Burt Reynolds
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1936
- Died
- September 6, 2018
- Birthplace
- Lansing, Michigan, USA
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
- B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch TBA
as B.L. Stryker
My Life As Roger Moore 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born 2026
as Himself
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as (archive footage)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview 2023
as Self
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Money Confidential 2022
as Self
Defining Moments 2021
as Chester
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend 2021
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Burt Reynolds 2020
as Self (archive footage)
An Innocent Kiss 2019
as Grandpa Barnes
The Last Movie Star 2018
as Vic Edwards
Shadow Fighter 2017
as Paddy Grier
Henri 2017
as George Duncan
Miami Love Affair 2017
as Robert
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017
as Self
Apple of My Eye 2017
as Charlie
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football 2017
as Self
Shangri-La Suite 2016
as Narrator
Pocket Listing 2016
as Ron Glass
The Bandit 2016
as Self
Hollow Creek 2016
as Seagrass Lambert
Listen to Me Marlon 2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Magic Christmas 2014
as Buster the Dog (voice)
Category 5 2014
as Pops
Hamlet & Hutch 2014
as Papa Hutch
Reel Love 2011
as Wade Whitman
Not Another Not Another Movie 2011
as C.J. Waters
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift 2010
as (archive footage)
According to Dom 2009
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales 2009
as Self
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? 2009
as Self
Delgo 2008
as Delgo's Father (voice)
A Bunch of Amateurs 2008
as Jefferson Steel
Deal 2008
as Tommy Vinson
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale 2007
as King Konreid
Randy & the Mob 2007
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
Forget About It 2006
as Sam LeFleur
Broken Bridges 2006
as Jake Delton
End Game 2006
as General Montgomery
Grilled 2006
as Goldbluth
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit 2006
as Self
Cloud 9 2006
as Billy Cole
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman 2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard 2005
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
The Longest Yard 2005
as Nate Scarborough
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May 2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self - Actor
The Librarians 2004
as Irish
Without a Paddle 2004
as Del Knox
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second 2003
as Self
Hard Ground 2003
as John 'Chill' McKay
Gumball 3000: The Movie 2003
as Self (voice)
Miss Lettie and Me 2002
as Samuel Madison
The Hollywood Sign 2002
as Kage Mulligan
Johnson County War 2002
as Hunt Lawton
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time 2002
as Narrator
Time of the Wolf 2002
as Archie McGregor
Snapshots 2002
as Larry Goldberg
Auf Herz und Nieren 2001
as Banko
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground 2001
as Narrator
Hotel 2001
as The Flamenco Manager
Driven 2001
as Carl Henry
Tempted 2001
as Charlie LeBlanc
The Last Producer 2000
as Sonny Wexler, Director
The Crew 2000
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
Waterproof 2000
as Eli Zeal
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999
as Det. Logan McQueen
The Hunter's Moon 1999
as Clayton Samuels
Mystery, Alaska 1999
as Judge Walter Burns
Stringer 1999
as Wolko
Pups 1999
as Daniel Bender
Hard Time: The Premonition 1999
as Det. Logan McQueen
Hard Time 1998
as Det. Logan McQueen, Director
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business 1998
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms 1998
as Mentor
Amazing Stories: The Movie III 1998
Director
Crazy Six 1997
as Dakota
Raven 1997
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
Boogie Nights 1997
as Jack Horner
Big City Blues 1997
as Connor
The Story of Bean 1997
as Self
Bean 1997
as General Newton
Meet Wally Sparks 1997
as Lenny Spencer
The Cherokee Kid 1996
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
Love in Hollywood 1996
as Self
Citizen Ruth 1996
as Blaine Gibbons
Mad Dog Time 1996
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Frankenstein and Me 1996
as Les Williams
Striptease 1996
as David Dilbeck
The Maddening 1995
as Scudder
WWE WrestleMania X 1994
as Ring Announcer
Basic Football 1994
as Self-Host
A Century of Cinema 1994
as Self
The Man from Left Field 1993
as Jack Robinson, Executive Producer, Director
Wind in the Wire 1993
Actor
Cop & ½ 1993
as Nick McKenna
The Man Upstairs 1992
Executive Producer
The Player 1992
as Burt Reynolds
- A Party For Richard Pryor
A Party For Richard Pryor 1991
as Self
Picture This 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Love 1990
as Colonel Frank Parker
All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989
as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
Breaking In 1989
as Ernie Mullins
- 1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular 1989
as Self
The Final Season 1989
as Narrator
Physical Evidence 1989
as Joe Paris
Mickey's 60th Birthday 1988
as Self
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Jackie Gleason: The Great One 1988
as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Switching Channels 1988
as John L. Sullivan IV
A Beverly Hills Christmas 1987
as Self
Rent-a-Cop 1987
as Tony Church
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Malone 1987
as Richard Malone
- The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson 1987
as Self
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs 1986
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
Heat 1986
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
Sherman's March 1986
as Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
as Self
Uphill All the Way 1986
as Gambler (uncredited)
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan 1985
as Self
Stick 1985
as Stick, Director
- All Star Party for Lucille Ball
All Star Party for Lucille Ball 1984
as Self
City Heat 1984
as Mike Murphy
Cannonball Run II 1984
as J.J. McClure
The Man Who Loved Women 1983
as David Fowler
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra 1983
as Self
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 1983
as The Real Bandit
Stroker Ace 1983
as Stroker Ace
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
Best Friends 1982
as Richard Babson
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
The Best Little Special In Texas 1982
Actor
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter 1982
as Self
Sharky's Machine 1981
as Tom Sharky, Director
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds 1981
as Self
Paternity 1981
as Buddy Evans
The Cannonball Run 1981
as J.J. McClure
- Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor 1980
as Dan August
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980
as Bandit
Rough Cut 1980
as Jack Rhodes
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents 1980
as Self
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough 1980
as Lt. Dan August
Starting Over 1979
as Phil Potter
- Superstunt II
Superstunt II 1979
as Self
The Orson Welles Show 1979
as Self
Mickey's 50 1978
as Self
Hooper 1978
as Sonny Hooper, Producer
The End 1978
as Wendell Sonny Lawson, Director
The Greatest Stuntman Alive 1978
as Himself
Semi-Tough 1977
as Billy Clyde Puckett
- Superstunt
Superstunt 1977
Actor
Smokey and the Bandit 1977
as Bandit
Nickelodeon 1976
as Buck Greenway
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976
as (archive footage)
Gator 1976
as Gator McKlusky, Director
Silent Movie 1976
as Burt Reynolds
Santo in the Mystery of the Black Pearl 1976
as Caine
Lucky Lady 1975
as Walker
Hustle 1975
as Lt. Phil Gaines, Executive Producer
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975
as W.W. Bright
At Long Last Love 1975
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
The Longest Yard 1974
as Paul Crewe
Fade In 1973
as Rob
White Lightning 1973
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing 1973
as Jay Grobart
Shamus 1973
as Shamus McCoy
First Aid Action 1973
as narrator
Deliverance 1972
as Lewis Medlock
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask 1972
as Switchboard
Fuzz 1972
as Det. Steve Carella
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' 1972
as Self
Run, Simon, Run 1970
as Simon Zuniga
Hunters Are for Killing 1970
as L. G. Floran
Skullduggery 1970
as Douglas Temple
Shark 1969
as Caine
Impasse 1969
as Pat Morrison
Sam Whiskey 1969
as Sam Whiskey
100 Rifles 1969
as Yaqui Joe Herrera
Navajo Joe 1966
as Joe
Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations 1966
as Red Hand
Operation C.I.A. 1965
as Mark Andrews, CIA
Armored Command 1961
as Skee
Angel Baby 1961
as Hoke Adams
- Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita 1960
as Bill Davis
The Velvet Alley 1959
as The Actor
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