Peggy Rea Movies
American actress Peggy Rea began gaining notice in the 1960s as a member of Red Skelton's TV stock company. In the 1970s, she was seen as Olivia Walton's cousin Rose Burton in The Waltons and on an irregular basis as man-chasing Lulu Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard. Later seen in maternal roles, Peggy Rea was featured on Step By Step (1991) as Ivy Williams, the mother of Suzanne Sommers' character, and as Brett Butler's mom Jean Kelly in Grace Under Fire (1993- ). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Gregory Harrison is the Angel of Death in this made-for-TV suspenser. In love with artist Jane Seymour, escaped convict Harrison vows to protect Seymour and her six-year-old son Brian Bonsall from any and all antagonists. Trouble is, Harrison is apt to love Seymour and her boy to death. If you don't care for the melodramatic angle, you'll love the scene wherein Harrison gains Seymour's confidence by agreeing to pose nude for her! Angel of Death premiered on October 2, 1990. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Poor Deputy Enos (Sonny Shroyer) is framed for a bank robbery--and he may be convicted on the eyewitness testimony of Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach)! Actually, Daisy isn't certain what she has seen, but she IS certain that she doesn't want to be responsible for Enos' incarceration. Thus, she generously agrees to marry Enos, acting upon the knowledge that a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband. Can Daisy's cousins Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) simultaneously clear Enos and save Daisy from ruining her life (or at least, messin' it up a mite)? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
The 147th and final episode of The Dukes of Hazzard focuses on a talent show featuring practically everyone in the cast. The star of the show turns out to be, of all people, amateur magician Roscoe (James Best), who pulls off a trick in which Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) vanishes from sight! What Roscoe doesn't know is that Boss has been kidnapped by a pair of ex-convicts who plan to kill the old reprobate for sending them to the slammer...after collecting a million-dollar ransom, of course. In addition to being the series' last episode, this is the only one directed by Dukes of Hazzard costar John Schneider (Bo Duke). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Having long since replaced his wife Lulu's savings bonds with phonies, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) panics when Lulu (Peggy Rea) decides to exchange the bonds for cash. To avoid being trapped by his own perfidy, Boss hires a pair of phony fortune-tellers, Madama Delilah (Leslie Easterbrook) and Three-Pack (Tommy Madden), to persuade Lulu to reveal the combination to her safe. But the crooks haven't reckoned with the Dukes, who intend to get even with Madame Delilah for framing Daisy (Catherine Bach) on a theft charge. Except for a brief phone-call scene, John Schneider (Bo Duke) does not appear in this episode. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Sheriff Little (Don Pedro Colley) is placed in charge of two convicts, one of whom (Judson Scott) has a score to settle with Luke Duke (Tom Wopat). Getting the drop on the Duke boys, the two prisoners force the cousins to help them break out of jail. Unfortunately, the rest of their escape takes the four men straight into the heart of a raging forest fire! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
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The seventh and final season of Dukes of Hazzard finds the familiar cast back in harness, with the exception of Don Pedro Colley in the recurring role of Chickasaw County Sheriff Ed Little. Once again, hot-rodding cousins Luke and Bo Duke (Tom Wopat, John Schneider), aided and abetted by sexy cousin Daisy (Catherine Bach) and Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle), spend half their time zooming around in their hopped up vehicle "General Lee," and the other half foiling the crooked machinations of County Commissioner Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and the less crooked but no less irksome interferences of Sheriff Coltrane (James Best) and Deputy Enos (Sonny Shroyer). Season Seven begins with a "flashback" episode, in which we learn for the first time how the Dukes came into possession of the General Lee. Subsequent installments feature guest-star turns by singer Waylon Jennings and pro racer Cale Yarborough, not to mention the usual run-ins with crooks, con artists and other assorted nemeses. The series finale, "Opening Night at the Boar's Nest, not only co-stars John Schneider but was also written and directed by him -- a first (and last) for Dukes of Hazzard, though series regulars Denver Pyle, Tom Wopat, Sorrell Booke, and James Best had all previously directed a few episodes here and there. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1984
Framed for a crime they didn't commit in Osage County, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) are sentenced to hard labor on a chain gang. It turns out that the arrest was orchestrated by crooked landowner Col. Cassius Clayborne (Morgan Woodward, who appropriately enough had appeared in this episode's filmic precursor Cool Hand Luke), who hopes to lure Boss Hogg out of Hazzard country--the better to strip Boss of everything he possesses, and then some! Watch for future Fresh Prince of Bel-Air regular James Avery in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
Returning from a trip to New Orleans, Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) and Lulu Hogg (Peggy Rea) are unaware that they've brought back the wrong suitcase thanks to a mixup at the airport. They're also unaware that the suitcase contains a stolen necklace. Unfortunately, the crooks who stole the necklace are very much aware of the situation--are equally determined to leave no witnesses behind when they retrieve their ill-gotten gains! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
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Season six of Dukes of Hazzard finds hot-rodding cousins Luke and Bo Duke returning to Hazzard County for good and all, cueing the exit of another set of Duke cousins, Coy and Vance. This is because series stars Tom Wopat and John Schneider, who'd ankled the series during season five in the midst of a contract dispute, made their peace with the producers. Thus, it was back to business, with Luke, Bo, their sexy cousin Daisy (Catherine Bach), their farmer-moonshiner Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) and, of course, their souped up Dodge Charger "General Lee," making life miserable for crooked county commissioner Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and cloddish sheriff Roscoe Coltrane (James Best). As mentioned, Coy and Vance Duke (played during the previous season by Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer) had left for parts unknown. Also absent from the sixth season's 22 episodes are Nedra Voltz as postmistress Miz Emma and Rick Hurst as Deputy Cletus. Making up for this gap in more ways than one is actress Peggy Rea in the off-and-on role of Boss Hogg's hefty wife, Lulu. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1983
R.G. Armstrong guest stars as Floyd Calloway, an old enemy of Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Having vowed to kill the "fat water buffalo", Calloway arranges several suspicious accidents in hopes of bumping Boss off. Feeling a bit sorry for the old reprobate, the Dukes cook up a scheme to convince the world in general and Calloway in particular that Boss is already dead. And the scheme might have gone off without a hitch...had not Calloway demanded to see the body! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
Season Six of Dukes of Hazzard opens as the formidable Lulu Hogg (Peggy Rea) walks out on her husband Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) after an argument. Lulu then moves in with Boss' arch-rivals, the Dukes--who, alas, aren't around to prevent her being kidnapped and held for ransom by a trio of cloddish crooks. Suddenly realizing how much he loves his "Little Kumquat", Boss hopes against hope that Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) will be able to bring her back (whether she wants to come back or not!) This episode, capped by a wild chase through an amusement park, was directed by series regular Tom Wopat. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
James Best plays a dual role in this episode, as bumbling Sheriff Roscoe and a lookalike criminal named Woody. Having undergone plastic surgery to make himself Roscoe's exact double, Woody kidnaps the sheriff and takes his place. It's all part of a scheme to steal a million dollars from an armored truck--but will Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) be able to determine which Roscoe is which in the customary nick of time? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Tracy Scoggins guest stars as Linda Mae Barnes, a voluptuous female deputy who is escorting a male prisoner through Hazzard County. Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is not only enchanted by Linda Mae's beauty, but he's also impressed by the gal's mercenary streak. The Duke boys are likewise appreciative of the girls' looks, but they know something Boss doesn't: Linda Mae is a phony, in cahoots with her "prisoner" in a major crime scheme. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) must keep the State gambling commission from finding out that he's running an illegal casino. To do this, he characteristically frames the Duke boys for his own crimes. But things take an unexpected turn when, after being accidentally injected with truth serum, Boss can't stop spilling the beans about everything...including all the secrets he's kept from his outraged wife Lulu (Peggy Rea)! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Sheriff Roscoe (James Best) is up for re-election, and of course Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is using every means at his disposal (most of them crooked) to make sure that his boy wins. All this changes abruptly when Boss throws his support behind another candidate--his own nephew Hughie (Jeff Altman). No, it isn't a case of nepotism: blackmailing Hughie has "got the goods" on Boss, and he'll tell all unless he's elected Sheriff in Roscoe's place. And how do the Dukes figure into all this? Well, that's another story... ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
After Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) stumble across a stash of stolen credit cards, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) hatches a scheme to get his hands on the cards and frame the Dukes for theft in the process. But Boss has reckoned without his formidable wife Lulu (Peggy Rea), who has just joined Hazzard's Equal Rights Society (HERS), and uses her newfound feminist clout (with a little help from Daisy Duke [Catherine Bach] to take over half her husband's business enterprises. Further flexing her muscles, Lulu proceeds to sell Roscoe's (James Best) car to Sheriff Little (Don Pedro Colley)--never suspecting that those hot credit cards are hidden inside the vehicle! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
For those who need reminding, cartoonist Al Capp of "Li'l Abner" fame was the original creator of "Sadie Hawkins Day", wherein traditional gender roles are reversed and the girls ask the boys out for dances and other such social affairs. Hazzard County's variation on this tradition is "Sadie Hogg Day" during which the females take over jobs traditionally performed by males, and vice versa. Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) is flattered when Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) appoints her temporary county treasurer--little realizing that he intends to have her take the blame for the financial shortages caused by his own embezzlements! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Convict Digger Jackson (Charles Napier) has escaped from prison, swearing revenge on Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). By and by, Jackson kidnaps Boss and holds him for ransom, but no one has any inclination to pay up--and the only people who could possibly rescue Boss, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat), are themselves fugitives, having been framed for a robbery committed by Jackson during his escape. Highlights include a climactic chase on horseback and a performance of "Jambalaya" by Freddie Fender, the latest victim of Boss' "celebrity speed trap." Originally scheduled for March 27, 1981, this episode was bumped forward to March 13. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Taking advantage of a computer dating service, Sheriff Roscoe (James Best) is paired up with a prospective bride, a cutie named Sue Ann (Tori Lysdahl). Making the wedding arrangements, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is careful not to invite the Dukes to the ceremony, the better to frame Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) for the robbery of his own bank that Boss has planned for the afternoon. Little does Boss realize that sweet little Sue Ann has cooked up a bank heist of her own! Featured as Sue Ann's chief accomplice is William Sanderson, the future "Larry" of Newhart's Larry, Darrell, and Darryl. This episode was originally slated to air on November 28, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
In Fun and Games, a professional career woman is harassed by her boss, who then rejects her for promotion. The woman then sues her boss for sexual harassment ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Blanche Hefner has walked out on husband Barney several times in the past, but this time it's permanent. As usual, Barney tries to drown his sorrows at Archie's bar, thoroughly depressing the other patrons. Hoping to divest himself of Barney, Archie tries fixes his pal up with a wealthy and hefty widow named Martha Birkhorn (Peggy Rea). Written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Phil Sharp, and Milt Josefsberg, "Barney the Gold Digger" was first telecast on February 5, 1979 (in a Monday-night slot, a brief departure from the series' customary Sunday-evening home). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, (more)
- 1979
Mel Tillis, who'd later show up as "himself" on Dukes of Hazzard, is here cast as horse-farm owner Burl Tolliver. Mr. Tolliver owns an extraordinarily fast stallion, which Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) plans to steal and enter in the "Mrs. J.D. Hogg Stake Race"--after framing Bo (John Schneider) and Duke (Tom Wopat) for the crime, of course. Unfortunately for all concerned, the prize horse has also attracted the attention of some professional rustlers who have a bad habit of killing people. Seen as Burl Tolliver's wife Sherri is Dorothy Collier, who later married series regular James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1979
Teenager Bobbie Marston (Linda Adams) is thrilled at passing her driver's test, but she still isn't quite ready for the responsibilities of good motorship. While tooling around in her car, Bobbie accidentally strikes down a paperboy. She rushes the injured youngster to the hospital -- then leaves in a panic, failing to report the accident. As the days pass, Bobbie's fear of being discovered threatens to overwhelm her...while her victim remains in the hospital, fighting for his life. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Linda Adams, Michael Biehn, (more)
- 1979
Crooked car dealer Ace Parker (Jerry Rushinng) offers to sell the Duke boys a battered car with a really good engine (designed by "R. Petty"!) for a measly 200 bucks. All that Luke (Tom Wopat) and Bo (John Schneider) have to do in exchange is repossess a fancy Rolls Royce on behalf of Boss Hogg's wife Lulu (Peggy Rea, in her first series appearance). Trouble is, the Rolls is currently in the possession of a particulary nasty gang of counterfeiters! Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport) becomes a full fledged series regular in this episodes, which features in the guest-star roster Dukes of Hazzard's executive producer Rod Amateau, real-life former moonshiner Jerry Rushing, and onetime NFL defensive end Claude Humphrey. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
