Burt Reynolds
Acting
Born: Feb 11, 1936 — Died: Sep 06, 2018
From: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview | Self | 2023 | 8.0 |
| Delgo | Delgo's Father (voice) | 2008 | 4.507 |
| Deal | Tommy Vinson | 2008 | 5.407 |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | King Konreid | 2007 | 4.771 |
| Grilled | Goldbluth | 2006 | 4.955 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg | 2005 | 5.609 |
| Driven | Carl Henry | 2001 | 5.129 |
| Bean | General Newton | 1997 | 6.47 |
| Boogie Nights | Jack Horner | 1997 | 7.629 |
| Frankenstein and Me | Les Williams | 1996 | 5.385 |
| WWE WrestleMania X | Ring Announcer | 1994 | 8.058 |
| The Player | Burt Reynolds | 1992 | 7.192 |
| Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Self - Bandit (archive footage) | 1988 | 8.0 |
| The Cannonball Run | J.J. McClure | 1981 | 6.2 |
| Superstunt II | Self | 1979 | 7.0 |
| Smokey and the Bandit | Bo 'Bandit' Darville | 1977 | 6.974 |
| Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | 1977 | 5.491 |
| Silent Movie | Self | 1976 | 6.526 |
| Gator | Gator McKlusky | 1976 | 5.154 |
| At Long Last Love | Michael Oliver Pritchard III | 1975 | 5.183 |
| Hustle | Lt. Phil Gaines | 1975 | 5.649 |
| The Longest Yard | Paul Crewe | 1974 | 6.752 |
| First Aid Action | narrator | 1973 | — |
| White Lightning | Bobby "Gator" McKlusky | 1973 | 6.125 |
| Shamus | Shamus McCoy | 1973 | 6.192 |
| Deliverance | Lewis Medlock | 1972 | 7.322 |
| Fuzz | Det. Steve Carella | 1972 | 5.48 |
| Run, Simon, Run | Simon Zuniga | 1970 | 5.375 |
| Shark | Caine | 1969 | 4.258 |
| Navajo Joe | Joe | 1966 | 6.192 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1936 |
| From | Lansing, Michigan, USA |