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
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Jack Horner
The Player (1992)
as Burt Reynolds
The Longest Yard (2005)
as Nate Scarborough
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
The Cannonball Run (1981)
as J.J. McClure
Cannonball Run II (1984)
as J.J. McClure
Striptease (1996)
as David Dilbeck
Raven (1997)
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
as King Konreid
The Longest Yard (1974)
as Paul Crewe
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
as Bandit
Bean (1997)
as General Newton
Driven (2001)
as Carl Henry
Without a Paddle (2004)
as Del Knox
Deliverance (1972)
as Lewis Medlock
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
as Switchboard
100 Rifles (1969)
as Yaqui Joe Herrera
Starting Over (1979)
as Phil Potter
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
as Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
as The Real Bandit
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Self
Skullduggery (1970)
as Douglas Temple
Hooper (1978)
as Sonny Hooper
The Cherokee Kid (1996)
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
Silent Movie (1976)
as Burt Reynolds
Stick (1985)
as Stick
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Apple of My Eye (2017)
as Charlie
White Lightning (1973)
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
as Self
Sharky's Machine (1981)
as Tom Sharky
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
as Mentor
Picture This (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
as Judge Walter Burns
City Heat (1984)
as Mike Murphy
The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
as David Fowler
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Crew (2000)
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
At Long Last Love (1975)
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
Switching Channels (1988)
as John L. Sullivan IV
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
as Jay Grobart
End Game (2006)
as General Montgomery
Waterproof (2000)
as Eli Zeal
Tempted (2001)
as Charlie LeBlanc
Rough Cut (1980)
as Jack Rhodes
Lucky Lady (1975)
as Walker
Cop & ½ (1993)
as Nick McKenna
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Gator (1976)
as Gator McKlusky
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
WWE WrestleMania X (1994)
as Ring Announcer
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Movie Star (2018)
as Vic Edwards
Nickelodeon (1976)
as Buck Greenway
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
as Lenny Spencer
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (2026)
as Himself
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017)
as Self
Shamus (1973)
as Shamus McCoy
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
as Det. Logan McQueen
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as (archive footage)
Time of the Wolf (2002)
as Archie McGregor
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
as Tony Church
Semi-Tough (1977)
as Billy Clyde Puckett
Mad Dog Time (1996)
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Hustle (1975)
as Lt. Phil Gaines
Delgo (2008)
as Delgo's Father (voice)
Sam Whiskey (1969)
as Sam Whiskey
Pocket Listing (2016)
as Ron Glass
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shangri-La Suite (2016)
as Narrator
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales (2009)
as Self
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Jefferson Steel
Navajo Joe (1966)
as Joe
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
as Self - Actor
Citizen Ruth (1996)
as Blaine Gibbons
Physical Evidence (1989)
as Joe Paris
Impasse (1969)
as Pat Morrison
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
as Lt. Dan August
The Bandit (2016)
as Self
Fuzz (1972)
as Det. Steve Carella
The Man from Left Field (1993)
as Jack Robinson
Heat (1986)
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
The Hollywood Sign (2002)
as Kage Mulligan
Paternity (1981)
as Buddy Evans
Frankenstein and Me (1996)
as Les Williams
I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Superstunt II (1979)
as Self
Malone (1987)
as Richard Malone
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
The End (1978)
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
The Story of Bean (1997)
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
The Hunter's Moon (1999)
as Clayton Samuels
Uphill All the Way (1986)
as Gambler (uncredited)
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985)
as Self
Gumball 3000: The Movie (2003)
as Self (voice)
Superstunt (1977)
Actor
Crazy Six (1997)
as Dakota
The Orson Welles Show (1979)
as Self
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
The Maddening (1995)
as Scudder
Best Friends (1982)
as Richard Babson
The Last Producer (2000)
as Sonny Wexler
Hunters Are for Killing (1970)
as L. G. Floran
Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)
as C.J. Waters
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
as Self
Category 5 (2014)
as Pops
The Best Little Special In Texas (1982)
Actor
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self
Miss Lettie and Me (2002)
as Samuel Madison
All Star Party for Lucille Ball (1984)
as Self
Hotel (2001)
as The Flamenco Manager
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (1972)
as Self
Big City Blues (1997)
as Connor
Cloud 9 (2006)
as Billy Cole
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
as W.W. Bright
Stroker Ace (1983)
as Stroker Ace
The Librarians (2004)
as Irish
Grilled (2006)
as Goldbluth
Deal (2008)
as Tommy Vinson
Defining Moments (2021)
as Chester
Broken Bridges (2006)
as Jake Delton
Wind in the Wire (1993)
Actor
Operation C.I.A. (1965)
as Mark Andrews, CIA
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981)
as Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983)
as Self
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? (2009)
as Self
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)
as Dan August
Hard Ground (2003)
as John 'Chill' McKay
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
as Self
Shark (1969)
as Caine
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
Hard Time (1998)
as Det. Logan McQueen
Breaking In (1989)
as Ernie Mullins
Forget About It (2006)
as Sam LeFleur
Hard Time: The Premonition (1999)
as Det. Logan McQueen
A Magic Christmas (2014)
as Buster the Dog (voice)
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)
as Self
The Greatest Stuntman Alive (1978)
as Himself
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
Auf Herz und Nieren (2001)
as Banko
Reel Love (2011)
as Wade Whitman
Modern Love (1990)
as Colonel Frank Parker
Johnson County War (2002)
as Hunt Lawton
Sherman's March (1986)
as Self
Love in Hollywood (1996)
as Self
Miami Love Affair (2017)
as Robert
An Innocent Kiss (2019)
as Grandpa Barnes
The Velvet Alley (1959)
as The Actor
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground (2001)
as Narrator
A Beverly Hills Christmas (1987)
as Self
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents (1980)
as Self
Escape to Sonoita (1960)
as Bill Davis
A Party For Richard Pryor (1991)
as Self
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview (2023)
as Self
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May (2005)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit (2006)
as Self
Fade In (1973)
as Rob
Run, Simon, Run (1970)
as Simon Zuniga
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football (2017)
as Self
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (—)
as B.L. Stryker
Stringer (1999)
as Wolko
Movie Money Confidential (2022)
as Self
Mickey's 50 (1978)
as Self
Armored Command (1961)
as Skee
The Final Season (1989)
as Narrator
According to Dom (2009)
as Self
Hollow Creek (2016)
as Seagrass Lambert
Angel Baby (1961)
as Hoke Adams
Randy & the Mob (2007)
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
Snapshots (2002)
as Larry Goldberg
First Aid Action (1973)
as narrator
Pups (1999)
as Daniel Bender
Shadow Fighter (2017)
as Paddy Grier
Hamlet & Hutch (2014)
as Papa Hutch
Henri (2017)
as George Duncan