Daniel Ronald Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer,
songwriter, and storyteller. His best-known roles include Drew
Ballinger in Deliverance (1972), George Apple in Apple's Way
(1974â€"75), Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Richard "Dick" Jones in RoboCop (1987),
and Vilos Cohaagen in Total Recall (1990). Cox is also active as a
musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters
each year as of 2012.Cox, the third of five children, was born in
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, the son of Lounette (née Rucker) and Bob P.
Cox, a carpenter who also worked at a dairy. He grew up in Portales,
New Mexico. Cox met his wife Mary when she was in the fifth grade and
he was in the seventh grade, and they married in 1960 and have two
children. Cox graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1963
with a double major in theater and speech correction. Mary died in
2006, 50 years to the day of their first date. Cox often talks about
her during his music performances.As an actor, Cox made his debut in
the acclaimed 1972 film, Deliverance. In one scene, he plays the
instrumental "Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a banjo-playing
mountain boy, played by child actor Billy Redden. He was hired for the
role because he could play the guitar. Cox published his autobiography
in 2012, recounting his experiences making the film.In 1974â€"1975,
Cox starred in the short-lived family-oriented series entitled Apple's
Way, created by Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons. He also appeared
as Mr. Webb in a television production of Our Town. In 1977, he
appeared in the episode "Devil Pack" from the series Quinn Martin's
Tales of the Unexpected. In 1984, 12 years after Deliverance, Cox
again played a member of a small group of men who are lost, this time
in the Nevada desert, and being chased by bloodthirsty locals in the
low-budget film Courage.
songwriter, and storyteller. His best-known roles include Drew
Ballinger in Deliverance (1972), George Apple in Apple's Way
(1974â€"75), Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Richard "Dick" Jones in RoboCop (1987),
and Vilos Cohaagen in Total Recall (1990). Cox is also active as a
musician, performing over 100 times per year at festivals and theaters
each year as of 2012.Cox, the third of five children, was born in
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, the son of Lounette (née Rucker) and Bob P.
Cox, a carpenter who also worked at a dairy. He grew up in Portales,
New Mexico. Cox met his wife Mary when she was in the fifth grade and
he was in the seventh grade, and they married in 1960 and have two
children. Cox graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1963
with a double major in theater and speech correction. Mary died in
2006, 50 years to the day of their first date. Cox often talks about
her during his music performances.As an actor, Cox made his debut in
the acclaimed 1972 film, Deliverance. In one scene, he plays the
instrumental "Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a banjo-playing
mountain boy, played by child actor Billy Redden. He was hired for the
role because he could play the guitar. Cox published his autobiography
in 2012, recounting his experiences making the film.In 1974â€"1975,
Cox starred in the short-lived family-oriented series entitled Apple's
Way, created by Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons. He also appeared
as Mr. Webb in a television production of Our Town. In 1977, he
appeared in the episode "Devil Pack" from the series Quinn Martin's
Tales of the Unexpected. In 1984, 12 years after Deliverance, Cox
again played a member of a small group of men who are lost, this time
in the Nevada desert, and being chased by bloodthirsty locals in the
low-budget film Courage.
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