Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, widely known for his role in the 1972 film Deliverance, sustained multiple injuries when the 85-year-old star and his girlfriend were killed in a collision.
Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, who played the mountain men in John Boorman's Deliverance died in a car crash on Wednesday. The actor was 85 years old. Coward was in the car with his girlfriend, Bertha Brooks, she was 78 years old. Coward and Brooks pet chihuahua and squirrel were also in the car during the crash. The
Authorities say Herbert Coward, known for his “Toothless Man” role in the movie “Deliverance,” has died in a crash on a western North Carolina highway. North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt.