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