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Cooter Davenport is a fictional character from the American TV show The Dukes of Hazzard. He was played by Ben Jones. The name may be a construction of "cooter" (south Georgia slang for a turtle) and "Davenport" (an aggrandized rural term for sofa or couch) — literally "couch turtle."

Cooter was the mechanic in the fictional Hazzard County, in Georgia. He owned "Cooter's Garage" in Hazzard County Square, directly across from the Police Department and the County Bank. Sometimes called "Crazy Cooter" (his CB handle), he was a wild and scruffy-looking man, usually seen in sleeveless shirt, filthy blue jeans, and a well-worn ball cap. He maintained a steady business, mainly due to the fact that the Duke boys were constantly damaging their car, The General Lee and ultimately eventuating the wreckage of the county patrol cars as well (as Cooter once pointed out, following the Dukes around is guaranteed to increase his business). Cooter drove a variety of trucks. In the first season, he drove a brown 1969 Chevy tow truck; in the second season he drove a blue and white 1967 Ford F-100 Custom tow truck, and he also had a blue 1968 Chevy pickup; in the third season and half of the fourth season, he drove a yellow 1979 Ford F-100 Custom tow truck; in the half of the fourth season and rest of the series, he drove a blue and white 1968-72 GMC tow truck .

Cooter was also an "honorary Duke", as he was the best friend of the family and he regularly assisted them in foiling Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. During the episode, "Happy Birthday General Lee", it is explained that Cooter actually helped in restoring The General Lee from a wrecked black 1969 Dodge Charger. He was also the supplier of its unique orange paint (it was all that he had, in a quantity sufficient enough to paint a car with). It is also suggested that it was he who supplied the famous "Dixie" horn. Though Cooter also owns a small farm, it's apparent that it isn't used for farming. It has also been implied that Cooter often lives out of his truck. Though Cooter wouldn't start a fight without good reason, he does enjoy a good fight (being quite a good fighter, himself, Cooter rarely loses a fair fight).

During the 1979-1980 season, Ben Jones boycotted the show due to a dispute with the producers: Jones felt the character should have a beard and the producers insisted that he be clean-shaven. As a result, Jones left the show for several episodes and it was explained in the series that Cooter was out of town. Filling in for Cooter at the garage during his absence were his cousins, B.B. Davenport (in only one appearance, played by Mickey Jones), and L.B. Davenport (played by Ernie W. Brown). Ben Jones eventually gave in and returned to the show with the episode "Treasure of Hazzard", (1980).

In the 1997 television movie The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, it was revealed that Cooter had gone on to become a congressman (the same as actor Ben Jones had done in real life).

C. Pete Munro portrayed Cooter in the 1975 film Moonrunners. This film was the precursor to The Dukes of Hazzard. Ben Jones was also in Moonrunners, but he played the revenue agent after Uncle Jesse and the cousins.

David Koechner portrayed Cooter in the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard.

Joel Moore will play Cooter in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

• Cooter Davenport inspired the name of Mississippi punk metal band The Cooters.