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Herbert Coward dead at 85: Deliverance actor - who played Toothless Man - killed in car crash along with friend, beloved pet chihuahua and squirrel after being hit by 16-year-old driver while leaving medical appointment


The actor was attempting to turn onto the U.S. Route 23 Highway in North Carolina from a doctor's office but failed to yield the right of way as the vehicle was hit by oncoming truck law enforcement said.

Actor was attempting to turn onto the U.S. Route 23 Highway in North Carolina but failed to yield the right of way as the vehicle was hit by an oncoming truck In Coward's silver Nissan were his friend Bertha Brooks in addition to his pet squirrel and Chihuahua as all four died in the crash He was best known for his role in adventure film Deliverance where he played one of two sadistic mountain men and became known as 'Toothless Man' Herbert Coward - who is best known for playing Toothless Man in classic 1972 film Deliverance - died aged 74 in a car crash along with a friend and his beloved pet Chihuahua and squirrel. Herbert Coward died aged 74 in a car crash along with a friend and his beloved pet Chihuahua and squirrel in North Carolina this week

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