Don Pedro Colley

Don Pedro Colley (August 30, 1938 – October 11, 2017) was an American actor known for his roles in various movies and TV shows. He portrayed Gideon on Daniel Boone, Ongaro in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, SRT in THX 1138, Joshua in The Legend of Nigger Charley, and Sheriff Ed Little in The Dukes of Hazzard. Colley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and attended Klamath Union High School where he excelled in football and track and field. He later studied architecture at the University of Oregon before pursuing a career in acting. Colley appeared in numerous television Westerns during the 1960s and '70s such as The Wild, Wild West, Cimarron Strip, The Virginian, Nichols, and Iron Horse.