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...
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.
Movies (Cast)
Cloud 9
Defining Moments
Heat
Grilled
The Longest Yard
Driven
Pocket Listing
Raven
Hustle
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Gator
Bean
Boogie Nights
Silent Movie
The Dukes of Hazzard
Cop & ½
Crazy Six
Striptease
Sam Whiskey
The Maddening
Smokey and the Bandit
City Heat
Hamlet & Hutch
Broken Bridges
Lucky Lady
Semi-Tough
Delgo
Citizen Ruth
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Stick
Waterproof
100 Rifles
Snapshots
The Cannonball Run
Stroker Ace
The End
Fuzz
End Game
Armored Command
Apple of My Eye
Stringer
The Longest Yard
Cannonball Run II
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Hooper
Without a Paddle
The Last Movie Star
Best Friends
Hotel
The Librarians
Paternity
Pups
Breaking In
Modern Love
Impasse
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Angel Baby
Smokey and the Bandit II
Mystery, Alaska
The Cherokee Kid
Rough Cut
Category 5
Physical Evidence
Shangri-La Suite
Hollow Creek
The Man from Left Field
Tempted
WWE WrestleMania X
Meet Wally Sparks
The Crew
Rent-a-Cop
Shamus
Skullduggery
At Long Last Love
Reel Love
Mad Dog Time
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Switching Channels
Deliverance
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
The Last Producer
Frankenstein and Me
Malone
Hard Time: The Premonition
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Uphill All the Way
The Hunter's Moon
Hard Ground
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Fade In
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Operation C.I.A.
The Hollywood Sign
Shark
Forget About It
Johnson County War
Sharky's Machine
Miss Lettie and Me
Run, Simon, Run
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask