Don Pedro Colley

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 Chickasaw County Sheriff Ed Little in the 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard.

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.

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.

Filmography

The Bill Cosby Show (1969 TV series 1x24) - Big Bronson 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 Ed 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