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Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Bean
MOVIE

Bean

6.5(2.6K)
Bean
General Newton
Poster for First Aid Action
MOVIE

First Aid Action

First Aid Action
narrator
Poster for Frankenstein and Me
MOVIE

Frankenstein and Me

5.4(0.0K)
Frankenstein and Me
Les Williams
Poster for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
MOVIE

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

4.8(0.9K)
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
King Konreid
Poster for Deliverance
MOVIE

Deliverance

7.3(1.8K)
Deliverance
Lewis Medlock
Poster for The Player
MOVIE

The Player

7.2(0.9K)
The Player
Burt Reynolds
Jackie Gleason: The Great OneMOVIE
MOVIE

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

8.0(0.0K)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Self - Bandit (archive footage)
Poster for Driven
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Driven

5.1(0.8K)
Driven
Carl Henry
Poster for At Long Last Love
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At Long Last Love

5.2(0.0K)
At Long Last Love
Michael Oliver Pritchard III
Poster for Silent Movie
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Silent Movie

6.5(0.3K)
Silent Movie
Self

Production

Poster for Hustle
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Hustle

5.7(0.1K)
Hustle
Executive Producer
Poster for Gator
MOVIE

Gator

5.2(0.1K)
Gator
Director
Poster for Stick
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Stick

5.4(0.0K)
Stick
Director
Poster for The End
MOVIE

The End

5.6(0.1K)
The End
Director
Poster for Sharky's Machine
MOVIE

Sharky's Machine

6.2(0.1K)
Sharky's Machine
Director
Poster for The Last Producer
MOVIE

The Last Producer

4.7(0.0K)
The Last Producer
Director
Poster for Hard Time
MOVIE

Hard Time

5.9(0.0K)
Hard Time
Director
Poster for Hooper
MOVIE

Hooper

6.3(0.1K)
Hooper
Producer
Poster for Amazing Stories: The Movie III
MOVIE

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Director
Poster for The Man from Left Field
MOVIE

The Man from Left Field

6.6(0.0K)
The Man from Left Field
Executive Producer

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