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Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr., known as Burt Reynolds, was a highly regarded American actor who enjoyed immense fame and success throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Reynolds first gained prominence for his roles in television series such as Gunsmoke, Hawk, and Dan August. His big screen breakthrough came as Lewis Medlock in the critically acclaimed film Deliverance. He followed this success with leading roles in box-office hits like White Lightning, The Longest Yard, and Smokey and the Bandit. From 1978 to 1982, Reynolds was voted the world's number one movie actor in the annual Top Ten Money-Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. Later in his career, he returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade, which won him a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. His performance as a high-minded pornographer in Boogie Nights earned him renewed critical attention, securing him a Golden Globe Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
Born: Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: February 11, 1936
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1958-2018
Children: 1
Spouses: Judy Carne, Loni Anderson
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Awards and Nominations Received by Burt Reynolds
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor)
Boogie NightsMovies Featuring Burt Reynolds
Gator
The End
Semi-Tough
Boogie Nights
Deliverance
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
The Longest Yard
The Last Movie Star
All Dogs Go to Heaven
White Lightning
The Crew
Hooper
The Longest Yard
Striptease
Mystery, Alaska
Smokey and the Bandit
The Cannonball Run
Deal
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Best Friends
Nickelodeon
City Heat
Stroker Ace
Cannonball Run II
Rough Cut
Starting Over
Hustle
Paternity
100 Rifles
Sharky's Machine
Navajo Joe
Smokey and the Bandit II
Heat
Reel Love
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Not Another Not Another Movie
Category 5
A Magic Christmas
The Bandit
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Hollow Creek
Apple of My Eye
Tempted
The Hollywood Sign
The Last Producer
Snapshots
Johnson County War
Gumball 3000: The Movie
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Waterproof
Auf Herz und Nieren
The Librarians
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Grilled
Forget About It
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
Modern Love
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
The Man Who Loved Women
Uphill All the Way
James Bond: The First 21 Years
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Sherman’s March
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Malone
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
Physical Evidence
Breaking In
Randy & the Mob
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs
Rent-a-Cop
Cloud 9
Stick
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Switching Channels
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Defining Moments
I Am Burt Reynolds
Movie Money Confidential
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
Randy & the Mob
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Rent-a-Cop
At Long Last Love
Shark
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Sam Whiskey
Fuzz
Angel Baby
Stick
Cloud 9
The Orson Welles Show
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
The Man from Left Field
Cop & ½
Escape to Sonoita
Crazy Six
The Hunter’s Moon
A Bunch of Amateurs
Mad Dog Time
Lucky Lady
Frankenstein and Me
Hunters Are for Killing
Mickey’s 50
Fade In
Big City Blues
The Maddening
Shamus
Skullduggery
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
The Cherokee Kid
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Run, Simon, Run
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Meet Wally Sparks
Armored Command
Pups
Career Timeline
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2005
The Longest Yard
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self - Actor
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
Narrator (voice)
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
Self - Narrator (voice)
2001
Tempted
Charlie LeBlanc
The Hollywood Sign
Kage Mulligan
Auf Herz und Nieren
Banko
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
Narrator
1999
Mystery, Alaska
The Hunter’s Moon
Clayton Samuels
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Logan McQueen
Pups
Daniel Bender
1996
Striptease
Mad Dog Time
'Wacky' Jacky Jackson
Frankenstein and Me
Les Williams
The Maddening
Scudder
The Cherokee Kid
Otter Bob the Mountain Man
1988
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
Self
Switching Channels
John L. Sullivan IV
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1987
Heat
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
Malone
Richard Malone
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Rent-a-Cop
Tony Church
Rent-a-Cop
Tony Church
1986
Uphill All the Way
Gambler (uncredited)
Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs
Burt Reynolds
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs
Burt Reynolds
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1983
Stroker Ace
The Man Who Loved Women
David Fowler
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1980
Rough Cut
Smokey and the Bandit II
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Lt. Dan August
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Lt. Dan August
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