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