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Now, let's see what actor Ronny Cox has been up to over the years...

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Fred Zinneman: Austrian-born director, "From Here to Eternity", "High Noon", "Oklahoma!", "The Day of the Jackal"

Marsha Mason: She has appeared in "The Goodbye Girl", "Chapter Two", "Max Duggan Returns" and other movies

Lotte Lenya: Played Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie "From Russia with Love"

(Answer at the bottom)
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Ronny Cox
Learn More About Ronny Cox on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: July 23, 1938, Cloudcroft, New Mexico

BIRTH NAME: Daniel Ronald Cox

CLAIM TO FAME: He is known for acting in films like Total Recall and RoboCop.

FAMILY LIFE: He was married to Mary Cox from 1960-2006 (her death). They have two children together.

INFO: Cox began acting almost 40 years ago when got off to a good start playing businessman Drew Ballinger in the thriller Deliverance (1972).

After receiving positive reviews for this role, Cox went on to appear in a number of television shows, and had the lead in the family drama Apple's Way (1974). He starred alongside Charlton Heston in the submarine drama Gray Lady Down (1978), played an LA detective pursuing cop killers in The Onion Field (1979), and appeared with Tom Cruise and Sean Penn in the powerful Taps (1981).

In the 1980s, Cox starred with Eddie Murphy in the hit Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and its sequel Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and portrayed sinister company executives in the futuristic sci-fi / action films RoboCop (1987) and Total Recall (1990). He also starred as Captain Edward Jellico for two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

Some of his other credits include Murder at 1600 (1997), "Early Edition" (1996), Forces of Nature (1999) and the chilling tale Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenet and the City of Boulder (2000) (TV).

TRIVIA: Graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1963 with a double major in theater and speech correction.

Fronted a rock'n'roll band called Ron's Rockouts with two of his brothers while attending college. He not only sung most of the lead vocals, but also played rhythm guitar and blues harp in the band.

WHERE IS HE NOW: Cox later went on to divide his time between acting and singing. He released his first album, titled Ronny Cox, in 1993.

He went on to release several more albums, including Acoustic Electricity (2000), Cowboy Savant (2002), Ronny Cox Live (2004), and At the Sabastiani (2006).

In 2007, he was encouraged by his friend Jack Williams to do a tribute album to Texas songwrite Mickey Newbury. The album was titled How I Love Them Old Songs, and was dedicated to Cox's late wife Mary and re-released in February 2010.

Cox regularly tours either solo, with his band, or with Jack Williams. A list of his upcoming appearances can be found on his website: http://www.ronnycox.com/.

Cox also appeared in a 2011 episode of the television series Dexter as Walter Kennedy, and he will guest star in an upcoming episode of Matthew Perry's 2011 series Mr. Sunshine with Beverly Hills Cop co-star John Ashton.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.ronnycox.com/

CREDITS:
2011 Dexter (TV series)...Walter Kenney
Smokey and the Bandit (2011) â?¦ Walter Kenney
2011 Truth Be Told (TV movie)...Alexander Bishop
2010 Cockpit: The Rule of Engagement (short)...The Captain
2009 Imagine That...Tom Stevens
2008 The Starter Wife (TV series)...Pappy McAllister
2008 Cold Case (TV series)...Daniel Patterson '08
Slipping
2007 Tell Me You Love Me (TV series)...John
2007 Robocop: Villains of Old Detroit (video short)...Richard 'Dick' Jones
2006 Commander in Chief (TV series)...Senator Joe Peck
The Price You Pay (2006)
2006 Desperate Housewives (TV series)...Henry Mason
Don't Look at Me
2005 Medium (TV series)...Mr. Hammond
Judge, Jury and Executioner
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)...Dr. McManus
Design (2005) â?¦ Dr. McManus
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular...The Chief
1998-2005 Stargate SG-1 (TV series)...Senator Robert Kinsey / Vice President Robert Kinsey / President Robert Kinsey / â?¦
2004 Angel in the Family (TV movie)...Buddy
2004 Killzone (Video Game)...General Stuart Adams (voice)
2003 Boston Public (TV series)...Claire's Father
Chapter Sixty-Six
2002 Point of Origin (TV movie)...Chief Gray
2001-2002 The Agency (TV series)...Director Alex Pierce III / Director Alex Pierce
2002 Crazy as Hell...Delazo
2001 American Outlaws...Doc Mimms, Zee's Dad
2001 The Boys of Sunset Ridge...Ben Thorpe
2001 Family Law (TV series)...Jeffries
Separation
2001 Losing Grace...Dave Reed
2000 Love Lessons (TV movie)...Mick Andrews
2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenet and the City of Boulder (TV movie)...John Ramsey
1999 Secret of Giving (TV movie)...Harlan Gotch
1999 Y2K (TV movie)...Benjamin Cromwell
1999 Deep Blue Sea...Executive - Franklin's Boss (uncredited)
1999 The Outer Limits (TV series)...Lt. Col. Lester Glade
Deja Vu (1999) â?¦ Lt. Col. Lester Glade
1999 Forces of Nature...Hadley
1998-1999 The Practice (TV series)...D.A. Scott
Split Decisions
Passing Go
1999 Freespace 2 (Video Game)...Adm. Aken Bosch (voice)
1998 Invasion America (TV series)...Doc
1998 Frog and Wombat...Principal Larry Struble
1998 Early Edition (TV series)...Admiral Edward Harrigan
Lt. Hobson, U.S.N.
1998 Puraido: Unmei no toki...Chief Justice Sir William Webb
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)...Lee Atwood
Apollo One (1998) â?¦ Lee Atwood
1997 Men in Black: The Series (TV series)
The Symbiote Syndrome (1997) (voice)
1997 Pants on Fire (short)...Mr. Rankin
1997 Spawn (TV series)...Senator Scott McMillan / Billy Kincaid
1997 Murder at 1600...President Jack Neil
1997 Childhood Sweetheart? (TV movie)...Warren Carlson
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (TV movie)...Coach Scarpelli
1996 Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story (TV movie)...Davis
1996 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)...Dr. Nathan Harding
The Pressure to Murder
1996 Desert Breeze (TV movie)
1996 Psalms from the Underground (short)
1994-1995 Sweet Justice (TV series)...James-Lee Delacroy
1994 A Part of the Family (TV movie)...Grant
1994 Time Trax (TV series)
The Last M.I.A. (1994)
1993-1994 Second Chances (TV series)...George Cook
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)...Mason Paine
Bourbon Cowboy
1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)...Captain Edward Jellico
Chain of Command: Part 2
Chain of Command: Part 1
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (TV movie)...Max Parrish
1992/I With Murder in Mind (TV movie)...McLaughlin
1992 Civil Wars (TV series)...Judge Campbell
His Honor's Offer
1991 Scissors...Dr. Stephan Carter
1990 Cop Rock (TV series)...Chief Roger Kendrick
1990 Captain America...Tom Kimball
1990 Total Recall...Vilos Cohaagen
1990 Loose Cannons...Smiley
1989 Martians Go Home...The President
1989 One Man Force...McCoy
1989 When We Were Young (TV movie)...Matthew Farrell
1989 The Comeback (TV movie)...Charlie Ward
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (TV movie)...Agent Benjamin 'Ben' Grogan
1988 Favorite Son (TV mini-series)...Admiral William Rieker
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)...Walt Karlson
Roughhouse
1987-1988 St. Elsewhere (TV series)...Dr. John Gideon
1988 Scandal in a Small Town (TV movie)...George Baker
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon...Gen. Balentine (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)
1987 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)...Jim Casio
Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
1987 RoboCop...Dick Jones
1987 Baby Girl Scott (TV movie)...Doctor Kenderly
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II...Capt. / Chief Andrew Bogomil
1987 Steele Justice...Bennett
1987 The Abduction of Kari Swenson (TV movie)...Bob Swenson
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)...Mayor Powers
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)...Sam Medwick
Road Hog
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad...Captain Jensen
1986 Family Ties (TV series)...Franklin Reed
Where's Poppa?
1985 Tangiers...Bob Steele
1984-1985 Spencer (TV series)...George Winger
1985 Vision Quest...Louden's Dad
1985 Reckless Disregard (TV movie)...Dan Leone
1984 Beverly Hills Cop...Lt. Andrew Bogomil
1984 The Jesse Owens Story (TV movie)...Coach Larry Snyder
1984 Courage...Pete Canfield
1982 Two of a Kind (TV movie)...Ted Hahn
1982 Some Kind of Hero...Col. Powers
1982 The Beast Within...Eli MacCleary
1981 Darkroom (TV series)...Neil, The Farmer
Siege of 31 August
1981 Taps...Colonel Kerby
1981 Fallen Angel (TV movie)...Frank Dawson
1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (TV movie)...Bernard Coy
1980 The Last Song (TV movie)...Sid Pachanski
1980 Fugitive Family (TV movie)...Mike Sylvester
1980 The Last Resort (TV series)
Father's Day (1980)
1980 The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (TV movie)...Kurt Evans
1980 CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series)...Tracy Gibbs
One Last Ride
1979 When Hell Was in Session (TV movie)...Maj. Frank Perrin
1979 The Onion Field...Det. Sgt. Pierce R. Brooks
1979 Transplant (TV movie)...Jim Clark
1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (TV movie)...Cal MacCracken
1978 Harper Valley P.T.A....Willis Newton
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)...Tom Elgin
Reunion/Anniversary
1978 Gray Lady Down...Cmdr. Samuelson
1977 The Girl Called Hatter Fox (TV movie)...Dr. Teague Summer
1977 Corey: For the People (TV movie)...Dr. Paul Hanley
1977 Our Town (TV movie)...Mr. Webb
1977 The Car...Luke
1977 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)...Unwelcome Neighbor (1977)
1977 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)...Jerry Colby
Devil Pack
1976 Bound for Glory...Ozark Bule
1976 Having Babies (TV movie)...George McNamara
1976 Insight (TV series)
The Picture in Sobel's Window
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)...Buck Nolan
The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger
1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia? (TV movie)...Sgt. Finis Brown
1974-1975 Apple's Way (TV series)...George Apple
1974 A Case of Rape (TV movie)...David Harrod
1973 Rx for the Defense (TV movie)...Al Moore
1973 Pueblo (TV movie)...Signalman
1973 The Connection (TV movie)...Everett Hutchneker
1973 Hernandez (TV movie)...Roper
1972 Bonanza (TV series)...Lucas
New Man
1972 Madigan (TV series)...Norman Fields
The Manhattan Beat
1972 Deliverance...Drew
1972 The Happiness Cage...Sergeant Boford Miles
1972 Look Homeward, Angel (TV movie)...Jake Clatt

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Fred Zinneman - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 04/29/1907 Died: 03/14/1997

Marsha Mason - ALIVE
Born: 04/03/1942

Lotte Lenya - DEAD
Born: 10/18/1898 Died: 11/27/1981

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
11/9
Abdoulkarim Abdrashitov, 30, Russian iman, Mufti of Mordovia (since 2011), car accident.
Shmuel Ben-Artzi, 97, Israeli writer, father in-law of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Carl Nyren, 93, Swedish architect.

11/8
Jimmy Adamson, 82, British football player and coach.
Hal Bruno, 83, American journalist (ABC News).
Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor, 80, Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Piura (1981â??2006).
Nosson Tzvi Finkel, 68, American Orthodox Jewish rabbi.
Heavy D, 44, Jamaican-born American rapper ("Now That We Found Love") and actor (The Cider House Rules, Life).
Izabel Hoffmann, 17, Brazilian model, pulmonary embolism.
Ricky Hui, 65, Hong Kong actor.
Bil Keane, 89, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), heart failure.
Valentin Kozmich Ivanov, 76, Russian football player and coach.
Ed Macauley, 83, American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks, Boston Celtics, St. Louis Billikens).
Jimmy Norman, 74, American rhythm and blues and jazz musician and songwriter.
Jacques Suprikyan, 71, Armenian footballer.
Lauri Sutela, 93, Finnish military officer, Chief of Defence (1974â??1983).

11/7
Joe Frazier, 67, American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion (1970â??1973), liver cancer.
Jörg-Dietrich Hoppe, 71, German physician, president of the German Medical Association (1999â??2011).
Marie Ljalkova, 90, Czech soldier, sniper of the Soviet Union.
Lisbeth Movin, 94, Danish actress.
Georgy Movsesyan, 66, Russian composer, heart attack.
Dov Schwartzman, 90, American-born Israeli Haredi rabbi.
Tomás Segovia, 84, Spanish poet, cancer.
F. Springer, 79, Dutch writer.
Takanosato Toshihide, 59, Japanese sumo wrestler.