Here’s actor Billy Redden in his role as the banjo-pickin’ backwoods mountain boy in the 1972 film “Deliverance.”
Fun Fact – Film director John Boorman selected Redden for the part because of his skinny frame, large head and almond-shaped eyes. But there was one problem - Billy could not play the banjo. So he was fitted with a special shirt that allowed room for the actual banjo player, Mike Addis, to slip his left hand through the sleeve and finger the fretboard. The scene was then shot with carefully-chosen camera angles to conceal Addis, whose arms were wrapped around Redden’s waist to play the tune.