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William Redden (born October 13, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as a backwoods mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance , where he played Lonnie, a banjo -playing teenager in north Georgia , who played the noted " Dueling Banjos " with Drew Ballinger ( Ronny Cox ).
In Deliverance, a scene depicts Billy Redden playing it opposite Ronny Cox, who joins him on guitar and ends up having a guitar vs. banjo duel. Redden plays Lonnie, a mentally challenged, inbred but extremely gifted banjo player. Redden could not play the banjo and the director thought his hand movements looked unconvincing.
In one scene, he plays the instrumental "Dueling Banjos" on his guitar with a banjo-playing mountain boy, played by child actor Billy Redden. He was hired for the role because he could play the guitar. [6] Cox published his autobiography in 2012, recounting his experiences making the film. [7]
Yes, THE Billy Redden — the banjo playing kid from the beginning of “Deliverance.” So, I suggest we all converge on Dillard on April 1, a day associated with something else that I can’t ...
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film directed and produced by John Boorman from a screenplay by James Dickey, who adapted it from his own 1970 novel.It follows four businessmen from Atlanta who venture into the remote northern Georgia wilderness to see the Cahulawassee River before it is dammed, only to find themselves in danger from the area's inhabitants and nature.
In the old photo, the former "30 Rock" star and brothers Stephen, Daniel and Billy pose shirtless and flexing, showing off their buff bods. "Gonna get the band back together..." Baldwin, now 60 ...
Rabun was the primary shooting location for the 1972 film Deliverance and used many locals as extras, including Billy Redden. While the setting for the movie is suggested as in the north Georgia mountains, Rabun is not specifically mentioned in the film.
Billy was joined onstage by Della Rose Joel, 8, and Remy Anne Joel, 6 for a special moment that fans captured on TikTok. Della even showed off how well she knows her dad's lyrics, belting out the ...