Ronny Cox is a superbly talented actor, singer-songwriter, and musician who has been consistently active in Hollywood for more than 40 years portraying a diverse range of characters. Born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Cox received positive reviews for his first film role, his portrayal of ill-fated businessman Drew Ballinger in the terrifying backwoods thriller Beim Sterben ist jeder der Erste (1972), with Cox featuring in the entertaining "Duelling Banjos" sequence of the film. Following this promising start, Cox regularly guest-starred in numerous television series before scoring the lead in the short-lived family drama Apple's Way (1974) and grabbing the critics' attention again with an excellent performance in the Emmy-nominated TV movie A Case of Rape (1974).
Interestingly, Cox was often at his best playing rigorous authority figures, usually in law enforcement or military roles, including as a
detective in the TV movie Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975), alongside Charlton Heston in the submarine drama U-Boot in Not (1978), as a Los Angeles detective pursuing cop killers in Mord im Zwiebelfeld (1979), and alongside then-rising stars Tom Cruise and Sean Penn in the powerful Die Kadetten von Bunker Hill (1981). The 1980s was a high-profile decade for Cox, with strong supporting roles in several blockbusters playing strong-willed figures on both sides of the law. Cox starred alongside box office sensation Eddie Murphy in the mega-hit Beverly Hills Cop - Ich lös' den Fall auf jeden Fall (1984) and its sequel, Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), as well as portraying sinister company executives in the futuristic sci-fi action films RoboCop (1987) and Total Recall - die totale erinnerung (1990).
Throughout the 1990s, Cox was again prolific, appearing in many television series, feature films, and high-caliber TV movies. He took control of the USS Enterprise for two episodes as Captain Edward Jellico in Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987), and contributed entertaining performances in Mord im Weißen Haus (1997), Allein gegen die Zukunft (1996), Auf die stürmische Art (1999), and the chilling tale Es geschah in Boulder (2000). Cox has continued to remain busy with more recent performances in Stargate: Kommando SG-1 (1997), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and the highly popular Desperate Housewives (2004). However, when he's not in front of the cameras, Cox can be found touring and demonstrating his musical talents at various music
festivals and theater shows and, to date, he has released ten albums (four of them live performances)-an eclectic mixture of jazz, folk, and western tunes.
