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Mar 11, 2024 · Effort to Support “Deliverance” Banjo Boy Billy Redden Underway. Trigger Causes 26 Comments. In the annals of the banjo, perhaps no other song or scene is as iconic as the “Dueling Banjos” moment from the 1972 Southern thriller Deliverance. Starring Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, and Ronny Cox, it’s the Ronnie Cox character in ...
Nov 4, 2013 · November 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...
May 4, 2023 · May 4, 2023 by Claire Fischer. Billy Redden, born in Rabun County, Georgia, on October 13, 1956 is best known for his iconic role as the young banjo player in the 1972 movie Deliverance. After the film’s release, Redden went on to make a few more film appearances, including in the 1980 film The Hunter. However, his acting career was brief ...
Sep 1, 2011 · September 1, 2011. “Banjo Boy” Billy Redden. Photograph by Jason Maris. In the summer of 1971, Hollywood came to North Georgia to bring James Dickey’s Deliverance to the silver screen. Over ...
Nov 9, 2003 · November 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...
Sep 19, 2022 · Like. 1.1K views 1 year ago. Join the Highway Ghost for an interview with Billy Redden aka Banjo Boy from the 1972 cult classic film Deliverance by director John Boorman. The movie was based on...
Nov 6, 2023 · Billy Redden is an American actor who gained fame for his role as a banjo-playing teenager in the 1972 film Deliverance. At the age of 15, Redden was discovered by Lynn Stalmaster, who was scouting for the movie Deliverance. Stalmaster recommended Redden to director John Boorman, and Redden was cast for the role.
