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