Methinks you may mean "Billie Sol Estes" (1925-2013), a good friend and business supporter of LBJ, who was a conman and convicted fraudster.
Sol Hurok (1888-1974) was someone entirely different, a noted impresario, who is someone that brings talented but unknown musical artists, generally classical and similar performing arts, from elsewhere to perform in the impresario's country.
No. John Candy, who played Billy Sol Hurok, on SCTV.