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Billy Redden (born 1956) is an American actor, best known for his role as a backwoods mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance. He played Lonnie, a banjo -playing teenager in north Georgia, who played the noted "Dueling Banjos" with Drew Ballinger ( Ronny Cox ).
Billy Redden. Actor: Big Fish. Billy Redden was a typical local teen living in Georgia, handpicked by director John Boorman for the role of an odd banjo player in the Oscar-nominated classic Deliverance (1972).
Mar 11, 2024 · Starring Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, and Ronny Cox, it’s the Ronnie Cox character in the film that gets into a musical duel at a backwoods gas stop with a local boy that was portrayed by a 15-year-old named Billy Redden.
Billy Redden. Actor: Big Fish. Billy Redden was a typical local teen living in Georgia, handpicked by director John Boorman for the role of an odd banjo player in the Oscar-nominated classic Deliverance (1972).
Nov 4, 2013 · Rabun County, Georgia resident Billy Redden was 15 when he was discovered at a casting call in Clayton, Georgia and offered the part of the inbred banjo-playing boy in the 1972 Burt Reynolds...
Sep 19, 2022 · Join the Highway Ghost for an interview with Billy Redden aka Banjo Boy from the 1972 cult classic film Deliverance by director John Boorman.
Sep 1, 2011 · Billy Redden, fifteen years old at the time, played Lonnie, the creepy boy in the dueling banjos scene.
Mar 5, 2024 · Help Billy Redden, who played the banjo boy in Deliverance in 1972, recover from some tough times and medical bills.
Jul 26, 2022 · It was Billy Redden. Redden played Lonnie, the infamous banjo-playing mountain boy in “Deliverance." He was 13 at the time. Redden and Cowboy are two of the few surviving “Deliverance” cast members.
Nov 9, 2003 · Billy Redden is synonymous with a singular type of movie role: the banjo boy. He got his start in the 1972 film “Deliverance,” which followed four urbanites on a canoe trip through rural...