Burt Reynolds
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Raw
Burt Reynolds
1993
Series
American Dad!
Senator Buckingham (voice)
2005
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
1961
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
King of the Hill
M.F. Thatherton (voice)
1997
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Guest
1995
Series
The X-Files
Mr. Burt
1993
Series
Perry Mason
Chuck Blair
1957
Series
Beverly Hills, 90210
Burt Reynolds
1990
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The King of Queens
Coach Walcott
1998
Series
Robot Chicken
2005
Series
Robot Chicken
J.J. McClure / Burt Reynolds (voice)
2005
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Love, American Style
Stanley Dunbar
1969
Series
Archer
Burt Reynolds (voice)
2009
Series
Burn Notice
Paul Anderson
2007
Series
My Name Is Earl
Chubby
2005
Series
The Twilight Zone
Rocky Rhodes
1959
Series
Taff
self
1997
Series
The Golden Girls
Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
1985
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Various Characters
1967
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Series
Naked City
Young Man
1958
Series
The F.B.I.
Michael Murtaugh
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
John Duquesne
1965
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Branch Taylor
1956
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Burt Reynolds
1992
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Route 66
Tommy
1960
Film '72
Self
1971
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Duckman
Judge Keaton (voice)
1994
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
Cybill
Burt Reynolds
1995
Series
Duck Dodgers
Royal Serpenti (voice)
2003
Series
Gunsmoke
Quint
1955
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bill Davis
1955
Series
12 O'Clock High
Tech. Sgt. Vern Chapman
1964
Series
30 for 30
2009
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
Ed
Russ Burton
2000
Series
Branded
Red Hand
1965
Series
Evening Shade
Wood Newton
1990
Series
Playhouse 90
Ace
1956
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Lock-Up
1959
Series
CHiPs
Self (uncredited)
1977
Series
The Word
1990
Series
Out of This World
Troy Garland
1987
Series
Riverboat
Ben Frazer
1959
Series
Flipper
Al Bardeman
1964
Film
Boogie Nights
Jack Horner
1997
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Film
The Longest Yard
Nate Scarborough
2005
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Film
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Charlie B. Barkin (voice)
1989
Series
Johnny Ringo
Tad Stuart
1959
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
Series
Hope and Gloria
Burt Reynolds
1995
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Gentle Ben
Pilot
1967
Series
Dan August
Det. Lt. Dan August
1970
Series
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Series
Freddie
Carl
2005
Series
The Aquanauts
Jimmy
1960
Series
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Film
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
2005
Film
Striptease
David Dilbeck
1996
Film
The Cannonball Run
J.J. McClure
1981
Film
Bean
General Newton
1997
Film
Cannonball Run II
J.J. McClure
1984
Film
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
King Konreid
2007
Series
Fast N' Loud
Self
2012
Series
Everglades
1961
Film
Smokey and the Bandit
Bandit
1977
Film
The Player
Burt Reynolds
1992
Film
The Longest Yard
Paul Crewe
1974
Film
Driven
Carl Henry
2001
Series
Dolly
Self
1987
Film
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd
1982
Film
Without a Paddle
Del Knox
2004
Film
Deliverance
Lewis Medlock
1972
Series
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker
1989
Series
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
The Blue Angels
Corman
1960
The Blue Angels
Chuck
1960
Series
The American West
Self
2016
Film
Smokey and the Bandit II
Bandit
1980
Series
Hawk
Detective Lt. John Hawk
1966
Film
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Switchboard
1972
Film
100 Rifles
Yaqui Joe Herrera
1969
Series
Emeril
2001
Film
White Lightning
Bobby "Gator" McKlusky
1973
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Mentor
1998
Film
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
The Real Bandit
1983
Film
Mystery, Alaska
Judge Walter Burns
1999
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
The Brothers Brannagan
Abelard
1960
Film
Starting Over
Phil Potter
1979
Film
Skullduggery
Douglas Temple
1970
Series
Founding Fathers
Patrick Henry (voice)
2000
Film
Raven
Jerome 'Raven' Katz
1997
Film
Sharky's Machine
Tom Sharky
1981
Film
City Heat
Mike Murphy
1984
Film
Silent Movie
Burt Reynolds
1976
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
Self - Host
1991
Film
Switching Channels
John L. Sullivan IV
1988
Film
Hooper
Sonny Hooper
1978
Film
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Self
2003
Film
Semi-Tough
Billy Clyde Puckett
1977
Film
Meet Wally Sparks
Lenny Spencer
1997
Film
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Crew
Joey 'Bats' Pistella
2000
Film
Malone
Richard Malone
1987
Amazing Grace
Josiah Carey
1995
Series
History vs. Hollywood
Narrator
2001
Series
History vs. Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
Stick
Stick
1985
Film
Picture This
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Shangri-La Suite
Narrator
2016
Film
Apple of My Eye
Charlie
2017
Film
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
1998
Film
Delgo
Delgo's Father (voice)
2008
Film
Navajo Joe
Joe
1966
Film
Rough Cut
Jack Rhodes
1980
Film
The Man Who Loved Women
David Fowler
1983
Film
Gator
Gator McKlusky
1976
Film
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Jay Grobart
1973
Film
Rent-a-Cop
Tony Church
1987
Film
Physical Evidence
Joe Paris
1989
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Film
Nickelodeon
Buck Greenway
1976
Pony Express
1960
Film
Cop & ½
Nick McKenna
1993
Film
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
The Man from Left Field
Jack Robinson
1993
Film
Mad Dog Time
'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
1996
Film
Crazy Six
Dakota
1997
Film
End Game
General Montgomery
2006
Film
Tempted
Charlie LeBlanc
2001
Film
Hustle
Lt. Phil Gaines
1975
Film
The Cherokee Kid
Otter Bob the Mountain Man
1996
Film
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017
Film
Time of the Wolf
Archie McGregor
2002
Series
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
self
1983
Film
WWE WrestleMania X
Ring Announcer
1994
Film
Lucky Lady
Walker
1975
Film
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
Himself
2026
Film
Citizen Ruth
Blaine Gibbons
1996
A Party For Richard Pryor
Self
1991
Film
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
The End
Wendell Sonny Lawson
1978
Film
At Long Last Love
Michael Oliver Pritchard III
1975
Film
Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
1969
Film
The Last Movie Star
Vic Edwards
2018
Film
Hard Ground
John 'Chill' McKay
2003
Film
The Last Producer
Sonny Wexler
2000
Film
Heat
Nick 'Mex' Escalante
1986
Film
A Bunch of Amateurs
Jefferson Steel
2008
Film
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Film
Stroker Ace
Stroker Ace
1983
Film
Frankenstein and Me
Les Williams
1996
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Impasse
Pat Morrison
1969
Film
Pocket Listing
Ron Glass
2016
Film
Miss Lettie and Me
Samuel Madison
2002
Film
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
1988
Film
Waterproof
Eli Zeal
2000
Series
Medal of Honor
Self - Host
2000
Film
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
In Sanity, Florida
Burt Reynolds, retired movie star
2017
Film
Best Friends
Richard Babson
1982
Film
Shamus
Shamus McCoy
1973
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Fuzz
Det. Steve Carella
1972
Film
Grilled
Goldbluth
2006
Film
The Hollywood Sign
Kage Mulligan
2002
Film
Gumball 3000: The Movie
Self (voice)
2003
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Logan McQueen
1999
Film
Category 5
Pops
2014
Film
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Johnson County War
Hunt Lawton
2002
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Cloud 9
Billy Cole
2006
Film
Sherman's March
Self
1986
Film
The Orson Welles Show
Self
1979
Film
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents
Self
1980
Film
Deal
Tommy Vinson
2008
Film
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
Film
Paternity
Buddy Evans
1981
Superstunt
1977
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
(archive footage)
1976
Film
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
Film
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
W.W. Bright
1975
Film
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Self - (Visitor in Town)
1986
Film
Not Another Not Another Movie
C.J. Waters
2011
Film
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor
2005
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Self
2009
Film
Uphill All the Way
Gambler (uncredited)
1986
Film
The Story of Bean
Self
1997
Film
Forget About It
Sam LeFleur
2006
Film
Operation C.I.A.
Mark Andrews, CIA
1965
Film
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
Self
1985
Film
Shark
Caine
1969
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Self - Bandit (archive footage)
1988
Film
Hunters Are for Killing
L. G. Floran
1970
Film
The Hunter's Moon
Clayton Samuels
1999
Film
A Magic Christmas
Buster the Dog (voice)
2014
Film
Wind in the Wire
1993
Film
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Lt. Dan August
1980
Film
Broken Bridges
Jake Delton
2006
Film
Hard Time
Det. Logan McQueen
1998
Film
Defining Moments
Chester
2021
Film
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Film
Hotel
The Flamenco Manager
2001
Film
The Maddening
Scudder
1995
Film
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
1987
Film
Snapshots
Larry Goldberg
2002
Film
Hard Time: The Premonition
Det. Logan McQueen
1999
Film
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
Self
2009
Film
Big City Blues
Connor
1997
Film
The Librarians
Irish
2004
Film
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1983
Film
Miami Love Affair
Robert
2017
Film
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Angel Baby
Hoke Adams
1961
Film
Reel Love
Wade Whitman
2011
Film
Love in Hollywood
Self
1996
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
Film
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
1987
Film
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
Narrator
2001
Film
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
Self
1972
Film
Hollow Creek
Seagrass Lambert
2016
Film
Modern Love
Colonel Frank Parker
1990
Film
Breaking In
Ernie Mullins
1989
Film
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
1978
Film
Movie Money Confidential
Self
2022
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
Dan August
1980
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Self
1989
Escape to Sonoita
Bill Davis
1960
Film
Run, Simon, Run
Simon Zuniga
1970
Film
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Self
1982
Film
Pups
Daniel Bender
1999
Film
Hamlet & Hutch
Papa Hutch
2014
Film
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
Self
2023
Film
An Innocent Kiss
Grandpa Barnes
2019
Film
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Narrator
2002
Film
The Bandit
Self
2016
Film
Auf Herz und Nieren
Banko
2001
Film
Fade In
Rob
1973
Film
Armored Command
Skee
1961
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984
Film
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
2006
Film
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
Self
2017
Film
The Velvet Alley
The Actor
1959
Film
Randy & the Mob
Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
2007
Film
Shadow Fighter
Paddy Grier
2017
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch
B.L. Stryker
Film
The Final Season
Narrator
1989
Film
According to Dom
Self
2009
Film
Stringer
Wolko
1999
Superstunt II
Self
1979
Film
Basic Football
Self-Host
1994
Film
First Aid Action
narrator
1973
Film
Henri
George Duncan
2017