James Dickey

James Dickey was born on Feb 02, 1923 in USA. James Dickey's big-screen debut came with Deliverance directed by John Boorman in 1972, strarring Sheriff Bullard. James Dickey is known for Deliverance directed by John Boorman, Jon Voight stars as Ed and Burt Reynolds as Lewis. The upcoming new movie James Dickey plays is The Call of the Wild which will be released on May 22, 1976.

Born Feb. 2nd, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia, Dickey served in the U.S. Air Force during W.W. II and went on to earn a BA & MA from Vanderbilt University and become a celebrated American author & poet, winning numerous awards for his literary works.To film goers, he is best known as the as the author of the best selling book turned gripping, psychological film Deliverance (1972) starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight. Dickey has a small, but pivotal role near the film's conclusion as a steely Southern sheriff who doesn't wholly believe the businessmen's story about the ill-fated canoe.Dickey passed away on January 19th, 1997.