Deliverance to play Lewis Medlock. Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of Ed, while both Donald Sutherland and Charlton Heston turned down the role of Lewis. Other actors who were attached to the project included Robert Redford, Henry Fonda, George C. Scott and Warren Beatty. The film is infamous for cutting costs by not insuring the production and having the actors perform their own stunts (most notably, Jon Voight climbed the cliff himself). In one scene, the stunt coordinator decided that a scene showing a canoe with a dummy of Burt Reynolds in it looked phony; he said it looked
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