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)
Burt Reynolds by Merrick, who fired and then rehired director Don Siegel during filming. Reynolds had two huge hits with car films directed by Needham, "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980) and "The Cannonball Run" (1981). He starred in David Steinberg's film "Paternity" (1981) and directed himself in a tough action film, "Sharky's Machine" (1981). Reynolds wanted to try a musical again and so agreed to do "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982). It was a hit, as was "Best Friends" (1982) with Goldie Hawn. In 1982, Reynolds was voted the most popular star in the US for the fifth year