<P> Billy Redden ( born 1956 ) is an American actor , best known for his role as a backwoods , mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance . He played Lonnie , a banjo - playing teenager of the country in north Georgia , who played the noted `` Dueling Banjos '' with Drew Ballinger , played by Ronnie Cox . The film was critically acclaimed and received nominations for awards in several categories . </P>
<P> Billy Redden ( born 1956 ) is an American actor , best known for his role as a backwoods , mountain boy in the 1972 film Deliverance . He played Lonnie , a banjo - playing teenager of the country in north Georgia , who played the noted `` Dueling Banjos '' with Drew Ballinger , played by Ronnie Cox . The film was critically acclaimed and received nominations for awards in several categories . </P>
who was the kid that played the banjo in deliverance
who was the kid that played the banjo in deliverance
Billy Redden
Billy Redden