Deliverance Deliverance Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by author James Dickey, a celebrated poet who has a small role in the film as the sheriff, and who wrote the screenplay (uncredited). The film was a critical success, earning three Oscar nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations. Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted for a music scene
Ronny Cox Henry Mason, the father of Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) on "Desperate Housewives". In 1997, Cox portrayed the fictional President of the United States Jack Neil in the movie "Murder at 1600". Cox also portrayed John Ramsey in the 2000 TV film "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" and Senator/Vice President Robert Kinsey in "Stargate SG-1". Cox had a role in "The Starter Wife". He played Pappy McCallister, the husband of Molly Kagan's best friend Joan. Cox occasionally has done animation work, lending his voice to the Tyrusian deserter Doc in "Invasion America" and Senator McMillan in "Todd McFarlane's Spawn". Cox