
Burt Reynolds
Acting
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.
TV Shows(88)

In Sanity, Florida
Burt Reynolds, retired movie star
2017

The American West
Self
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015

30 for 30
2009

Archer
Burt Reynolds (voice)
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

Burn Notice
Paul Anderson
2007

The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005

Freddie
Carl
2005

My Name Is Earl
Chubby
2005

Robot Chicken
2005

American Dad!
Senator Buckingham (voice)
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003

Duck Dodgers
Royal Serpenti (voice)
2003

V Graham Norton
Self
2002

Emeril
2001

History vs. Hollywood
Narrator
2001

Founding Fathers
Patrick Henry (voice)
2000

Medal of Honor
Self - Host
2000

Ed
Russ Burton
2000

The King of Queens
Coach Walcott
1998

Taff
self
1997

King of the Hill
M.F. Thatherton (voice)
1997

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

The Daily Show
Self
1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996

Ruby Wax Meets
1996

Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Guest
1995
Amazing Grace
Josiah Carey
1995

Hope and Gloria
Burt Reynolds
1995

Cybill
Burt Reynolds
1995

Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994

Duckman
Judge Keaton (voice)
1994

The X-Files
Mr. Burt
1993

Raw
Burt Reynolds
1993

The Larry Sanders Show
Burt Reynolds
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self - Host
1991

Beverly Hills, 90210
Burt Reynolds
1990

Evening Shade
Wood Newton
1990

B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker
1989

Dolly
Self
1987

Out of This World
Troy Garland
1987

The Golden Girls
Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
1985

The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
self
1983

Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981

CHiPs
Self (uncredited)
1977

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975

People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975

Dinah!
Self
1974
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971

The Pet Set
Self
1971

Dan August
Det. Lt. Dan August
1970

The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970

Love, American Style
Stanley Dunbar
1969

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Various Characters
1967

Gentle Ben
Pilot
1967

Hawk
Detective Lt. John Hawk
1966

The F.B.I.
Michael Murtaugh
1965

Branded
Red Hand
1965

Flipper
Al Bardeman
1964

12 O'Clock High
Tech. Sgt. Vern Chapman
1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961

Everglades
1961

Route 66
Tommy
1960
The Blue Angels
Corman
1960

The Brothers Brannagan
Abelard
1960

The Aquanauts
Jimmy
1960
Pony Express
1960

The Twilight Zone
Rocky Rhodes
1959

Johnny Ringo
Tad Stuart
1959

Lock-Up
1959

Riverboat
Ben Frazer
1959

Naked City
Young Man
1958

Perry Mason
Chuck Blair
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Branch Taylor
1956

Playhouse 90
Ace
1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bill Davis
1955

Gunsmoke
Quint
1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954

The Oscars
Self
1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950

Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Movies(179)

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
2025

Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
Self
2023

Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022

Movie Money Confidential
Self
2022

Defining Moments
Chester
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021

I Am Burt Reynolds
Self (archive footage)
2020

An Innocent Kiss
Grandpa Barnes
2019

The Last Movie Star
Vic Edwards
2018

Shadow Fighter
Paddy Grier
2017

Henri
George Duncan
2017

Miami Love Affair
Robert
2017

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017

Apple of My Eye
Charlie
2017

The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
Self
2017

Shangri-La Suite
Narrator
2016

Pocket Listing
Ron Glass
2016

The Bandit
Self
2016

Hollow Creek
Seagrass Lambert
2016

A Magic Christmas
Buster the Dog (voice)
2014

Category 5
Pops
2014

Hamlet & Hutch
Papa Hutch
2014

Reel Love
Wade Whitman
2011

Not Another Not Another Movie
C.J. Waters
2011

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010

According to Dom
Self
2009

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Self
2009

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
Self
2009

Delgo
Delgo's Father (voice)
2008

A Bunch of Amateurs
Jefferson Steel
2008

Deal
Tommy Vinson
2008

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
King Konreid
2007

Randy & the Mob
Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
2007

Forget About It
Sam LeFleur
2006

Broken Bridges
Jake Delton
2006

End Game
General Montgomery
2006

Grilled
Goldbluth
2006

Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
2006

Cloud 9
Billy Cole
2006

The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Narrator (voice)
2005

The Dukes of Hazzard
Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
2005

The Longest Yard
Coach Nate Scarborough
2005

Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor
2005

The Librarians
Irish
2004

Without a Paddle
Del Knox
2004

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Self
2003

Hard Ground
John 'Chill' McKay
2003

Gumball 3000: The Movie
Self (voice)
2003

Miss Lettie and Me
Samuel Madison
2002

The Hollywood Sign
Kage Mulligan
2002

Johnson County War
Hunt Lawton
2002

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Narrator
2002

Time of the Wolf
Archie McGregor
2002

Snapshots
Larry Goldberg
2002

Auf Herz und Nieren
Banko
2001

The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
Narrator
2001

Hotel
The Flamenco Manager
2001

Driven
Carl Henry
2001

Tempted
Charlie LeBlanc
2001

The Last Producer
Sonny Wexler
2000

The Crew
Joey 'Bats' Pistella
2000

Waterproof
Eli Zeal
2000

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Logan McQueen
1999

The Hunter's Moon
Clayton Samuels
1999

Mystery, Alaska
Judge Walter Burns
1999

Stringer
Wolko
1999

Pups
Daniel Bender
1999

Hard Time: The Premonition
Det. Logan McQueen
1999

Hard Time
Det. Logan McQueen
1998

Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
1998

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Mentor
1998

Crazy Six
Dakota
1997

Boogie Nights
Jack Horner
1997

Big City Blues
Connor
1997

The Story of Bean
Self
1997

Bean
General Newton
1997

Meet Wally Sparks
Lenny Spencer
1997

The Cherokee Kid
Otter Bob the Mountain Man
1996

Raven
Jerome 'Raven' Katz
1996

Love in Hollywood
Self
1996

Citizen Ruth
Blaine Gibbons
1996

Mad Dog Time
'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
1996

Frankenstein and Me
Les Williams
1996

Striptease
David Dilbeck
1996

The Maddening
Scudder
1996

WWE WrestleMania X
Ring Announcer
1994

Basic Football
Self-Host
1994

The Man from Left Field
Jack Robinson
1993

Wind in the Wire
1993

Cop & ½
Nick McKenna
1993

The Player
Burt Reynolds
1992

Picture This
Self (archive footage)
1991

Modern Love
Colonel Frank Parker
1990

All Dogs Go to Heaven
Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
1989

Breaking In
Ernie Mullins
1989
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Self
1989

The Final Season
Narrator
1989

Physical Evidence
Joe Paris
1989

Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Self - Bandit (archive footage)
1988

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1988

Switching Channels
John L. Sullivan IV
1988

A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
1987

Rent-a-Cop
Tony Church
1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987

Malone
Richard Malone
1987

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
1987

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Self - (Visitor in Town)
1986

Heat
Nick 'Mex' Escalante
1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986

Uphill All the Way
Gambler (uncredited)
1986

Sherman's March
Self
1985

Stick
Stick
1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984

City Heat
Mike Murphy
1984

Cannonball Run II
J.J. McClure
1984

The Man Who Loved Women
David Fowler
1983

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1983

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
The Real Bandit
1983

Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace
1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983

Best Friends
Richard Babson
1982

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
1982

The Best Little Special In Texas
1982

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Self
1982

Sharky's Machine
Tom Sharky
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981

Paternity
Buddy Evans
1981

The Cannonball Run
J.J. McClure
1981
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Dan August
1980

Smokey and the Bandit II
Bandit
1980

Rough Cut
Jack Rhodes
1980

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Lt. Dan August
1980

Starting Over
Phil Potter
1979
Superstunt II
Self
1979

The Orson Welles Show
Self
1979

Mickey's 50
Self
1978

Hooper
Sonny Hooper
1978

The End
Wendell Sonny Lawson
1978

The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
1978

Semi-Tough
Billy Clyde Puckett
1977
Superstunt
1977

Smokey and the Bandit
Bo 'Bandit' Darville
1977

Nickelodeon
Buck Greenway
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976

Gator
Gator McKlusky
1976

Silent Movie
Self
1976

Hustle
Lt. Phil Gaines
1975

Lucky Lady
Walker
1975

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
W.W. Bright
1975

At Long Last Love
Michael Oliver Pritchard III
1975

The Longest Yard
Paul Crewe
1974

Fade In
Rob
1973

White Lightning
Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
1973

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Jay Grobart
1973

Shamus
Shamus McCoy
1973

First Aid Action
narrator
1973

Deliverance
Lewis Medlock
1972

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Switchboard
1972

Fuzz
Det. Steve Carella
1972

The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
Self
1972

Run, Simon, Run
Simon Zuniga
1970

Hunters Are for Killing
L. G. Floran
1970

Skullduggery
Douglas Temple
1970

Shark
Caine
1969

Impasse
Pat Morrison
1969

Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
1969

100 Rifles
Yaqui Joe Herrera
1969

Navajo Joe
Joe
1966

Operation C.I.A.
Mark Andrews, CIA
1965

Armored Command
Skee
1961

Angel Baby
Hoke Adams
1961
Escape to Sonoita
Bill Davis
1960

The Velvet Alley
The Actor
1959
With Friends Like These
Jackson Hammond
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch
B.L. Stryker

The Story of Bean
Self