Ronny Cox
Daniel Ronald Cox (born
July 23,
1938 in
Cloudcroft,
New Mexico and grew up in
Portales,
New Mexico. He is an
American character actor,
singer/
songwriter, and
guitarist.
Cox tours regularly with a band, performing at theatres and folk music festivals. As an actor, he is probably best known for his debut performance as Drew Ballinger in the acclaimed 1972 film
Deliverance in which he appears in what many consider to be one of the most memorable scenes in cinema history playing the instrumental
"Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a
mentally retarded banjo-playing mountain boy named Lonny played by child actor
Billy Redden.
Cox has also appeared as Lieutenant/Captain Andrew Bogomil in
Beverly Hills Cop and
Beverly Hills Cop II, Richard "Dick" Jones in
RoboCop, Mars Administrator Vilos Cohaagen in
Total Recall and
Senator/Vice-President/President Robert Kinsey in
Stargate SG-1. Cox also portrayed
John Ramsey in the 2000
TV movie Perfect Murder, Perfect Town.
Ronny Cox made a guest appearance on
Star Trek: The Next Generation as Captain
Edward Jellico in the two-part episode
Chain of Command.
Recently he played
Henry Mason, the father of
Bree Van De Kamp on
Desperate Housewives*
Desperate Housewives (2006) TV Series
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Angel in the Family (2004) (TV)
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Killzone (2004) (voice) Video Game
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The Agency (2001) TV Series
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Losing Grace (2001)
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (2000) TV movie
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Stargate SG-1 (1998-2005) TV Series
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Murder at 1600 (1997)
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Cop Rock (1990) TV Series
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Total Recall (1990)
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St. Elsewhere (1987-88) TV Series
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) TV Series
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RoboCop (1987)
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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Spencer (1984) TV Series
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Jesse Owens Story (1984) (TV)
The Beast Within (1982)
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Taps (1981)
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The Onion Field (1979)
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Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
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Bound for Glory (1976)
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Apple's Way (1974) TV Series
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Deliverance (1972)
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