"Deliverance Actor Herbert Coward Dies in Tragic Car Crash"
Herbert Coward, best known for playing Toothless Man in Deliverance, died at 85 in a car crash along with his friend, pet chihuahua, and squirrel after being hit by a 16-year-old driver. The collision occurred as he was leaving a medical appointment in North Carolina. Coward, who shot to fame with Deliverance, lived a quiet life in his mountain home and remained friends with Burt Reynolds.