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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 .
Billy Redden. Actor: Deliverance. 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).
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 · Redden received very little compensation for his role in Deliverance, and no residual income from it either, despite the popularity of the “Dueling Banjos” scene specifically. Now there is an effort underway to properly recognize Redden, as well as compensate him into the future.
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.
Nov 6, 2023 · Billy Redden is an American actor best known for his role as Lonnie, a banjo-playing boy, in the 1972 film “Deliverance”. In one of the film’s most iconic scenes, he is seen playing the banjo on a porch.
Jul 26, 2022 · 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.
