Acting · Lansing, Michigan, USA · Born February 11, 1936
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.
MovieNot So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBurt Reynolds: The Last Interview
2023
as Self
MovieCommitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMovie Money Confidential
2022
as Self
MovieDefining Moments
2021
as Chester
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieI Am Burt Reynolds
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAn Innocent Kiss
2019
as Grandpa Barnes
MovieThe Last Movie Star
2018
as Vic Edwards
MovieShadow Fighter
2017
as Paddy Grier
MovieHenri
2017
as George Duncan
MovieMiami Love Affair
2017
as Robert
TVSteve
2017
as Self
MovieJohn G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
TVIn Sanity, Florida
2017
as Burt Reynolds, retired movie star
MovieApple of My Eye
2017
as Charlie
MovieThe Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
2017
as Self
MovieShangri-La Suite
2016
as Narrator
TVThe American West
2016
as Self
MoviePocket Listing
2016
as Ron Glass
MovieThe Bandit
2016
as Self
MovieHollow Creek
2016
as Seagrass Lambert
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieListen to Me Marlon
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Magic Christmas
2014
as Buster the Dog (voice)
MovieCategory 5
2014
as Pops
MovieHamlet & Hutch
2014
as Papa Hutch
TVFast N' Loud
2012
as Self
MovieReel Love
2011
as Wade Whitman
MovieNot Another Not Another Movie
2011
as C.J. Waters
TVConan
2010
as Self
Movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
MovieAccording to Dom
2009
as Self
MovieSesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
as Self
MovieSmall Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
2009
as Self
TV30 for 30
2009
TVArcher
2009
as Burt Reynolds (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieDelgo
2008
as Delgo's Father (voice)
MovieA Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Jefferson Steel
MovieDeal
2008
as Tommy Vinson
MovieIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
as King Konreid
MovieRandy & the Mob
2007
as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Paul Anderson
MovieForget About It
2006
as Sam LeFleur
MovieBroken Bridges
2006
as Jake Delton
MovieEnd Game
2006
as General Montgomery
MovieGrilled
2006
as Goldbluth
MovieLoaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
2006
as Self
MovieCloud 9
2006
as Billy Cole
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Legend of Frosty the Snowman
2005
as Narrator (voice)
TVFreddie
2005
as Carl
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Chubby
MovieThe Dukes of Hazzard
2005
as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
MovieThe Longest Yard
2005
as Coach Nate Scarborough
MovieGumball 3000: 6 Days in May
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self - Actor
TVRobot Chicken
2005
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Senator Buckingham (voice)
MovieThe Librarians
2004
as Irish
MovieWithout a Paddle
2004
as Del Knox
MovieSex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVDuck Dodgers
2003
as Royal Serpenti (voice)
MovieHard Ground
2003
as John 'Chill' McKay
MovieGumball 3000: The Movie
2003
as Self (voice)
MovieMiss Lettie and Me
2002
as Samuel Madison
MovieThe Hollywood Sign
2002
as Kage Mulligan
MovieJohnson County War
2002
as Hunt Lawton
MovieButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
as Narrator
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieTime of the Wolf
2002
as Archie McGregor
MovieSnapshots
2002
as Larry Goldberg
MovieAuf Herz und Nieren
2001
as Banko
MovieThe Great Escape: Heroes Underground
2001
as Narrator
TVEmeril
2001
MovieHotel
2001
as The Flamenco Manager
MovieDriven
2001
as Carl Henry
TVHistory vs. Hollywood
2001
as Narrator
MovieTempted
2001
as Charlie LeBlanc
TVFounding Fathers
2000
as Patrick Henry (voice)
TVMedal of Honor
2000
as Self - Host
TVEd
2000
as Russ Burton
MovieThe Last Producer
2000
as Sonny Wexler
MovieThe Crew
2000
as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
MovieWaterproof
2000
as Eli Zeal
MovieHard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Det. Logan McQueen
MovieThe Hunter's Moon
1999
as Clayton Samuels
MovieMystery, Alaska
1999
as Judge Walter Burns
MovieStringer
1999
as Wolko
MoviePups
1999
as Daniel Bender
MovieHard Time: The Premonition
1999
as Det. Logan McQueen
MovieHard Time
1998
as Det. Logan McQueen
MovieUniversal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
1998
as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
MovieUniversal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Mentor
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Coach Walcott
MovieCrazy Six
1997
as Dakota
MovieBoogie Nights
1997
as Jack Horner
MovieBig City Blues
1997
as Connor
MovieThe Story of Bean
1997
as Self
MovieBean
1997
as General Newton
TVTaff
1997
as self
MovieMeet Wally Sparks
1997
as Lenny Spencer
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as M.F. Thatherton (voice)
MovieThe Cherokee Kid
1996
as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
MovieRaven
1996
as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
MovieLove in Hollywood
1996
as Self
MovieCitizen Ruth
1996
as Blaine Gibbons
MovieMad Dog Time
1996
as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieFrankenstein and Me
1996
as Les Williams
MovieStriptease
1996
as David Dilbeck
MovieThe Maddening
1996
as Scudder
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVRuby Wax Meets
1996
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self - Guest
Amazing Grace
1995
as Josiah Carey
TVHope and Gloria
1995
as Burt Reynolds
TVCybill
1995
as Burt Reynolds
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieWWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Ring Announcer
TVDuckman
1994
as Judge Keaton (voice)
MovieBasic Football
1994
as Self-Host
MovieThe Man from Left Field
1993
as Jack Robinson
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Mr. Burt
MovieWind in the Wire
1993
MovieCop & ½
1993
as Nick McKenna
TVRaw
1993
as Burt Reynolds
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Burt Reynolds
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieThe Player
1992
as Burt Reynolds
TVThe New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
MoviePicture This
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
1991
as Self - Host
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Burt Reynolds
TVEvening Shade
1990
as Wood Newton
TVThe Word
1990
MovieModern Love
1990
as Colonel Frank Parker
MovieAll Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
MovieBreaking In
1989
as Ernie Mullins
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989
as Self
MovieThe Final Season
1989
as Narrator
TVB.L. Stryker
1989
as B.L. Stryker
MoviePhysical Evidence
1989
as Joe Paris
MovieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSwitching Channels
1988
as John L. Sullivan IV
MovieA Beverly Hills Christmas
1987
as Self
MovieRent-a-Cop
1987
as Tony Church
TVDolly
1987
as Self
TVOut of This World
1987
as Troy Garland
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieMalone
1987
as Richard Malone
MovieThe Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
as Self
MovieShattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986
as Self - (Visitor in Town)
MovieHeat
1986
as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
MovieSherman's March
1986
as Self
MovieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
MovieUphill All the Way
1986
as Gambler (uncredited)
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
MovieStick
1985
as Stick
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
as Self
MovieCity Heat
1984
as Mike Murphy
MovieCannonball Run II
1984
as J.J. McClure
MovieThe Man Who Loved Women
1983
as David Fowler
MovieAll-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self
MovieSmokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983
as The Real Bandit
TVThe 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1983
as self
MovieStroker Ace
1983
as Stroker Ace
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
MovieBest Friends
1982
as Richard Babson
MovieThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
MovieThe Best Little Special In Texas
1982
MovieHollywood: The Gift of Laughter
1982
as Self
MovieSharky's Machine
1981
as Tom Sharky
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
as Self
MoviePaternity
1981
as Buddy Evans
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MovieThe Cannonball Run
1981
as J.J. McClure
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
1980
as Dan August
MovieSmokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Bandit
MovieRough Cut
1980
as Jack Rhodes
MovieDan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
as Lt. Dan August
MovieStarting Over
1979
as Phil Potter
Superstunt II
1979
as Self
MovieThe Orson Welles Show
1979
as Self
MovieMickey's 50
1978
as Self
MovieHooper
1978
as Sonny Hooper
MovieThe End
1978
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
TVCiné regards
1978
as Self
MovieThe Greatest Stuntman Alive
1978
as Himself
MovieSemi-Tough
1977
as Billy Clyde Puckett
Superstunt
1977
TVCHiPs
1977
as Self (uncredited)
MovieSmokey and the Bandit
1977
as Bo 'Bandit' Darville
MovieNickelodeon
1976
as Buck Greenway
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGator
1976
as Gator McKlusky
MovieSilent Movie
1976
as Self
MovieHustle
1975
as Lt. Phil Gaines
MovieLucky Lady
1975
as Walker
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieW.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
1975
as W.W. Bright
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
MovieAt Long Last Love
1975
as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieThe Longest Yard
1974
as Paul Crewe
MovieFade In
1973
as Rob
MovieWhite Lightning
1973
as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
MovieThe Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
as Jay Grobart
MovieShamus
1973
as Shamus McCoy
MovieFirst Aid Action
1973
as narrator
MovieDeliverance
1972
as Lewis Medlock
MovieEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Switchboard
MovieFuzz
1972
as Det. Steve Carella
MovieThe Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
1972
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
TVThe Pet Set
1971
as Self
MovieRun, Simon, Run
1970
as Simon Zuniga
TVDan August
1970
as Det. Lt. Dan August
TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
MovieHunters Are for Killing
1970
as L. G. Floran
MovieSkullduggery
1970
as Douglas Temple
MovieShark
1969
as Caine
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Stanley Dunbar
MovieImpasse
1969
as Pat Morrison
MovieSam Whiskey
1969
as Sam Whiskey
Movie100 Rifles
1969
as Yaqui Joe Herrera
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Various Characters
TVGentle Ben
1967
as Pilot
MovieNavajo Joe
1966
as Joe
TVHawk
1966
as Detective Lt. John Hawk
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Michael Murtaugh
MovieOperation C.I.A.
1965
as Mark Andrews, CIA
TVBranded
1965
as Red Hand
TVFlipper
1964
as Al Bardeman
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Tech. Sgt. Vern Chapman
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVEverglades
1961
MovieArmored Command
1961
as Skee
MovieAngel Baby
1961
as Hoke Adams
TVRoute 66
1960
as Tommy
The Blue Angels
1960
as Chuck
TVThe Brothers Brannagan
1960
as Abelard
TVThe Aquanauts
1960
as Jimmy
Escape to Sonoita
1960
as Bill Davis
Pony Express
1960
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Rocky Rhodes
TVJohnny Ringo
1959
as Tad Stuart
TVLock-Up
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Ben Frazer
MovieThe Velvet Alley
1959
as The Actor
TVNaked City
1958
as Young Man
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Chuck Blair
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Branch Taylor
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Ace
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Bill Davis
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Quint
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
With Friends Like These
as Jackson Hammond
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch
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