Burt Reynolds
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.
Filmography
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
as Himself
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
as Himself
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
as Self
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
as Self
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Money Confidential
as Self
Movie Money Confidential
as Self
Defining Moments
as Chester
Defining Moments
as Chester
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Burt Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Burt Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
An Innocent Kiss
as Grandpa Barnes
An Innocent Kiss
as Grandpa Barnes
The Last Movie Star
as Vic Edwards
The Last Movie Star
as Vic Edwards
Shadow Fighter
as Paddy Grier
Shadow Fighter
as Paddy Grier
Henri
as George Duncan
Henri
as George Duncan
Miami Love Affair
as Robert
Miami Love Affair
as Robert
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
Apple of My Eye
as Charlie
Apple of My Eye
as Charlie
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
as Self
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
as Self
Shangri-La Suite
as Narrator
Shangri-La Suite
as Narrator
Pocket Listing
as Ron Glass
Pocket Listing
as Ron Glass
The Bandit
as Self
The Bandit
as Self
Hollow Creek
as Seagrass Lambert
Hollow Creek
as Seagrass Lambert
Listen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage)
Listen to Me Marlon
as Self (archive footage)
A Magic Christmas
as Buster the Dog (voice)
A Magic Christmas
as Buster the Dog (voice)
Category 5
as Pops
Category 5
as Pops
Hamlet & Hutch
as Papa Hutch
Hamlet & Hutch
as Papa Hutch
Reel Love
as Wade Whitman
Reel Love
as Wade Whitman
Not Another Not Another Movie
as C.J. Waters
Not Another Not Another Movie
as C.J. Waters
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
According to Dom
as Self
According to Dom
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
as Self
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
as Self
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
as Self
Delgo
as Delgo's Father (voice)
Delgo
as Delgo's Father (voice)
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Jefferson Steel
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Jefferson Steel
Deal
as Tommy Vinson
Deal
as Tommy Vinson
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
as King Konreid
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
as King Konreid
Randy & the Mob
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
Randy & the Mob
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
Forget About It
as Sam LeFleur
Forget About It
as Sam LeFleur
Broken Bridges
as Jake Delton
Broken Bridges
as Jake Delton
End Game
as General Montgomery
End Game
as General Montgomery
Grilled
as Goldbluth
Grilled
as Goldbluth
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
as Self
Cloud 9
as Billy Cole
Cloud 9
as Billy Cole
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
as Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
as Narrator (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
The Longest Yard
as Coach Nate Scarborough
The Longest Yard
as Coach Nate Scarborough
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor
The Librarians
as Irish
The Librarians
as Irish
Without a Paddle
as Del Knox
Without a Paddle
as Del Knox
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Hard Ground
as John 'Chill' McKay
Hard Ground
as John 'Chill' McKay
Gumball 3000: The Movie
as Self (voice)
Gumball 3000: The Movie
as Self (voice)
Miss Lettie and Me
as Samuel Madison
Miss Lettie and Me
as Samuel Madison
Johnson County War
as Hunt Lawton
Johnson County War
as Hunt Lawton
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
as Narrator
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
as Narrator
Time of the Wolf
as Archie McGregor
Time of the Wolf
as Archie McGregor
Auf Herz und Nieren
as Banko
Auf Herz und Nieren
as Banko
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
as Narrator
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
as Narrator
Hotel
as The Flamenco Manager
Hotel
as The Flamenco Manager
Driven
as Carl Henry
Driven
as Carl Henry
The Last Producer
as Sonny Wexler
The Last Producer
as Sonny Wexler
The Crew
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
The Crew
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
Waterproof
as Eli Zeal
Waterproof
as Eli Zeal
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Det. Logan McQueen
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Det. Logan McQueen
The Hunter's Moon
as Clayton Samuels
The Hunter's Moon
as Clayton Samuels
Mystery, Alaska
as Judge Walter Burns
Mystery, Alaska
as Judge Walter Burns
Stringer
as Wolko
Stringer
as Wolko
Pups
as Daniel Bender
Pups
as Daniel Bender
Hard Time
as Det. Logan McQueen
Hard Time
as Det. Logan McQueen
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
Boogie Nights
as Jack Horner
Boogie Nights
as Jack Horner
Big City Blues
as Connor
Big City Blues
as Connor
The Story of Bean
as Self
The Story of Bean
as Self
Bean
as General Newton
Bean
as General Newton
Meet Wally Sparks
as Lenny Spencer
Meet Wally Sparks
as Lenny Spencer
The Cherokee Kid
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
The Cherokee Kid
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
Raven
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
Raven
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
Citizen Ruth
as Blaine Gibbons
Citizen Ruth
as Blaine Gibbons
Mad Dog Time
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Mad Dog Time
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Frankenstein and Me
as Les Williams
Frankenstein and Me
as Les Williams
Striptease
as David Dilbeck
Striptease
as David Dilbeck
WWE WrestleMania X
as Ring Announcer
WWE WrestleMania X
as Ring Announcer
Cop & ½
as Nick McKenna
Cop & ½
as Nick McKenna
The Player
as Burt Reynolds
The Player
as Burt Reynolds
Modern Love
as Colonel Frank Parker
Modern Love
as Colonel Frank Parker
Breaking In
as Ernie Mullins
Breaking In
as Ernie Mullins
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
A Beverly Hills Christmas
as Self
A Beverly Hills Christmas
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Malone
as Richard Malone
Malone
as Richard Malone
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Self
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Self
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
Heat
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
Heat
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self
Uphill All the Way
as Gambler (uncredited)
Uphill All the Way
as Gambler (uncredited)
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
as Self
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
as Self
Stick
as Stick
Stick
as Stick
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
as Self
City Heat
as Mike Murphy
City Heat
as Mike Murphy
Cannonball Run II
as J.J. McClure
Cannonball Run II
as J.J. McClure
The Man Who Loved Women
as David Fowler
The Man Who Loved Women
as David Fowler
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as The Real Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
as The Real Bandit
Stroker Ace
as Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace
as Stroker Ace
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
as Self
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
as Self
Sharky's Machine
as Tom Sharky
Sharky's Machine
as Tom Sharky
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
Paternity
as Buddy Evans
Paternity
as Buddy Evans
The Cannonball Run
as J.J. McClure
The Cannonball Run
as J.J. McClure
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
as Dan August
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
as Dan August
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Bandit
Rough Cut
as Jack Rhodes
Rough Cut
as Jack Rhodes
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Lt. Dan August
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Lt. Dan August
Starting Over
as Phil Potter
Starting Over
as Phil Potter
Superstunt II
as Self
Superstunt II
as Self
The Orson Welles Show
as Self
The Orson Welles Show
as Self
Mickey's 50
as Self
Mickey's 50
as Self
Hooper
as Sonny Hooper
Hooper
as Sonny Hooper
The End
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
The End
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
as Himself
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
as Himself
Semi-Tough
as Billy Clyde Puckett
Semi-Tough
as Billy Clyde Puckett
Superstunt
Superstunt
Smokey and the Bandit
as Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
as Bandit
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Gator
as Gator McKlusky
Gator
as Gator McKlusky
Silent Movie
as Burt Reynolds
Silent Movie
as Burt Reynolds
Lucky Lady
as Walker
Lucky Lady
as Walker
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as W.W. Bright
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as W.W. Bright
At Long Last Love
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
At Long Last Love
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
The Longest Yard
as Paul Crewe
The Longest Yard
as Paul Crewe
Fade In
as Rob
Fade In
as Rob
White Lightning
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
White Lightning
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
as Jay Grobart
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
as Jay Grobart
Deliverance
as Lewis Medlock
Deliverance
as Lewis Medlock
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Switchboard
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Switchboard
Fuzz
as Det. Steve Carella
Fuzz
as Det. Steve Carella
Run, Simon, Run
as Simon Zuniga
Run, Simon, Run
as Simon Zuniga
Skullduggery
as Douglas Temple
Skullduggery
as Douglas Temple
Shark
as Caine
Shark
as Caine
Impasse
as Pat Morrison
Impasse
as Pat Morrison
Sam Whiskey
as Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
as Sam Whiskey
Navajo Joe
as Joe
Navajo Joe
as Joe
Armored Command
as Skee
Armored Command
as Skee
Angel Baby
as Hoke Adams
Angel Baby
as Hoke Adams
Escape to Sonoita
as Bill Davis
Escape to Sonoita
as Bill Davis
The Velvet Alley
as The Actor
The Velvet Alley
as The Actor