Actor Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, famous for his role in the 1972 film Deliverance was killed in a car crash Wednesday. He was 85.
Jan. 25 Actor Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, famous for his role in the 1972 film Deliverance was killed in a car crash Wednesday. He was 85.
Coward and his girlfriend Bertha Brooks were killed in a collision in Haywood County, N.C., according to multiple media reports. His two pets, a chihuahua and squirrel, also died in the crash.
Coward reportedly was hit by a 16-year-old driver. Authorities said Coward and Brooks were not wearing seatbelts, and they did not think the teen driver was speeding.
No charges were filed, and the other driver was taken to the hospital.
