Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox, born Daniel Ronald Cox in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in 1938, is an American actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the 1972 film Deliverance, where his guitar playing in the Dueling Banjos scene helped win him the part. He went on to appear in many films and television series, and is best known for Beverly Hills Cop in 1984, where he played Lieutenant Bogomil, RoboCop in 1987, where he played the corporate villain Dick Jones, and Total Recall in 1990. On television he starred in the short-lived series Apple's Way and co-starred in Cop Rock, played Captain Jellico in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and had roles in Stargate SG-1 and Dexter. He is also an active performing musician, who says that music now comes first in his life, and he published an autobiography about making Deliverance in 2012.