Acting
Burt Reynolds
Biography
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.
Movies with Burt Reynolds
Starting Over
1979
Striptease
1996
The Cannonball Run
1981
The Longest Yard
2005
Boogie Nights
1997
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
The Player
1992
Bean
1997
The Longest Yard
1974
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005
Deliverance
1972
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
100 Rifles
1969
Silent Movie
1976
Driven
2001
The Crew
2000
Without a Paddle
2004
Cannonball Run II
1984
Skullduggery
1970
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
Hooper
1978
Stick
1985
Gator
1976
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
Mystery, Alaska
1999
Switching Channels
1988
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
Tempted
2001
Sharky's Machine
1981
End Game
2006
White Lightning
1973
Impasse
1969
Cop & ½
1993
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
Lucky Lady
1975
Superstunt
1977
Category 5
2014
Rough Cut
1980
Picture This
1991
Best Friends
1982
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
Mad Dog Time
1996
Meet Wally Sparks
1997
Broken Bridges
2006
Sam Whiskey
1969
City Heat
1984
Paternity
1981
Semi-Tough
1977
Nickelodeon
1976
Superstunt II
1979
Shangri-La Suite
2016
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
2005
Shamus
1973
Commitment to Life
2023
Pocket Listing
2016
Deal
2008
Johnson County War
2002
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Mickey's 50
1978
Raven
1996
At Long Last Love
1975
Rent-a-Cop
1987
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
The Cherokee Kid
1996
Sherman's March
1985
Citizen Ruth
1996
The End
1978
Physical Evidence
1989
Delgo
2008
Waterproof
2000
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Malone
1987
I Am Burt Reynolds
2020
The Bandit
2016
Stroker Ace
1983
Heat
1986
Apple of My Eye
2017
Grilled
2006
The Maddening
1996
Navajo Joe
1966
Hustle
1975
The Man Who Loved Women
1983
Fade In
1973
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
Shark
1969
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
1998
Crazy Six
1997
Hotel
2001
Randy & the Mob
2007
The Hollywood Sign
2002
Frankenstein and Me
1996
Hard Time
1998
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Cloud 9
2006
Fuzz
1972
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
An Innocent Kiss
2019
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
The Last Movie Star
2018
The Orson Welles Show
1979
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
Breaking In
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Big City Blues
1997
Angel Baby
1961
Hollow Creek
2016
The Librarians
2004
Forget About It
2006
Armored Command
1961
The Last Producer
2000
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
Hard Ground
2003
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
Reel Love
2011
Defining Moments
2021
Time of the Wolf
2002
Hamlet & Hutch
2014
Run, Simon, Run
1970
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
1978
Wind in the Wire
1993
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
1972
The Hunter's Moon
1999
Modern Love
1990
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
Escape to Sonoita
1960
According to Dom
2009
Not Another Not Another Movie
2011
The Story of Bean
1997
Hunters Are for Killing
1970
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
A Magic Christmas
2014
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986
Uphill All the Way
1986
Shadow Fighter
2017
Love in Hollywood
1996
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
Gumball 3000: The Movie
2003
Snapshots
2002
Pups
1999
Basic Football
1994
The Velvet Alley
1959
The Man from Left Field
1993
First Aid Action
1973
Movie Money Confidential
2022
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
With Friends Like These
Operation C.I.A.
1965
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
Auf Herz und Nieren
2001
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
Miami Love Affair
2017
Miss Lettie and Me
2002
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
2005
The Final Season
1989
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
2023
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989
Stringer
1999
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
2009
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
Henri
2017
A Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
2017
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
2001
TV Shows with Burt Reynolds
American Dad!
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Raw
1993
Steve
2017
The X-Files
1993
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Perry Mason
1957
King of the Hill
1997
Saturday Night Live
1975
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The King of Queens
1998
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Twilight Zone
1959
Robot Chicken
2005
Archer
2009
Burn Notice
2007
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Golden Girls
1985
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Love, American Style
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
My Name Is Earl
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Naked City
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
The F.B.I.
1965
Route 66
1960
The Oscars
1953
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Lock-Up
1959
People's Choice Awards
1975
The Reichen Show
2005
Duck Dodgers
2003
Duckman
1994
Johnny Ringo
1959
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Branded
1965
Dinah!
1974
Cybill
1995
Playhouse 90
1956
Taff
1997
Ed
2000
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
V Graham Norton
2002
CHiPs
1977
Film '72
1971
Gentle Ben
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Evening Shade
1990
12 O'Clock High
1964
30 for 30
2009
Flipper
1964
Freddie
2005
Dolly
1987
The Aquanauts
1960
Out of This World
1987
Riverboat
1959
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Everglades
1961
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
Dan August
1970
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Hope and Gloria
1995
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Fast N' Loud
2012
The Pet Set
1971
The American West
2016
B.L. Stryker
1989
Pony Express
1960
Emeril
2001
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
Hawk
1966
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
History vs. Hollywood
2001
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Blue Angels
1960
The Brothers Brannagan
1960
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1983
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Amazing Grace
1995
Medal of Honor
2000
Founding Fathers
2000
In Sanity, Florida
2017