Burt Reynolds

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.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

American Dad!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The X-Files

Raw

All Movies (179)

• Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview2023 · as Self
• Commitment to Life2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Movie Money Confidential2022 · as Self
• Defining Moments2021 · as Chester
• Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• I Am Burt Reynolds2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• An Innocent Kiss2019 · as Grandpa Barnes
• The Last Movie Star2018 · as Vic Edwards
• Shadow Fighter2017 · as Paddy Grier
• Henri2017 · as George Duncan
• Miami Love Affair2017 · as Robert
• John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs2017 · as Self
• Apple of My Eye2017 · as Charlie
• The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football2017 · as Self
• Shangri-La Suite2016 · as Narrator
• Pocket Listing2016 · as Ron Glass
• The Bandit2016 · as Self
• Hollow Creek2016 · as Seagrass Lambert
• Listen to Me Marlon2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Magic Christmas2014 · as Buster the Dog (voice)
• Category 52014 · as Pops
• Hamlet & Hutch2014 · as Papa Hutch
• Reel Love2011 · as Wade Whitman
• Not Another Not Another Movie2011 · as C.J. Waters
• 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift2010 · as (archive footage)
• According to Dom2009 · as Self
• Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales2009 · as Self
• Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?2009 · as Self
• Delgo2008 · as Delgo's Father (voice)
• A Bunch of Amateurs2008 · as Jefferson Steel
• Deal2008 · as Tommy Vinson
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale2007 · as King Konreid
• Randy & the Mob2007 · as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
• Forget About It2006 · as Sam LeFleur
• Broken Bridges2006 · as Jake Delton
• End Game2006 · as General Montgomery
• Grilled2006 · as Goldbluth
• Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit2006 · as Self
• Cloud 92006 · as Billy Cole
• The Legend of Frosty the Snowman2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Dukes of Hazzard2005 · as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
• The Longest Yard2005 · as Coach Nate Scarborough
• Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May2005 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Adventures of Errol Flynn2005 · as Self - Actor
• The Librarians2004 · as Irish
• Without a Paddle2004 · as Del Knox
• Sex at 24 Frames Per Second2003 · as Self
• Hard Ground2003 · as John 'Chill' McKay
• Gumball 3000: The Movie2003 · as Self (voice)
• Miss Lettie and Me2002 · as Samuel Madison
• The Hollywood Sign2002 · as Kage Mulligan
• Johnson County War2002 · as Hunt Lawton
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time2002 · as Narrator
• Time of the Wolf2002 · as Archie McGregor
• Snapshots2002 · as Larry Goldberg
• Auf Herz und Nieren2001 · as Banko
• The Great Escape: Heroes Underground2001 · as Narrator
• Hotel2001 · as The Flamenco Manager
• Driven2001 · as Carl Henry
• Tempted2001 · as Charlie LeBlanc
• The Last Producer2000 · as Sonny Wexler
• The Crew2000 · as Joey 'Bats' Pistella
• Waterproof2000 · as Eli Zeal
• Hard Time: Hostage Hotel1999 · as Det. Logan McQueen
• The Hunter's Moon1999 · as Clayton Samuels
• Mystery, Alaska1999 · as Judge Walter Burns
• Stringer1999 · as Wolko
• Pups1999 · as Daniel Bender
• Hard Time: The Premonition1999 · as Det. Logan McQueen
• Hard Time1998 · as Det. Logan McQueen
• Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business1998 · as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
• Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms1998 · as Mentor
• Crazy Six1997 · as Dakota
• Boogie Nights1997 · as Jack Horner
• Big City Blues1997 · as Connor
• The Story of Bean1997 · as Self
• Bean1997 · as General Newton
• Meet Wally Sparks1997 · as Lenny Spencer
• The Cherokee Kid1996 · as Otter Bob the Mountain Man
• Raven1996 · as Jerome 'Raven' Katz
• Love in Hollywood1996 · as Self
• Citizen Ruth1996 · as Blaine Gibbons
• Mad Dog Time1996 · as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
• Frankenstein and Me1996 · as Les Williams
• Striptease1996 · as David Dilbeck
• The Maddening1996 · as Scudder
• WWE WrestleMania X1994 · as Ring Announcer
• Basic Football1994 · as Self-Host
• The Man from Left Field1993 · as Jack Robinson
• Wind in the Wire1993
• Cop & ½1993 · as Nick McKenna
• The Player1992 · as Burt Reynolds
• Picture This1991 · as Self (archive footage)
• Modern Love1990 · as Colonel Frank Parker
• All Dogs Go to Heaven1989 · as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
• Breaking In1989 · as Ernie Mullins
• 1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular1989 · as Self
• The Final Season1989 · as Narrator
• Physical Evidence1989 · as Joe Paris
• Mickey's 60th Birthday1988 · as Self
• Jackie Gleason: The Great One1988 · as Self - Bandit (archive footage)
• Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC1988 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Switching Channels1988 · as John L. Sullivan IV
• A Beverly Hills Christmas1987 · as Self
• Rent-a-Cop1987 · as Tony Church
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• Malone1987 · as Richard Malone
• The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson1987 · as Self
• Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs1986 · as Self - (Visitor in Town)
• Heat1986 · as Nick 'Mex' Escalante
• The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn1986 · as Self
• Uphill All the Way1986 · as Gambler (uncredited)
• Sherman's March1985 · as Self
• Stick1985 · as Stick
• All Star Party for Lucille Ball1984 · as Self
• City Heat1984 · as Mike Murphy
• Cannonball Run II1984 · as J.J. McClure
• The Man Who Loved Women1983 · as David Fowler
• All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra1983 · as Self
• Smokey and the Bandit Part 31983 · as The Real Bandit
• Stroker Ace1983 · as Stroker Ace
• James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as Self
• Best Friends1982 · as Richard Babson
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1982 · as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
• The Best Little Special In Texas1982
• Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter1982 · as Self
• Sharky's Machine1981 · as Tom Sharky
• All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds1981 · as Self
• Paternity1981 · as Buddy Evans
• The Cannonball Run1981 · as J.J. McClure
• Dan August: The Jealousy Factor1980 · as Dan August
• Smokey and the Bandit II1980 · as Bandit
• Rough Cut1980 · as Jack Rhodes
• Dan August: Once Is Never Enough1980 · as Lt. Dan August
• Starting Over1979 · as Phil Potter
• Superstunt II1979 · as Self
• The Orson Welles Show1979 · as Self
• Mickey's 501978 · as Self
• Hooper1978 · as Sonny Hooper
• The End1978 · as Wendell Sonny Lawson
• The Greatest Stuntman Alive1978 · as Himself
• Semi-Tough1977 · as Billy Clyde Puckett
• Superstunt1977
• Smokey and the Bandit1977 · as Bo 'Bandit' Darville
• Nickelodeon1976 · as Buck Greenway
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gator1976 · as Gator McKlusky
• Silent Movie1976 · as Self
• Hustle1975 · as Lt. Phil Gaines
• Lucky Lady1975 · as Walker
• W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings1975 · as W.W. Bright
• At Long Last Love1975 · as Michael Oliver Pritchard III
• The Longest Yard1974 · as Paul Crewe
• Fade In1973 · as Rob
• White Lightning1973 · as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing1973 · as Jay Grobart
• Shamus1973 · as Shamus McCoy
• First Aid Action1973 · as narrator
• Deliverance1972 · as Lewis Medlock
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask1972 · as Switchboard
• Fuzz1972 · as Det. Steve Carella
• The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'1972 · as Self
• Run, Simon, Run1970 · as Simon Zuniga
• Hunters Are for Killing1970 · as L. G. Floran
• Skullduggery1970 · as Douglas Temple
• Shark1969 · as Caine
• Impasse1969 · as Pat Morrison
• Sam Whiskey1969 · as Sam Whiskey
• 100 Rifles1969 · as Yaqui Joe Herrera
• Navajo Joe1966 · as Joe
• Operation C.I.A.1965 · as Mark Andrews, CIA
• Armored Command1961 · as Skee
• Angel Baby1961 · as Hoke Adams
• Escape to Sonoita1960 · as Bill Davis
• The Velvet Alley1959 · as The Actor
• With Friends Like These— · as Jackson Hammond
• B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch— · as B.L. Stryker

All TV Shows (98)

• Steve2017 · as Self
• In Sanity, Florida2017 · as Burt Reynolds, retired movie star
• The American West2016 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Fast N' Loud2012 · as Self
• 30 for 302009
• Archer2009 · as Burt Reynolds (voice)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Burn Notice2007 · as Paul Anderson
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• Freddie2005 · as Carl
• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Chubby
• Robot Chicken2005
• Robot Chicken2005 · as J.J. McClure / Burt Reynolds (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Senator Buckingham (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Duck Dodgers2003 · as Royal Serpenti (voice)
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Emeril2001
• History vs. Hollywood2001 · as Narrator
• History vs. Hollywood2001 · as Narrator (voice)
• Founding Fathers2000 · as Patrick Henry (voice)
• Medal of Honor2000 · as Self - Host
• Ed2000 · as Russ Burton
• The King of Queens1998 · as Coach Walcott
• Taff1997 · as self
• King of the Hill1997 · as M.F. Thatherton (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Ruby Wax Meets1996
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self - Guest
• Amazing Grace1995 · as Josiah Carey
• Hope and Gloria1995 · as Burt Reynolds
• Cybill1995 · as Burt Reynolds
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Duckman1994 · as Judge Keaton (voice)
• The X-Files1993 · as Mr. Burt
• Raw1993 · as Burt Reynolds
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Burt Reynolds
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The New WKRP in Cincinnati1991
• Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...1991 · as Self - Host
• Beverly Hills, 902101990 · as Burt Reynolds
• Evening Shade1990 · as Wood Newton
• B.L. Stryker1989 · as B.L. Stryker
• Dolly1987 · as Self
• Out of This World1987 · as Troy Garland
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
• The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour1983 · as self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• CHiPs1977 · as Self (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Host
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• Dan August1970 · as Det. Lt. Dan August
• The Flip Wilson Show1970 · as Self
• Love, American Style1969 · as Stanley Dunbar
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Various Characters
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• Gentle Ben1967 · as Pilot
• Hawk1966 · as Detective Lt. John Hawk
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Michael Murtaugh
• The F.B.I.1965 · as John Duquesne
• Branded1965 · as Red Hand
• Flipper1964 · as Al Bardeman
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Tech. Sgt. Vern Chapman
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self - Guest Host
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Guest
• Everglades1961
• Route 661960 · as Tommy
• The Blue Angels1960 · as Chuck
• The Blue Angels1960 · as Corman
• The Brothers Brannagan1960 · as Abelard
• The Aquanauts1960 · as Jimmy
• Pony Express1960
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Rocky Rhodes
• Johnny Ringo1959 · as Tad Stuart
• Lock-Up1959
• Riverboat1959 · as Ben Frazer
• Naked City1958 · as Young Man
• Perry Mason1957 · as Chuck Blair
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Branch Taylor
• Playhouse 901956 · as Ace
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Bill Davis
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Quint
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self