Ronny Cox
Ronny Cox
Daniel Ronald "Ronny" Coxis an American character actor, singer-songwriter, and storyteller. His best-known roles include Drew Ballinger in Deliverance, George Apple in Apple's Way, Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop, Richard "Dick" Jones in RoboCopand the villain Vilos Cohaagen in Total Recall. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1938
CityCloudcroft, NM
CountryUnited States of America
These days, they have to beg me really hard and pay me lots of money if they want me to act, but I'll play music at the drop of a hat.
I found out a long time ago that if I didn't have a good story for a song, I could just make one up! Now it seems over half the stories in my show are made up. The funny thing is, those seem to be the ones that resonate the most with the audiences.
I think that's the great thing about music: It can communicate emotionally. And you don't have to necessarily get all of the words. I mean you have to know what is being said, but didn't you find even if you didn't get all of the words, you certainly get the emotion?
Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.
I much prefer playing the bad guys. I think they are always the most interesting characters. I liken it to painting: if you're playing the good guy, you get three colors: red, white and blue. But if you're the bad guy, you get the whole palette.