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Ronny Cox

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Also known as Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox, Daniel Ronald Cox, Ronnie Cox

American actor and musician

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Dueling Banjos
  • Waiting For The Mothership

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Film & TV

Acting · Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA

Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronny Cox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​.

Known for

  • RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop — Self2023
  • In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
  • Being the Ricardos — Older Bob Carroll2021
  • Star Trek: Prodigy — Admiral Jellico (voice)2021
  • The Car: Road to Revenge — Watts2019
  • That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars — Self2019
  • The Movies That Made Us — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Hillbilly — Self2018
  • Pure Country: Pure Heart — CJ Simms2017
  • Beyond the Reach — Sheriff Robb2014

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1938

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
613
Total plays
5,689

Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American character actor, singer/songwriter, and guitarist. As an actor, he is probably best known for his debut performance as Drew Ballinger in the acclaimed 1972 film Deliverance in which he plays the instrumental "Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a mentally retarded banjo-playing mountain boy named Lonnie, played by child actor Billy Redden. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ronny+Cox">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Daniel Ronald Cox , ( 1938-07-23 ) July 23, 1938 (age 87) , Cloudcroft, New Mexico , U.S.
Alma mater
Eastern New Mexico University
Occupations
Actor singer songwriter storyteller
Years active
1972–present
Spouse
Mary Cox ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; died 2006 ) ​
Website
ronnycox .com

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Official website
www.ronnycox.com
Image
Ronny Cox 2019.jpg
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Commons category
Ronny Cox
date of birth
1938-07-23
start of work period
1972-00-00
name in native language
Ronny Cox
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Daniel Ronald Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor and musician. He has appeared in numerous films and television series since his acting debut in Deliverance (1972). He is best known for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), RoboCop (1987), and Total Recall (1990). He is also active as a musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters as of 2012.

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