Career
Born in Hazen, Arkansas, Hancock is possibly best remembered for his role as "Scotty" in the American Broadcasting Company miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. His large size and distinctive bass voice allowed him to establish a niche playing authority figures, and he was often cast as a minister, judge, or high-ranking military officer Hancock also made recurring appearances in several television shows during his career, including Knots Landing, Family Ties, Diff"rent Strokes, Cop Rock,The Dukes of Hazzard, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Amen, Midnight Caller, Pacific Station, and Los Angeles Law.
He was working with Susan Dey on the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Love & War as the bartender "Ike Johnson" in 1992, when he died of a heart attack at his home in Los Los Angeles
Hancock"s character"s death was subsequently written into the series and he was replaced by actor Charles Robinson. Hancock was interred in the Devotion section, at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.