At the age of 16, this boy from Rabun County, Georgia, was the only
"authentic" local to play the role of The Banjo Boy in
John Boorman's
disturbing hit movie
Deliverance (1972). He was hand-picked from his local
elementary school, largely due to his "look" (his large head, skinny
body, odd-shaped eyes and moronic grin had sadly branded him a
poster-child for inbreeding and mental deficiency).