Burt Reynolds biography
Burt Reynolds was an American actor, born on 11 February 1936 in Lansing, who died on 6 September 2018.
Burt Reynolds's screen career began in 1958 with Flight.
Burt Reynolds appeared in 112 films and 63 television or streaming titles between 1958 and 2021.
Burt Reynolds is remembered for Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run.
Honours include Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Golden Globes and Emmy Award.
- Also known as
- Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr., Burton Milo Reynolds Jr., Burt
- Born
- 11 February 1936
- Died
- 6 September 2018 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Lansing
- Work
- Actor, Singer, American football player, Screenwriter, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1956 to 2018
- Known for
- Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Boogie Nights
- Awards
- Florida Artists Hall of Fame
- Golden Globes
- Emmy Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Burt Reynolds filmography
112 films and 63 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy , The Definitive Edition | Avery Carrington | ||
| 2021 | Defining Moments | Chester | Posthumous release | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | English | ||
| 2017 | The Last Movie Star | Marty Schulman / Vic Edwards | ||
| 2017 | Shadow Fighter | Paddy Grier | ||
| 2017 | Miami Love Affair | Robert | ||
| 2017 | Henri | George Duncan | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2017 | Apple of My Eye | Charlie | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2016 | Shangri-La Suite | The Narrator | Voice | |
| 2016 | Hollow Creek | "Seagrass" Lambert | ||
| 2016 | An Innocent Kiss | Grandpa Barnes | ||
| 2015 | Pocket Listing | Ron Glass | ||
| 2014 | Hamlet & Hutch | Papa Hutch | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2014 | A Magic Christmas | Buster | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | C.J. Waters | ||
| 2008 | Delgo | Delgo's Father | Voice | |
| 2008 | Deal | Tommy Vinson | ||
| 2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Jefferson Steele | ||
| 2007 | Randy and the Mob | Elmore Culpepper | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King | King Konreid | ||
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Jake Delton | ||
| 2006 | Cloud 9 | Billy Cole | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Goldbluth | ||
| 2006 | Forget About It | Sam LeFleur | ||
| 2006 | End Game | General Montgomery | Direct-to-DVD |
Show all 112 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | J.D. "Boss" Hogg | ||
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Coach Nate Scarborough | ||
| 2005 | The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | The Narrator | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Del Knox | ||
| 2003 | The Librarians | "Irish" | Uncredited | |
| 2002 | Time of the Wolf | Archie McGregor | ||
| 2002 | Snapshots | Larry J. Brodsky | ||
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Avery Carrington | ||
| 2001 | Auf Herz und Nieren | Banko | [citation needed] | |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Kage Mulligan | ||
| 2001 | Tempted | Charlie LeBlanc | ||
| 2001 | Hotel | Flamenco Manager | ||
| 2001 | Driven | Carl Henry | ||
| 2000 | The Last Producer | Sonny Wexler | Direct-to-video; also director | |
| 2000 | The Crew | Joey "Bats" Pistella | ||
| 2000 | Waterproof | Eli Zeal | ||
| 1999 | Stringer | Wolko | Direct-to-video | |
| 1999 | Pups | Daniel Bender | ||
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Judge Walter Burns | ||
| 1999 | The Hunter's Moon | Clayton Samuels | Direct-to-video | |
| 1998 | Crazy Six | Dakota | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | Bean | General Newton | ||
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Lenny Spencer | ||
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Jack Horner | ||
| 1997 | Big City Blues | Connor | Direct-to-video; also co-producer | |
| 1996 | Striptease | Congressman David Dilbeck | ||
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Blaine Gibbons | ||
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | Jacky "Wacky Jacky" Jackson | ||
| 1996 | Raven | Jerome "Raven" Katz | Direct-to-video | |
| 1996 | Frankenstein and Me | Les Williams | Direct-to-video | |
| 1995 | The Maddening | Roy Scudder | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Wind in the Wire | |||
| 1993 | Cop and a Half | Detective Nick McKenna | ||
| 1992 | The Player | English | ||
| 1990 | Modern Love | Colonel Frank Parker | ||
| 1989 | Physical Evidence | Joe Paris | ||
| 1989 | Breaking In | Ernie Mullins | ||
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Charlie B. Barkin | Voice | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | John L. Sullivan IV | ||
| 1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Tony Church | ||
| 1987 | Malone | CIA Agent John Haggerty / Richard Malone | ||
| 1986 | Heat | Nick "Mex" Escalante | ||
| 1986 | Uphill All the Way | The Gambler | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1985 | Stick | Ernest "Stick" Stickley | Also director | |
| 1984 | City Heat | Mike Murphy | ||
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | J.J. McClure | ||
| 1983 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | The Real Bandit | Cameo | |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | Stroker Ace | ||
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | David Fowler | ||
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd | ||
| 1982 | Best Friends | Richard Babson | ||
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | J.J. McClure | ||
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | Sergeant Tom Sharky | Also director | |
| 1981 | Paternity | Buddy Evans | ||
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Bo "Bandit" Darville | ||
| 1980 | Rough Cut | Jack Rhodes | ||
| 1979 | Starting Over | Phil Potter | ||
| 1978 | The End | Wendell Sonny Lawson | Also director | |
| 1978 | Hooper | Sonny Hooper | Also producer | |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | ||
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Bo "Bandit" Darville | ||
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Buck Greenway | ||
| 1976 | Gator | Bobby "Gator" McKlusky | Also director | |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | English | ||
| 1975 | Hustle | Lieutenant Phil Gaines | Also executive producer | |
| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | W.W. Bright | ||
| 1975 | At Long Last Love | Michael Oliver Pritchard III | ||
| 1975 | Lucky Lady | Walker Ellis | ||
| 1974 | The Longest Yard | Paul "Wrecking" Crewe | ||
| 1973 | The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Jay Grobart | ||
| 1973 | Shamus | Shamus McCoy | ||
| 1973 | White Lightning | Bobby "Gator" McKlusky | ||
| 1973 | First Aid Action | |||
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* | English | ||
| 1972 | Deliverance | Lewis Medlock | ||
| 1972 | Fuzz | Detective Steve Carella | ||
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) | Sperm Switchboard Chief | ||
| 1970 | Skullduggery | Douglas Temple | ||
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey | Sam Whiskey | ||
| 1969 | Impasse | Pat Morrison | ||
| 1969 | 100 Rifles | Joe "Yaqui Joe" Herrera | ||
| 1969 | Shark! | Caine | ||
| 1966 | Navajo Joe | Joe "Navajo Joe" | ||
| 1965 | Operation C.I.A | CIA Agent Mark Andrews | ||
| 1961 | Armored Command | "Skee" | ||
| 1961 | Angel Baby | "Hoke" Adams |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | In Sanity, Florida | Burt Reynolds - Retired Movie Star | ||
| 2016 | Hitting the Breaks | Ron Wilcox | 10 episodes | |
| 2014 | Category 5 | Pops | Television film | |
| 2011 | Reel Love | Wade Whitman | Television film | |
| 2011 | American Dad! | Senator Buckingham | Voice for the episode: "School Lies" | |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Paul Anderson | Episode: "Past & Future Tense" | |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | "Chubby" | 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | Freddie | Carl Crane Pool | Episode: "Mother of All Grandfathers" | |
| 2005 | The King of Queens | Coach Walcott | Episode: "Hi, School" | |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | J.J. McClure / Himself | Voice; Episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline" | |
| 2005 | Duck Dodgers | Royal Serpenti | Voice; Episode: "Master & Disaster" | |
| 2003 | Hard Ground | John "Chill" McKay | Television film | |
| 2003 | Ed | Russ Burton | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Johnson County War | Hunt Lawton | Television film | |
| 2002 | Improbable | English | ||
| 2002 | The X-Files | Mr. Burt | Episode: "Improbable" | |
| 2002 | Miss Lettie and Me | Samuel Madison | Television film | |
| 1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Detective Logan McQueen | Television film | |
| 1998 | Hard Time | Detective Logan McQueen | Television film; also director | |
| 1998 | Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | CIA Deputy Director Mentor | Television film | |
| 1998 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | CIA Deputy Director Mentor | Television film | |
| 1998 | Hard Time: The Premonition | Detective Logan McQueen | Television film | |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | M.F. Thatherton | Voice; Episode: "The Company Man" | |
| 1997 | Duckman | Judge Keaton | Voice; Episode: "Das Sub" | |
| 1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Bob "Otter Bob", The Mountain Man | Television film |
Show all 63 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Man from Left Field | Jack Robinson | Television film; also director and producer | |
| 1990 | Evening Shade | Wood Newton | 98 episodes; also co-executive producer and director | |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | B.L. Stryker | 12 episodes; also co-executive producer and director | |
| 1987 | Out of This World | Troy Garland | Voice; 95 episodes | |
| 1980 | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1 episode | |
| 1970 | Run, Simon, Run | Simon | Television film | |
| 1970 | Hunters Are for Killing | L.G. Floran | Television film | |
| 1970 | Love, American Style | Stanley Dunbar | Episode: "Love and the Banned Book" | |
| 1970 | Dan August | Dan August | 26 episodes | |
| 1968 | Fade In | Rob | Television film | |
| 1968 | Premiere | Pete Lassiter | Episode: "Lassiter" | |
| 1967 | Gentle Ben | Pilot | Episode: "Voice from the Wilderness" | |
| 1966 | Hawk | Lieutenant John Hawk | 17 episodes | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I | John Duquesne / Michael Murtaugh | 2 episodes | |
| 1965 | Flipper | Al Bardeman | 2 episodes | |
| 1965 | Branded | "Red Hand" | Episode: "Now Join the Human Race" | |
| 1965 | 12 O'Clock High | Technical Sergeant Vern Chapman | 2 episodes | |
| 1963 | The Twilight Zone | Rocky Rhodes | Episode: "The Bard" | |
| 1962 | Route 66 | Tommy | Episode: "Love Is a Skinny Kid" | |
| 1962 | Perry Mason | Chuck Blair | Episode: "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank" | |
| 1962 | Gunsmoke | Quint Asper | 50 episodes | |
| 1961 | The Everglades | Trask / Lew Johnson | 2 episodes | |
| 1961 | The Brothers Brannagan | Abelard | Episode: "Bordertown" | |
| 1961 | Ripcord | The Assassin | Episode: "Crime Jump" | |
| 1961 | Naked City | Young Man | Episode: "Requiem for a Sunday Afternoon" | |
| 1961 | Michael Shayne | Jerry Turner | Episode: "The Boat Caper" | |
| 1961 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Branch Taylor | Episode: "Man from Everywhere" | |
| 1960 | The Blue Angels | Chuck / Corman | 2 episodes | |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | Leo / Jimmy | 2 episodes | |
| 1960 | Lock-Up | Latchard Duncan | Episode: "The Case of Alexis George" | |
| 1960 | Johnny Ringo | Tad Stuart | Episode: "The Stranger" | |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bill Davis | Season 5 Episode 37: "Escape to Sonoita" | |
| 1959 | Riverboat | Ben Frazer | 20 episodes | |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years | Tony Sappio | Episode: "The Payoff" | |
| 1959 | Pony Express | Adam | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" | |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | "Ace" / The Actor | 2 episodes | |
| 1959 | M Squad | Peter Marashi | Episode: "The Teacher" | |
| 1958 | Flight | Captain Sam Allen / Captain Jack Hilyard | 2 episodes |