Burt Reynolds
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Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as Navajo Joe (1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and Cannonball Run II (1984), several of which he directed himself. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994), which won him a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His performance as high-minded pornographer Jack Horner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) brought him renewed critical attention, earning him another Golden Globe (for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), with nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Known for
Credits
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
as Bo 'Bandit' Darville
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
The Longest Yard (2005)
as Coach Nate Scarborough
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Jack Horner
Striptease (1996)
as David Dilbeck
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
Starting Over (1979)
as Phil Potter
The Cannonball Run (1981)
as J.J. McClure
Bean (1997)
as General Newton
Cannonball Run II (1984)
as J.J. McClure
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
The Player (1992)
as Burt Reynolds
The Longest Yard (1974)
as Paul Crewe
Deliverance (1972)
as Lewis Medlock
Driven (2001)
as Carl Henry
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
as Bandit
Without a Paddle (2004)
as Del Knox
100 Rifles (1969)
as Yaqui Joe Herrera
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
as Switchboard
Stick (1985)
as Stick
Silent Movie (1976)
as Self
Skullduggery (1970)
as Douglas Temple
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
as Mentor
Sharky's Machine (1981)
as Tom Sharky
Lucky Lady (1975)
as Walker
Switching Channels (1988)
as John L. Sullivan IV
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
as Judge Walter Burns
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
as King Konreid
Waterproof (2000)
as Eli Zeal
The Crew (2000)
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
Rough Cut (1980)
as Jack Rhodes
The Bandit (2016)
as Self
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
as The Real Bandit
Nickelodeon (1976)
as Buck Greenway
Hooper (1978)
as Sonny Hooper
Gator (1976)
as Gator McKlusky
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
as David Fowler
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
as Ring Announcer
Cop & ½ (1993)
as Nick McKenna
End Game (2006)
as General Montgomery
Tempted (2001)
as Charlie LeBlanc
Impasse (1969)
as Pat Morrison
City Heat (1984)
as Mike Murphy
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Self
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
The Hollywood Sign (2002)
as Kage Mulligan
White Lightning (1973)
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
Apple of My Eye (2017)
as Charlie
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
as Les Williams
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Superstunt (1977)
Actor
Physical Evidence (1989)
as Joe Paris
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
as Tony Church
The Last Producer (2000)
as Sonny Wexler
Paternity (1981)
as Buddy Evans
Sherman's March (1986)
as Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
as Self
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
as Lenny Spencer
Sam Whiskey (1969)
as Sam Whiskey
Mad Dog Time (1996)
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Johnson County War (2002)
as Hunt Lawton
Crazy Six (1997)
as Dakota
Shangri-La Suite (2016)
as Narrator
The End (1978)
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
Deal (2008)
as Tommy Vinson
Citizen Ruth (1996)
as Blaine Gibbons
An Innocent Kiss (2019)
as Grandpa Barnes
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self - Actor
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Love (2011)
as Wade Whitman
Delgo (2008)
as Delgo's Father (voice)
Time of the Wolf (2002)
as Archie McGregor
Fuzz (1972)
as Det. Steve Carella
Grilled (2006)
as Goldbluth
Raven (1996)
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
Best Friends (1982)
as Richard Babson
Stroker Ace (1983)
as Stroker Ace
The Orson Welles Show (1979)
as Self
The Maddening (1996)
as Scudder
The Best Little Special In Texas (1982)
Actor
The Last Movie Star (2018)
as Vic Edwards
Miami Love Affair (2017)
as Robert
Pocket Listing (2016)
as Ron Glass
Gumball 3000: The Movie (2003)
as Self (voice)
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Malone (1987)
as Richard Malone
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
According to Dom (2009)
as Self
The Librarians (2004)
as Irish
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
Navajo Joe (1966)
as Joe
Breaking In (1989)
as Ernie Mullins
I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Hotel (2001)
as The Flamenco Manager
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Jefferson Steel
Snapshots (2002)
as Larry Goldberg
Shark (1969)
as Caine
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
Escape to Sonoita (1960)
as Bill Davis
Superstunt II (1979)
as Self
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
as Det. Logan McQueen
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales (2009)
as Self
Shamus (1973)
as Shamus McCoy
Love in Hollywood (1996)
as Self
Defining Moments (2021)
as Chester
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Broken Bridges (2006)
as Jake Delton
Heat (1986)
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Picture This (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)
as Banko
Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)
as C.J. Waters
Cloud 9 (2006)
as Billy Cole
Hard Time (1998)
as Det. Logan McQueen
The Hunter's Moon (1999)
as Clayton Samuels
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self
The Velvet Alley (1959)
as The Actor
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (1972)
as Self
Semi-Tough (1977)
as Billy Clyde Puckett
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
as Jay Grobart
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
as W.W. Bright
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
as Det. Logan McQueen
Big City Blues (1997)
as Connor
Uphill All the Way (1986)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May (2005)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Forget About It (2006)
as Sam LeFleur
Hard Ground (2003)
as John 'Chill' McKay
The Story of Bean (1997)
as Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
as Self
Angel Baby (1961)
as Hoke Adams
Randy & the Mob (2007)
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
Run, Simon, Run (1970)
as Simon Zuniga
Operation C.I.A. (1965)
as Mark Andrews, CIA
Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
as L. G. Floran
The Final Season (1989)
as Narrator
Movie Money Confidential (2022)
as Self
Fade In (1973)
as Rob
Category 5 (2014)
as Pops
With Friends Like These (—)
as Jackson Hammond
Hustle (1975)
as Lt. Phil Gaines
A Magic Christmas (2014)
as Buster the Dog (voice)
Stringer (1999)
as Wolko
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
as Lt. Dan August
Hollow Creek (2016)
as Seagrass Lambert
Pups (1999)
as Daniel Bender
Basic Football (1994)
as Self-Host
Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time (2002)
as Narrator
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Armored Command (1961)
as Skee
Modern Love (1990)
as Colonel Frank Parker
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview (2023)
as Self
The Man from Left Field (1993)
as Jack Robinson
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
as Self
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
as Self
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground (2001)
as Narrator
Wind in the Wire (1993)
Actor
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
as Self
Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
as Samuel Madison
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
as Self
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (2009)
as Self
Hamlet & Hutch (2014)
as Papa Hutch
The Greatest Stuntman Alive (1978)
as Himself
First Aid Action (1973)
as narrator
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (—)
as B.L. Stryker
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)
as Self
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
as Self
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)
as Dan August
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit (2006)
as Self
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football (2017)
as Self
Shadow Fighter (2017)
as Paddy Grier
Henri (2017)
as George Duncan