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Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

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Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, the toothless man in black in 1962 where he first started acting in this Wild West Show called "Ghost town in the Sky". On the left in the black high hat is Robert Doyle Teaster, IMDB's Dean (West II) aka Dean Teaster's father. Photo submitted by Dean West II aka Dean Teaster
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward was born on 21 August 1938 in South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Deliverance (1972), Ghost Town: The Movie (2007) and Hillbilly Blood (2013). He was previously married to Dorothy Eileen Ledford.
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Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward in Deliverance (1972)
1963, Ghost town in the Sky with Herbert "Cowboy" Coward on the right and Tic Rich on the left. This photograph was made before the accident at Ghost Town that caused Herbert to loose his front teeth as seen in Deliverance (the toothless man).
Main Street shootout with Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward under "Digger the Undertaker" in black, center of pic. Digger is Robert Doyle Teaster, father of IMDB Dean West II aka Dean Teaster. Photo submitted by Dean Teaster
Robert Doyle Teaster as "Digger the Undertaker" at the Wild West Show "Ghost Town in the Sky" in 1962. Most famous photo showing young Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward on the ground under the stethescope. Robert Doyle Teaster is the father of actor Dean West II aka Dean Teaster. This is where Burt Reynolds found Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward for Deliverance. Burt Reynolds visited Ghost Town in 1964 as a celiberty host gunfighter. Photo submitted by Dean West II aka Dean Teaster
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward in his first year of acting in the Wild West Show "Ghost Town in the Sky". Cowboy is on the left. Submitted by Dean West II aka (Dean Teaster).
Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward and Eugene Runkis at an event for Hillbilly Blood (2013)
Behind the Scenes - DJ Perry, Robert Bradley, Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, Bill McKinney, Dean Teaster, and Anthony Hornus at the reunion of Herbert Coward and Bill McKinney after 34 years since Deliverance. On the set of Ghost Town "The Movie" filmed in Canton (North Hominy, Rocky Face Mountain) North Carolina.
Historical Photograph - Herbert Cowboy Coward and Robert Doyle Teaster clowning around at "Ghost Town in the Sky" in 1963. Herbert "Cowboy" Coward was the first employee at the park and became one of the Internationally Famous Ghost Town Gunfighters as "Grandpappy" and "Ol Zeke" (a gunfight play he wrote). Robert Doyle Teaster became the famous "Digger the Undertaker", as well as one of the "Internationally Famous Ghost Town Gunfighters". Herbert Coward played "Harmon Teaster" in Ghost Town "The Movie" and Dean Teaster the Director played his fathers role of "Digger". Ghost Town "The Movie" is a tribute to the late "Robert Doyle Teaster". Herbert Coward later played the toothless man in "Deliverance", after Burt Reynolds discovered him at "Ghost Town in the Sky". Sincere thanks to Pal Parker Jr., and Russ Parker for discovering this photo in their Ghost Town archives.
Behind the Scenes - Keith Potts, Mark Jones XXXIII, Johnny Freeman, Jason Potts, Cindy Potts, Jason Teaster, Judy Ferguson, Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, Larry Walter, Johnny Rich, Harry Valentine with Director Dean Teaster on the set of Ghost Town "The Movie" filmed in Maggie Valley, North Carolina at "Ghost Town in the Sky". November 2006
Behind the Scenes - Johnny Rich as one of the "Roughs" and Herbert "Cowboy" Coward as "Harmon Teaster" talk behind the scenes during takes on Ghost Town "The Movie" in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, November 2006
Historical Photo of "Ghost Town in the Sky" Theme Park. Known persons are Bill Leatherwood (left) who plays a gunfighter in the new movie. Harry Valentine (white shirt) plays Sheriff Parker in the new movie. Middle is Donald May from "Colt 45". Indian is Robert Bradley also playing Jim Jumper in the new movie. Far right sitting is Herbert Cowboy Coward playing Harmon Teaster in the new movie. Rear and right is Tic Rich also playing a gunfighter in the new movie Ghost Town.
July 2006 Publicity Photo of Herbert Cowboy Coward, the toothless man from Deliverance. Shown here with his pet squirrell "Starsky". Herbert Cowboy Coward depicts Harmon Teaster in the movie Ghost Town, about a man from the mountains in Appalacia who became a folk hero.

Known for

Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance
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  • Toothless Man
  • 1972
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Ghost Town: The Movie
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  • Harmon Teaster
  • 2007
Hillbilly Blood (2013)
Hillbilly Blood
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TV Series
  • Cowboy
Behind the Scenes of 'Ghost Town: The Movie' (2008)
Behind the Scenes of 'Ghost Town: The Movie'
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  • Self
  • 2008

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  • Hillbilly Blood (2013)
    Hillbilly Blood
  • Lionsgate DVD over
    Ghost Town: The Movie
  • Deliverance (1972)
    Deliverance

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  • Lionsgate DVD over
    Ghost Town: The Movie

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    • August 21, 1938
    • South Carolina, USA
    • August 6, 1960 - September 6, 2011 (her death, 4 children)

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    When director John Boorman explained to Coward that one of the things his character was going to do was to rape a man, Coward replied, "I've done worse."

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