RONNY COX BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Ronny Cox was born on July 23rd, 1938 in Cloudcroft, New Mexico with the birth name Daniel Ronald Cox. He has made a name for himself in the industry as a songwriter, singer and actor and has an active career for over thirty five years.
He was the third born of five children total to Lounette Rucker and Bob P. Cox. He was raised in Portales, New Mexico and after high school, Cox went on to earn his college degree from Eastern New Mexico University in 1963 majoring in Theater and Speech Correction.
His career as an actor began making his film debut in 1972 on, "Deliverance" starring with Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight and Ned Beatty followed by a recurring role on the television series, "Apple's Way" (1974-1975). Other television series he has appeared on over the course of his career are, "St. Elsewhere", "Cop Rock", "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Desperate Housewives" and "The Starter Wife".
He has also made quite a name for himself in the film industry appearing in such features as, "Gray Lady Down" (1978), "The Onion Field" (1979), "Taps" (1981), "Robocop" (1987), "Total Recall" (1990), "Murder at 1600" (1997), "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984) starring Eddie Murphy and "Beverly Hills Cop II" ( 1987).
More recently, Cox has appeared on the television series, "Tell Me You Love Me" (2007) and the films, "Imagine That" (2009) and "Dexter" (2011).
In addition to his acting roles, he has also done voice over work in, "Invasion America", "Spawn" and the video game, "Killzone" (2004). He is also a very talented musician and has released a total of five CD's to date which are a mixture of jazz, folk and western type music.
Ronny Cox has married only once to Mary Cox in 1960 and they had two children and remained together until she passed away in 2006. He remains working in the industry touring frequently with a music band and also performs in local theater and music festivals.
Filmography
2011 Mr. Sunshine
2011 Dexter
2011 Truth Be Told
2010 Cockpit: The Rule of Engagement
2009 Imagine That
2008 The Starter Wife
2008 Cold Case
2007 Tell Me You Love Me
2007 Robocop: Villains of Old Detroit
2006 Commander in Chief
2006 Desperate Housewives
2005 Medium
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular
1998-2005 Stargate SG-1
2004 Angel in the Family
2004 Killzone
2003 Boston Public
2002 Point of Origin
2001-2002 The Agency
2002 Crazy as Hell
2001 American Outlaws
2001 The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001 Family Law
2001 Losing Grace
2000 Love Lessons
2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
1999 Secret of Giving
1999 Y2K
1999 Deep Blue Sea
1999 The Outer Limits
1999 Forces of Nature
1998-1999 The Practice
1999 Freespace 2
1998 Invasion America
1998 Frog and Wombat
1998 Early Edition
1998 Puraido: Unmei no toki
1998 From the Earth to the Moon
1997 Men in Black: The Series
1997 Pants on Fire
1997 Spawn
1997 Murder at 1600
1997 Childhood Sweetheart?
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
1996 Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
1996 Diagnosis Murder
1996 Desert Breeze
1996 Psalms from the Underground
1994-1995 Sweet Justice
1994 A Part of the Family
1994 Time Trax
1993-1994 Second Chances
1993 L.A. Law
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992 With Murder in Mind
1992 Civil Wars
1991 Scissors
1990 Cop Rock
1990 Captain America
1990 Total Recall
1990 Loose Cannons
1989 Martians Go Home
1989 One Man Force
1989 When We Were Young
1989 The Comeback
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988 Favorite Son
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse
1987-1988 St. Elsewhere
1988 Scandal in a Small Town
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 ABC Afterschool Specials
1987 RoboCop
1987 Baby Girl Scott
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 Steele Justice
1987 The Abduction of Kari Swenson
1986 Murder, She Wrote
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad
1986 Family Ties
1985 Tangiers
1984-1985 Spencer
1985 Vision Quest
1985 Reckless Disregard
1984 Beverly Hills Cop
1984 The Jesse Owens Story
1984 Courage
1982 Two of a Kind
1982 Some Kind of Hero
1982 The Beast Within
1981 Darkroom
1981 Taps
1981 Fallen Angel
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980 The Last Song
1980 Fugitive Family
1980 CBS Afternoon Playhouse
1980 The Last Resort
1980 The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1979 When Hell Was in Session
1979 The Onion Field
1979 Transplant
1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978 Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978 Fantasy Island
1978 Gray Lady Down
1977 The Girl Called Hatter Fox
1977 Corey: For the People
1977 Our Town
1977 The Car
1977 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
1977 Tales of the Unexpected
1976 Bound for Glory
1976 Having Babies
1976 Insight
1976 Ellery Queen
1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia
1974-1975 Apple's Way
1974 A Case of Rape
1973 Rx for the Defense
1973 Pueblo
1973 The Connection
1973 Hernandez
1972 Bonanza
1972 Madigan
1972 Deliverance
1972 The Happiness Cage
1972 Look Homeward, Angel