Ronny Cox Ronny Cox 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" (1974–75), Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984), Richard "Dick" Jones in "RoboCop" (1987), and Vilos Cohaagen in "Total Recall" (1990). Cox wrote a book about his experience filming "Deliverance" for the movie's 40th anniversary in 2012. He plays over 100 shows at festivals and theaters each year with his band. Cox, the third of five children, was born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, the son of Lounette (née Rucker)
Ronny Cox guest-starred in an episode of Matthew Perry's 2011 series "Mr Sunshine'. Cox played Walter Kenney in "Dexter", season six, episode three ("Smokey and the Bandit"). Cox guest-starred in an episode of "" entitled "The Pressure to Murder", episode 9, season three. 2018, played Gideon Claybourne on Nashville on Season 6. Despite having a successful acting career, Cox said that music now comes first in his life. He turns down about 90% of the acting jobs he is offered to play over 100 shows at festivals and theaters each year. He is accompanied by his band of world-class, virtuoso musicians. Cox