.

In February 1994, at the age of 64, he died of colorectal cancer. At the time, he was survived by his two children, shared with ex-wife Miranda Knickerbocker.

James Best had been acting for three decades by the time he landed his role as the Sheriff on Hazzard. His career continued for nearly three more decades after, including many appearances on TV and made-for-TV films, including an episode of the show In the Heat of the Night and his final screen appearance, the 2013 TV movie The Sweeter Side of Life.

After his divorce from second wife JoBee Croskery in 1977, he found love once again with Dorothy Collier, the couple tying the knot in 1986. In his later years, he turned to painting and teaching, most notably at the University of Central Florida. He died in April 2015 at the age of 88, survived by his wife Dorothy and his three children from his first two marriages.

Ben Jones' filmography following Hazzard wasn't extensive, taking a break from the screen in the late '80s. However, his main claim to fame at the time was as a politician, after being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1989. As a member of the Democratic party, he remained in office until a 1993 redistricting, unsuccessfully attempting to run in both 1994 and 2002.

He was also the President of the Georgia branch of the Screen Actors Guild and continued to primarily divide his time between Georgia and California with wife Alma Viator. They created the Dukes of Hazzard museum and theme store in Virginia together, which was a huge success and spawned multiple locations nationwide. He also published poetry and political commentary in notable publications like The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, etc.

He passed away on August 9, 2026 at the age of 84 from a heart attack.

Playing the Balladeer, the show's narrator, Waylon Jennings only made one on-screen appearance on Hazzard, but was considered an integral part regardless. And beyond the show, he was already regarded as one of the greatest country musicians alive, especially in the genres of outlaw and progressive country.

Waylon's solo success was rocky after the show ended. He was part of the USA for Africa supergroup, which released "We Are the World" in 1985, and his 1985 album Will the Wolf Survive boosted his resurgence. However, by the '90s, his sales had declined, though his live shows still pulled huge crowds. He slowed down his tour schedule in 1997 to devote time to his family.

While his success as a soloist waned, he did experience massive fame as a member of the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. The group released three albums in their decade together, earning one number one as well.

By the mid '80s, Waylon had given up his drug and smoking addiction, primarily motivated by his son Shooter, now also a musician. However, his health troubles caught up to him in his later age, and he died in February 2002 at the age of 64 from complications of diabetes, survived by his six kids and wife Jessi Colter.