50th anniversary: Infamous 'Deliverance' actor and NC native reflects on 1972 classic

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  • The mountains of Western North Carolina have set the stage for many feature films - including the chilling 1972 classic: “Deliverance."
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  • @davidcudlip6587
    @davidcudlip6587 7 місяців тому +22

    RIP Cowboy. Thanks for your gift of acting.

  • @sdrfz
    @sdrfz 11 місяців тому +17

    His eyes glistened when he mentioned Burt Reynolds.

  • @nottmfunguy
    @nottmfunguy Рік тому +21

    He ad-libbed his part in deliverance and made it perfect.

    • @Owfore1
      @Owfore1 7 місяців тому +3

      The scene was almost entirely improvised. The script (which can be read online) was really quite bare. Well done to the actors involved

  • @dalecooper4614
    @dalecooper4614 Рік тому +15

    Kudos to you guys for doing this clip. You made my day.

  • @christopherrobinson3290
    @christopherrobinson3290 7 місяців тому +10

    Wow I’m learning about this actor today, upon learning of his death in Western NC. I didn’t even know he lived here. His beloved squirrel and another pet also perished along with his girlfriend. This video shed light on his life , a well lived one too. Such an unfortunate accident to take him. RIP and God Bless.

  • @JS45678
    @JS45678 7 місяців тому +15

    Rest in Peace, Squirrel Man and Cowgirl.
    💔😔🙏

  • @MiketheratguyMultimedia
    @MiketheratguyMultimedia 4 місяці тому +6

    Cowboy and his wife died only a few months ago in a car accident. They weren't wearing seatbelts. Such a long life, ended so suddenly and needlessly. RIP Cowboy and always wear your seatbelts people!

  • @Markyellowcake
    @Markyellowcake 11 місяців тому +11

    Mountain men like this never die. They are always waiting for you at the mountain tops.

    • @zetareticulan321
      @zetareticulan321 5 місяців тому

      Waiting for you to come so he could make you squeal like a pig.

  • @MrKmoconne
    @MrKmoconne 11 місяців тому +13

    I was so sorry to see Burt debilitated like that. I'm glad Cowboy came and visited him.

  • @ericad8616
    @ericad8616 7 місяців тому +6

    He seemed like such a sweet, soft spoken man. I loved when he showed off his little pet squirrel. I've noticed that the most chilling villains are so often played by the nicest people, and this seemed to certainly be true in Cowboy's case. Sadly, I read that he was killed in a car wreck a few days ago. RIP Cowboy...you were certainly one of a kind, both on screen and off.

    • @jeshkam
      @jeshkam 5 місяців тому +1

      Another example - Richard Kiel.

  • @5Mariner
    @5Mariner Рік тому +25

    It’s always the nice guys who play the most evil characters. 😇

  • @johnharris8191
    @johnharris8191 7 місяців тому +6

    R.I.P. Herbert, you were my friend. Killed in a crash on 1/24/2024

  • @evanboyer5928
    @evanboyer5928 Рік тому +12

    I remember being in Verizon Wireless in Waynesville (right near Maggie Valley) when I was a kid, and saw a hunched man with a squirrel crawling all over his back come in. I didn't know who it was at the time, I just remember thinking he looked like the archetypal hillbilly. It was the only time I ever saw Cowboy.

  • @gregorykranz1046
    @gregorykranz1046 6 місяців тому +3

    RIP Cowboy and thank you for giving us one of the scariest scenes to talk and joke about.

  • @StarfieldRailway
    @StarfieldRailway Рік тому +6

    He seems like a really nice guy in true life.

  • @brandiwyatt69
    @brandiwyatt69 7 місяців тому +4

    He died yesterday here in Haywood county in a car wreck

  • @bradlafferty6076
    @bradlafferty6076 6 годин тому

    Outstanding! Bravo !

  • @georgehimon1445
    @georgehimon1445 9 місяців тому +7

    This movie is scary as shit to a twelve year old , anyone.?

  • @maxxxgsd
    @maxxxgsd Рік тому +10

    American Legend 🇺🇸 💪 🐿️

  • @geraldek4948
    @geraldek4948 Рік тому +7

    Probably the most despised villain in film history

    • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
      @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 Рік тому +3

      Nurse Ratchet called, she wants her title back.

    • @hisdness1
      @hisdness1 Рік тому +4

      And the nicest guy offscreen.

    • @billkea7224
      @billkea7224 9 місяців тому +2

      That scene scared me so much I was afraid to go trout fishing on the Chattooga River for years afterward.

  • @billybob2372
    @billybob2372 11 місяців тому +7

    If you're on a river and hear banjos playing, paddle faster

  • @nmeau
    @nmeau 7 місяців тому +2

    Great to see him with Burt, friendly kiss. Love it.

  • @deborahhughes6923
    @deborahhughes6923 4 місяці тому +1

    A very good actor. RIP Cowboy

  • @jesusnodal8948
    @jesusnodal8948 Рік тому +4

    My hero!!

  • @genedemarcojr3991
    @genedemarcojr3991 Рік тому +10

    Antry

  • @joshuahawkins2743
    @joshuahawkins2743 8 місяців тому +2

    Squirrel is cool as hell

  • @rubber4532
    @rubber4532 7 місяців тому +2

    RIP Cowboy

  • @randiekay4994
    @randiekay4994 11 місяців тому +3

    Seems like a cool dude. And he has more teeth now!

  • @edwardmoore5325
    @edwardmoore5325 9 місяців тому +3

    He never had the makings of a varsity athlete lol glad he went to see Burt.miss burt and miss seeing Bruce Willis acting.

  • @konstantinkoverchenko9587
    @konstantinkoverchenko9587 9 місяців тому +2

    The toothless man,…LOL!

  • @corvette2007
    @corvette2007 11 днів тому

    Great actor

  • @donhancock332
    @donhancock332 Рік тому +6

    That famous line has been repeated perhaps a hundred times and ALWAYS wrong!

    • @TheRaghorn
      @TheRaghorn Рік тому +1

      I always thought he said purdy mouth but everyone says I'm an old man who dont know shit. Ha. Well, they got one part right.

  • @D21403
    @D21403 8 місяців тому +2

    I wish I could get a Squirrel to do that !!!

  • @Captainblack710
    @Captainblack710 8 місяців тому +3

    Don’t say any thing just do it 🤣 hell that’s frightening

  • @oasismike2905
    @oasismike2905 4 місяці тому

    Read a hundred years ago squirrels were the number one pet in America. Fine ladies used a delicate chain for that leash. Five dollars in front of every Walgreens.
    Always wondered what it'd look like.
    Thanks, Cowboy.

  • @danieljurca2113
    @danieljurca2113 3 місяці тому

    That squirel, straight from the star wars

  • @kildare97
    @kildare97 7 місяців тому +1

    RIP

  • @gew12
    @gew12 Рік тому +2

    Whats with the stringed squirrel loll

    • @bassage13
      @bassage13 Рік тому +5

      That's called a pet.

    • @gew12
      @gew12 Рік тому +2

      @@bassage13 If you say so 😂

    • @joshuahawkins2743
      @joshuahawkins2743 8 місяців тому

      It's a mountain thing no disrespect you wouldn't understand city folk that is

  • @stuartbee5716
    @stuartbee5716 7 місяців тому +2

    Rip & squirrel

  • @monto39
    @monto39 28 днів тому +1

    Terrifying - she wasn't kidding! Poor Ned Beatty was in his 1st major film. Bill McKinney had to have been changed after playing that creepy ass rapist role

  • @robertlowery5586
    @robertlowery5586 4 місяці тому +1

    Ned Beatty was NOT acting in this scene.

    • @douglaspaterson5269
      @douglaspaterson5269 3 місяці тому

      He was acting but he was actually scared s**tless of Bill McKinney.🙈🙉🙊

  • @vonericsparks9517
    @vonericsparks9517 4 місяці тому

    I refuse to camp to this day.

  • @AlreadyShort
    @AlreadyShort Рік тому +3

    looks like mayorkis

  • @annk206
    @annk206 3 місяці тому

    😥😥😥😥😥