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Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Director & actor · born 11 February 1936 · Lansing, Michigan, USA

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.

Where to start: Boogie Nights (1997).

As director 8

As actor 177

TV shows 39

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Burt Reynolds movie?

By viewer score, Boogie Nights (1997) at 7.6/10.

What are Burt Reynolds’s most popular movies?

The Longest Yard, Boogie Nights, Bean.

How many movies has Burt Reynolds made?

185 films on TMDB, 8 as director, 177 as actor.

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