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Burt Reynolds

Birth name: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.

Birth date: 11.02.1936

Enduring, strong featured and genial star of US cinema who started off in TV westerns in the 1960s, and then carved his name into 1970/80s popular culture as a male sex symbol (posing near naked for "Cosmopolitan" magazine), and onscreen as both a rugged action figure, and then as a wise cracking, Southern type "good ole' boy". Handsome Reynolds originally hailed from Lansing, Michigan before moving to Florida where he excelled as an accomplished athlete who played with Florida State University, became an All Star Southern Conference half back (and was ear marked by the Baltimore Colts) before a knee injury and a car accident ended his football career. Midway through college, he dropped out and headed to New York with aspirations of becoming an actor where he worked in restaurants and clubs whilst pulling the odd TV spot or theatre role. He was spotted in an NYC production of "Mister Roberts" and signed to a TV contract and appeared in TV shows including "Gunsmoke" (1955), "Riverboat" (1959) & "Hawk" (1966). Reynolds continued to appear in non-demanding western roles , often playing an Indian half breed in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) , 100 Rifles (1969) and Sam Whiskey (1969). However, it was his tough guy performance as macho "Lewis Medlock" in the John Boorman backwoods nightmare Deliverance (1972), that really stamped him as a bonafide star. His popularity continued to climb higher with his appearance as a no nonsense private investigator in Shamus (1973) and in the Woody Allen comedy Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972). Building further on his image as a Southern boy who out smarts the local lawmen, Reynolds packed fans into theatres to see him star in White Lightning (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)_ and Gator (1976). At this time, ex-stuntman and longtime Reynolds buddy, Hal Needham came to Burt with a "road film" script that they shot as the incredibly popular Smokey and the Bandit (1977) with Sally Field & Jerry Reed, which took over $100 million at the box office. The success of the first film was followed up with Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983). Reynolds also appeared alongside Kris Kristofferson in the hit football film Semi-Tough (1977), with friend Dom DeLuise in the black comedy _End, The (1978), in the stunt laden buddy film _Hooper (1980)_ , and then in the self indulgent, star packed road race flick The Cannonball Run (1981). The early 1980s started off well with a strong performance in the violent cop film Sharky's Machine (1981) which he also directed, plus starring with Dolly Parton in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and with fellow macho superstar Clint Eastwood in the cooly received City Heat (1984). However, other film projects such as Stroker Ace (1983), Stick (1985) and Paternity (1981) failed to fire with fans and he quickly found himself falling out of popularity with movie audiences. In the late 1980s he appeared in only a handful of below average films, before his old friend television came to the rescue and Burt shone again in two very popular TV shows, "B.L. Stryker" (1989) and "Evening Shade" (1990), for which he won an Emmy. He was back on screen, but still the film roles weren't grabbing the publics attention, until his terrific performance as a drunken politician in the otherwise woeful Striptease (1996) and then another tremendous showing as a manipulative adult film director in Boogie Nights (1997) which scored him a Best Supporting Actor nomination. Like the Phoenix from the ashes, Burt had resurrected his popularity, and in the process had scored a new generation of young fans, many of whom had been unfamiliar with his 1970s film roles. His acting talents were back in demand too, and he put in entertaining work in Pups (1999), Mystery, Alaska (1999), Driven (2001) and Time of the Wolf (2002). Definitely one of Hollywood's most resilient stars, Reynolds has continually surprised all with his ability to weather both personal & career hurdles, and his forty plus years in front of the cameras is testament to his staying ability, his acting talent and his appeal to film audiences.

Filmography

# A Bunch of Amateurs (2009) # Delgo (2008) (voice) .... Delgo's Father # Randy and the Mob (2007) .... Elmore Culpepper # In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) .... King Konreid ... aka Schwerter des Königs - Dungeon Siege (Germany) # Deal (2007) .... Tommy # "My Name Is Earl" .... Chubby (1 episode, 2006) - Jump for Joy (2006) TV episode .... Chubby # Broken Bridges (2006) .... Jake Delton # Grilled (2006) (V) .... Goldbluth # Forget About It (2006) .... Sam LeFleur # "Freddie" .... Carl Crane Pool (1 episode, 2006) - Mother of All Grandfathers (2006) TV episode .... Carl Crane Pool # End Game (2006) .... General Montgomery # Cloud 9 (2006) .... Billy Cole # The Southern Sports Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Award Winner/Presenter # "Duck Dodgers" .... Royal Serpenti (1 episode, 2005) ... aka Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (USA: long title) - Master & Disaster/All in the Crime Family (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Royal Serpenti # Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005) (V) (voice) .... Narrarator # The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) .... Boss Hogg # The Longest Yard (2005) .... Coach Nate Scarborough # "The King of Queens" .... Coach Walcott (1 episode, 2005) - Hi, School (2005) TV episode .... Coach Walcott # Without a Paddle (2004) .... Del Knox # The Librarians (2003) .... Irish ... aka Strike Force (USA: DVD title) # "Ed" .... Russ Burton (1 episode, 2003) - The Proposal (2003) TV episode .... Russ Burton # Hard Ground (2003) (TV) .... John McKay # Miss Lettie and Me (2002) (TV) .... Samuel Madison # Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Avery Carrington ... aka Vice City (USA: short title) # Johnson County War (2002) (TV) .... Marshal Hunt Lawton # Time of the Wolf (2002) .... Archie McGregor ... aka Enfant et le loup, L' (Canada: French title) ... aka Heure du loup, L' (Canada: French title) # "The X Files" .... Mr. Burt (1 episode, 2002) ... aka The X-Files (USA) - Improbable (2002) TV episode .... Mr. Burt # Snapshots (2002/I) .... Larry Goldberg # Auf Herz und Nieren (2001) .... Banko # The Hollywood Sign (2001) .... Kage Mulligan ... aka Himmel von Hollywood, Der (Germany) # Hotel (2001) .... Flamenco Manager # Tempted (2001) .... Charlie LeBlanc ... aka Séduction fatale (France) # "History vs. Hollywood" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 2001) ... aka History Through the Lens (USA: syndication title) - The Diary of Anne Frank: Echoes from the Past (2001) TV episode .... Narrator - M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) TV episode .... Narrator # Driven (2001) .... Carl Henry ... aka À toute vitesse (Canada: French title) # The Last Producer (2000) .... Sonny Wexler ... aka The Final Hit (USA: video title) # The Crew (2000/I) .... Joey 'Bats' Pistella # Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999) (TV) .... Det. Logan McQueen ... aka Hostage Hotel (USA) # Mystery, Alaska (1999) .... Judge Walter Burns # Stringer (1999) .... Wolko # Big City Blues (1999/I) .... Connor # Pups (1999) .... Daniel Bender # Hard Time: The Premonition (1999) (TV) .... Det. Logan McQueen ... aka The Premonition (USA) # The Hunter's Moon (1999) .... Clayton Samuels # Waterproof (1999) .... Eli Zeal # Hard Time (1998) (TV) .... Det. Logan McQueen # Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998) (TV) .... Mentor/CIA Deputy Director # Crazy Six (1998) .... Dakota # Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998) (TV) .... Mentor/CIA Deputy Director/GR88 # "King of the Hill" .... M.F. Thatherton (1 episode, 1997) - The Company Man (1997) TV episode (voice) .... M.F. Thatherton # Boogie Nights (1997) .... Jack Horner # "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" .... Judge (1 episode, 1997) - Das Sub (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Judge # Bean (1997) .... General Newton ... aka Bean: The Movie (USA: video box title) ... aka Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie (Hong Kong: English title) # Raven (1997) (TV) .... Jerome 'Raven' Katz # Meet Wally Sparks (1997) .... Lenny Spencer # The Cherokee Kid (1996) (TV) .... Otter Bob the Mountain Man # Mad Dog Time (1996) .... 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson ... aka Trigger Happy (UK) # Striptease (1996) .... Congressman David Dilbeck # Frankenstein and Me (1996) .... Les Williams ... aka Frankenstein et moi (Canada: French title) # Citizen Ruth (1996) .... Blaine Gibbons ... aka Meet Ruth Stoops # The Maddening (1995) .... Roy Scudder # "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) (mini) TV mini-series (voice) .... T. Jackson # "Evening Shade" .... Wood Newton / ... (80 episodes, 1990-1994) - The Odder Couple (1994) TV episode .... Wood Newton - Mama Knows Best (1994) TV episode .... Wood Newton - Wood Climbs to New Heights (1994) TV episode .... Wood Newton - Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs (1994) TV episode .... Wood Newton - I Did, I Did (1994) TV episode .... Wood Newton (75 more) # The Man from Left Field (1993) (TV) .... Jack Robinson # Wind in the Wire (1993) (TV) # Cop and ½ (1993) .... Nick McKenna ... aka Cop and a Half # "Out of This World" .... Troy Garland of Anterias (2 episodes, 1987-1991) - Evie's Eighteen (1991) TV episode (voice) .... Troy Garland of Anterias - Evie's Thirteenth Birthday (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Troy Garland of Anterias # "B.L. Stryker" .... B.L. Stryker / ... (12 episodes, 1989-1990) - Night Train (1990) TV episode .... B.L. Stryker - Plates (1990) TV episode .... B.L. Stryker - High Rise (1990) TV episode .... B.L. Stryker - Grand Theft Hotel (1990) TV episode .... B.L. Stryker - Winner Takes All (1990) TV episode .... B.L. Stryker (7 more) # Modern Love (1990) .... Colonel Frank Parker # All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (voice) .... Charlie B. Barkin # Breaking In (1989) .... Ernie Mullins # Physical Evidence (1989) .... Joe Paris # Switching Channels (1988) .... John L. Sullivan IV # Rent-a-Cop (1987) .... Tony Church # Malone (1987) .... Richard Malone # Heat (1986) .... Mex # Uphill All the Way (1986) (uncredited) # Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986) (TV) # Stick (1985) .... Ernest 'Stick' Stickley # City Heat (1984) .... Mike Murphy # Cannonball Run II (1984) .... J.J. McClure # The Man Who Loved Women (1983) .... David Fowler # Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) .... The Real Bandit # Stroker Ace (1983) .... Stroker Ace # Best Friends (1982) .... Richard Babson # The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) .... Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd ... aka The Best Little Cathouse in Texas (Canada: English title: bowdlerized title) # Sharky's Machine (1981) .... Sgt. Tom Sharky # Paternity (1981) .... Buddy Evans # The Cannonball Run (1981) .... J.J. McClure # Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) .... 'Bandit' / Bo Darville ... aka Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK) # Rough Cut (1980) .... Jack Rhodes ... aka Roughcut # Starting Over (1979) .... Phil Potter # Hooper (1978) .... Sonny Hooper # The End (1978/I) .... Wendell Sonny Lawson # Semi-Tough (1977) .... Billy Clyde Puckett # Smokey and the Bandit (1977) .... 'Bandit' / Bo Darville ... aka Bandit, Bandit (Europe) # Nickelodeon (1976) .... Buck Greenway # Gator (1976) .... Gator McKlusky # Lucky Lady (1975) .... Walker Ellis # Hustle (1975) .... Lieutenant Phil Gaines # W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) .... W.W. Bright # At Long Last Love (1975) .... Michael Oliver Pritchard III # The Longest Yard (1974) .... Paul Crewe ... aka The Mean Machine (UK) # White Lightning (1973) .... Gator McKlusky ... aka McKlusky # The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) .... Jay # Shamus (1973) .... Shamus McCoy ... aka Passion for Danger # Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) .... Switchboard ... aka Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA: short title) # Deliverance (1972) .... Lewis # Fuzz (1972) .... Det. Steve Carella # "Dan August" .... Det. Lt. Dan August / ... (6 episodes, 1970-1971) - The Assassin (1971) TV episode .... Det. Lt. Dan August - Prognosis: Homicide (1971) TV episode .... Det. Lt. Dan August - The Meal Ticket (1971) TV episode .... Det. Lt. Dan August - The Law (1971) TV episode .... Detective Lieutenant Dan August - The King Is Dead (1970) TV episode .... Detective Lieutenant Dan August (1 more) # Run, Simon, Run (1970) (TV) .... Simon Zuniga ... aka Savage Run ... aka The Tradition of Simon Zuniga # Hunters Are for Killing (1970) (TV) .... L.G. Floran ... aka Hard Frame # Skullduggery (1970) .... Douglas Temple # "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Banned Book") (1 episode, 1970) - Love and the Banned Book/Love and the First Nighters/Love and the King (1970) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Banned Book") # Double Jeopardy (1970) (TV) .... Detective Lieutenant Dan August ... aka Dan August: Once Is Not Enough # Shark! (1969) .... Caine ... aka Arma de dos filos, Un (Mexico) ... aka Caine (USA) ... aka Maneater # Impasse (1969/I) .... Pat Morrison # Sam Whiskey (1969) .... Sam Whiskey # 100 Rifles (1969) .... Yaqui Joe Herrera # "Premiere" .... Pete Lassiter (1 episode, 1968) - Lassiter (1968) TV episode .... Pete Lassiter # "The F.B.I." .... John Duquesne / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1968) - Act of Violence (1968) TV episode .... John Duquesne - All the Streets Are Silent (1965) TV episode .... Michael Murtaugh # Fade-In (1968) (TV) ... aka Iron Cowboy # "Gentle Ben" .... Pilot (1 episode, 1967) - Voice from the Wilderness (1967) TV episode .... Pilot # "Hawk" .... Detective Lt. John Hawk (17 episodes, 1966) - Blind Man's Bluff (1966) TV episode .... Detective Lt. John Hawk - Wall of Silence (1966) TV episode .... Detective Lt. John Hawk - The Hands of Corbin Claybrooke (1966) TV episode .... Detective Lt. John Hawk - Some Devil Whispered in His Ear (1966) TV episode .... Detective Lt. John Hawk - H Is a Dirty Letter (1966) TV episode .... Detective Lt. John Hawk (12 more) # Navajo Joe (1966) .... Joe ... aka A Dollar a Head (USA) ... aka Joe, el implacable (Spain) ... aka Savage Run (USA) # "Twelve O'Clock High" .... Sgt. Chapman / ... (2 episodes, 1965) - The Jones Boys (1965) TV episode .... Tech. Sgt. Chapman - Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum (1965) TV episode .... Sgt. Chapman # "Flipper" .... Al Bardeman (2 episodes, 1965) - Dolphin in Pursuit: Part 1 (1965) TV episode .... Al Bardeman - Dolphin in Pursuit: Part 2 (1965) TV episode .... Al Bardeman # "Branded" .... Red Hand (1 episode, 1965) - Now Join the Human Race (1965) TV episode .... Red Hand # Operation C.I.A. (1965) .... Mark Andrews ... aka Last Message from Saigon # "Gunsmoke" .... Quint Asper (50 episodes, 1962-1965) ... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title) - Bank Baby (1965) TV episode .... Quint Asper - Eliab's Aim (1965) TV episode .... Quint Asper - Winner Take All (1965) TV episode .... Quint Asper - Circus Trick (1965) TV episode .... Quint Asper - Innocence (1964) TV episode .... Quint Asper (45 more) # "The Twilight Zone" .... Rocky Rhodes (1 episode, 1963) ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia) ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title) - The Bard (1963) TV episode .... Rocky Rhodes # "Perry Mason" .... Chuck Blair (1 episode, 1962) - The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (1962) TV episode .... Chuck Blair # "Route 66" .... Tommy (1 episode, 1962) - Love Is a Skinny Kid (1962) TV episode .... Tommy # "Everglades" .... Lew Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962) - Friday's Children (1962) TV episode .... Trask - Greed of the Glades (1961) TV episode .... Lew Johnson # "Naked City" .... Young Man (1 episode, 1961) - Requiem for a Sunday Afternoon (1961) TV episode .... Young Man # Armored Command (1961) .... Skee # "The Brothers Brannagan" .... Abelard (1 episode, 1961) - Bordertown (1961) TV episode .... Abelard # "The Aquanauts" .... Jimmy / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961) ... aka Malibu Run - The Kidnap Adventure (1961) TV episode .... Leo - The Big Swim (1960) TV episode .... Jimmy # Angel Baby (1961) .... Hoke Adams # "Zane Grey Theater" .... Branch Taylor (1 episode, 1961) ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title) - Man from Everywhere (1961) TV episode .... Branch Taylor # "Michael Shayne" .... Jerry Turner (1 episode, 1961) - The Boat Caper (1961) TV episode .... Jerry Turner # "The Blue Angels" .... Chuck / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961) - Powder Puff Pilot (1961) TV episode .... Chuck - Fire Flight (1960) TV episode .... Corman # "Lock Up" .... Latcher Duncan (1 episode, 1960) - The Case of Alexis George (1960) TV episode .... Latcher Duncan # "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Bill Davis (1 episode, 1960) - Escape to Sonoita (1960) TV episode .... Bill Davis # "Johnny Ringo" .... Tad Stuart (1 episode, 1960) ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title) - The Stranger (1960) TV episode .... Tad Stuart # "Playhouse 90" .... Ace / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960) - Alas, Babylon (1960) TV episode .... Ace - The Velvet Alley (1959) TV episode .... The Actor # "Riverboat" .... Ben Frazer (21 episodes, 1959-1960) - Path of the Eagle (1960) TV episode .... Ben Frazer - Salvage Pirates (1960) TV episode .... Ben Frazer - Forbidden Island (1960) TV episode .... Ben Frazer - The Blowup (1960) TV episode .... Ben Frazer - Landlubbers (1960) TV episode .... Ben Frazer (16 more) # "The Lawless Years" .... Tony Sappio (1 episode, 1959) - The Payoff (1959) TV episode .... Tony Sappio # "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1959) ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) - You Can't Win 'Em All (1959) TV episode # "M Squad" .... Pete Marashi (1 episode, 1959) - The Teacher (1959) TV episode .... Pete Marashi