Herbert Coward, known for his "Toothless Man” role in the movie “Deliverance,” died Wednesday in a crash on a western North Carolina highway, according to authorities.
The crash happened Wednesday afternoon as Coward and Bertha Brooks, 78, left a doctor’s appointment, North Carolina Highway Patrol Sgt.
Coward and Brooks as well as a Chihuahua and pet squirrel were killed, he said.
Coward, who lived in Haywood County, was famous locally for having a pet squirrel, he said.
Authorities don’t believe speed or distraction were factors in the crash, Owens said.
Persons:
Herbert Coward, ”, Coward, Bertha Brooks, M.J, Owens, Brooks, John Boorman’s, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Organizations:
Patrol
Locations:
North Carolina, Chihuahua, Haywood County, Georgia