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Born on July 23, 1938 in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, United States, Ronny Cox is a television actor, film actor and guitarist. That puts Ronny Cox at 88 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Eastern New Mexico University.
My Take
Ronny Cox is one of those actors who never got his full due as a leading man, but the guy has been quietly essential to some of the most memorable films of the last five decades. His debut in Deliverance is genuinely haunting — he brought a quiet, vulnerable humanity to that film that balanced out the horror perfectly. And then he made this fascinating pivot into playing villains, and honestly? He was great at it. Dick Jones in RoboCop and Bogomil's corrupt boss in Beverly Hills Cop showed a sharp comic menace that most "good guy" actors just can't pull off. What I love most though is that he never stopped being a musician — he was born in Cloudcroft and grew up in Portales, New Mexico, and that rootsy troubadour spirit never left him. The guy performs over a hundred shows a year. That's not a hobby, that's a calling. Ronny Cox is proof that a career built on character and craft quietly outlasts the flashier names.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ronny Cox
- Name (Japanese)
- ロニー・コックス
- Reading
- ろにー・こっくす
- Born
- July 23, 1938 (age 88)
- Origin
- Cloudcroft, New Mexico, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / guitarist / singer-songwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- Eastern New Mexico University
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.Ronnycox.com
- Xhttps://x.com/ronnycoxmusic
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny%20Cox
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39989
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ronny Cox born?
Ronny Cox was born on July 23, 1938 and is 88 years old.
Where is Ronny Cox from?
Ronny Cox is from Cloudcroft, New Mexico, United States.
What does Ronny Cox do?
Ronny Cox works as actor, television actor, film actor, guitarist, singer-songwriter.
Where did Ronny Cox study?
Ronny Cox attended Eastern New Mexico University.
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