<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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