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‘Deliverance’ star Herbert ‘Cowboy’ Coward killed in car crash at 85

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Toothless Man in “Deliverance,” has died at the age of 85. Coward was killed in a car accident, according to local news outlets WLOS and FOX Carolina, citing North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials.

He died on Wednesday in Haywood County, NC, when his Nissan, which was exiting a parking lot, was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old.

His girlfriend, Bertha Brooks, 78, and his pet chihuahua and pet squirrel were also killed in the crash. According to WLOS, authorities said Coward and Brooks were not wearing seat belts.The unnamed 16-year-old driver was hospitalized, but no charges have been filed because investigators determined no crime was committed, according to TMZ.

Coward was best known for playing the sinister toothless hillbilly in the 1972 thriller “Deliverance” starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight.

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