Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, the sometime actor and pal of Burt Reynolds who played one of the scary, sadistic mountain men in John Boorman’s Deliverance, died Wednesday in a car crash in North Carolina. He was 85.
His death, along with that of his girlfriend Bertha Brooks, 78, and their pet Chihuahua and squirrel, was announced by North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials.
The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. Et Wednesday on a U.S. Route 19/23 in Haywood County. According to patrol officials, Coward’s vehicle was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old, who was taken to a hospital for treatment. No charges have been filed.
North Carolina troopers told Asheville TV station Wlos that Coward had just left a doctor’s office when his car was struck by the teen driver, who was not speeding. Neither Coward nor Brooks was wearing a seat belt.
Coward had come...
His death, along with that of his girlfriend Bertha Brooks, 78, and their pet Chihuahua and squirrel, was announced by North Carolina State Highway Patrol officials.
The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. Et Wednesday on a U.S. Route 19/23 in Haywood County. According to patrol officials, Coward’s vehicle was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old, who was taken to a hospital for treatment. No charges have been filed.
North Carolina troopers told Asheville TV station Wlos that Coward had just left a doctor’s office when his car was struck by the teen driver, who was not speeding. Neither Coward nor Brooks was wearing a seat belt.
Coward had come...
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His departure marks the end of a 12-year stint at Discovery, having served in his most recent role for four of those years.
He moved into the role of Gm at Science Channel from fellow Discovery-owned network Destination America in 2015.
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He first joined Discovery in 2007 as vice president of development for Animal Planet. There, he was in charge of creating series and stunts aimed at moving the network from a niche animal channel to a broader entertainment destination. At Animal Planet, his series included “Finding Bigfoot,” “Call of the Wildman,” “Gator Boys,” and “Pitbulls and Parolees.”
Before moving to Science Channel, he served as senior vice president of content strategy at Destination America, where he oversaw the development,...
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