Burt Reynolds: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 122
- on screen
- 1960–2023
- box office
- $1.66B
- award win
- 1
- average score
- 68
- Born
- February 11, 1936
- Birthplace
- Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
- Full name
- Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1958-2018
- Spouses
- Judy Carne, Loni Anderson
- Children
- 1
The Best Burt Reynolds Movies
The films of Burt Reynolds that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) leads with $392M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $392M Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $191M The Longest Yard 2005 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $127M Smokey and the Bandit 1977 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $113M Striptease 1996 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $78M Hooper 1978 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $72.2M The Cannonball Run 1981 · Action
Burt Reynolds's Career in Numbers
Burt Reynolds's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Burt Reynolds works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Escape to Sonoita (1960) to Defining Moments (2021), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Burt Reynolds Movies by Decade
- 1960s 8
- 1970s 21
- 1980s 23
- 1990s 18
- 2000s 20
- 2010s 9
- 2020s 1
The 1980s were Burt Reynolds's busiest decade, with 23 films.
Burt Reynolds Movies by Genre
- Action 25
- Comedy 24
- Drama 19
- Adventure 6
- Family 4
- Crime 4
- Romance 4
- Western 3
- Tv movie 3
- Documentary 2
Action is the genre Burt Reynolds has worked in most, with 25 films, ahead of comedy (24).
Burt Reynolds Career Milestones
- First film
- Escape to Sonoita 1960
- Biggest box office hit
- Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood $392M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood Movie Echo Score 75
- Newest film
- Defining Moments 2021
Burt Reynolds Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Burt Reynolds is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 68. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Burt Reynolds Movies as an Actor
100- 2021
Defining Moments as Chester · Comedy - 2019 Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood Drama Worldwide box office: $392M Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2018
The Last Movie Star as Vic Edwards · Drama Worldwide box office: $14.4K Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2017
Apple of My Eye as Charlie · Family - 2016
Hollow Creek as Seagrass Lambert · Crime - 2014
A Magic Christmas as Buster the Dog (voice) · Family - 2014
Category 5 as Pops · Adventure - 2011
Reel Love as Wade Whitman · Comedy - 2011
Not Another Not Another Movie as C.J. Waters · Comedy - 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage) · Documentary - 2008
A Bunch of Amateurs as Jefferson Steel · Comedy Worldwide box office: $691K - 2008
Deal Drama Worldwide box office: $85.1K - 2007
Randy & the Mob as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $45.4K - 2007
Randy & the Mob as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $45.4K - 2006
Forget About It as Sam LeFleur · Comedy - 2006
Grilled as Goldbluth · Action Worldwide box office: $46.7K - 2006
Cloud 9 as Billy Cole · Comedy - 2006
Cloud 9 as Billy Cole · Comedy - 2005
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman as Narrator (voice) · Family - 2005 The Longest Yard Drama Worldwide box office: $191M
- 2003
The Librarians as Irish · Action - 2002
Johnson County War as Hunt Lawton · Western - 2002
Snapshots as Larry Goldberg · Drama - 2001
Auf Herz und Nieren as Banko · Comedy Worldwide box office: $199K - 2001
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground as Narrator · Documentary - 2001
The Hollywood Sign as Kage Mulligan · Comedy - 2001
Tempted as Charlie LeBlanc · Mystery Worldwide box office: $30.3K - 2000
The Crew Comedy Worldwide box office: $13.1M - 2000
The Last Producer as Sonny Wexler · Drama - 2000
Waterproof as Eli Zeal · Drama - 1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Det. Logan McQueen · Tv movie - 1999
The Hunter’s Moon as Clayton Samuels · Romance - 1999
Mystery, Alaska Drama Worldwide box office: $8.89M - 1999
Pups as Daniel Bender · Action Worldwide box office: $1.59K - 1998
Hard Time as Det. Logan McQueen · Tv movie - 1998
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as Mentor · Action - 1997
Crazy Six as Dakota · Action - 1997
Boogie Nights Drama Worldwide box office: $43.1M - 1997
Big City Blues as Connor · Action - 1997
Meet Wally Sparks as Lenny Spencer · Comedy Worldwide box office: $4.07M - 1996
The Cherokee Kid as Otter Bob the Mountain Man · Family - 1996
Mad Dog Time as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson · Crime Worldwide box office: $108K - 1996
Frankenstein and Me as Les Williams · Fantasy - 1996 Striptease Drama Worldwide box office: $113M
- 1996
The Maddening as Scudder · Thriller - 1993
The Man from Left Field as Jack Robinson · Comedy - 1993
Cop & ½ as Nick McKenna · Action Worldwide box office: $40.7M - 1990
Modern Love as Colonel Frank Parker · Comedy - 1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven Action Worldwide box office: $27.1M - 1989
Breaking In as Ernie Mullins · Adventure Worldwide box office: $1.88M - 1989
Physical Evidence as Joe Paris · Crime Worldwide box office: $3.56M - 1988
Switching Channels as John L. Sullivan IV · Comedy Worldwide box office: $9.13M - 1987
Rent-a-Cop as Tony Church · Action Worldwide box office: $295K - 1987
Rent-a-Cop as Tony Church · Action Worldwide box office: $295K - 1987
Malone as Richard Malone · Action Worldwide box office: $3.06M - 1987
Heat Action Worldwide box office: $2.79M - 1986
Uphill All the Way as Gambler (uncredited) · Comedy - 1986
Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs as Burt Reynolds · Drama - 1985
Stick as Stick · Action Worldwide box office: $8.49M - 1984
City Heat Action Worldwide box office: $38.3M - 1984
Cannonball Run II Action Worldwide box office: $28.1M - 1983
The Man Who Loved Women as David Fowler · Romance Worldwide box office: $11M - 1983
Stroker Ace Action Worldwide box office: $13M - 1982
Best Friends Drama Worldwide box office: $36.8M - 1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Comedy Worldwide box office: $69.7M - 1981
Sharky's Machine Action Worldwide box office: $35.6M - 1981
Paternity Comedy Worldwide box office: $18.8M - 1981 The Cannonball Run Action Worldwide box office: $72.2M
- 1980
Smokey and the Bandit II Action Worldwide box office: $66.1M - 1980
Rough Cut Adventure Worldwide box office: $16.7M - 1980
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough as Lt. Dan August · Action - 1979
Starting Over Comedy Worldwide box office: $35.6M - 1978 Hooper Action Worldwide box office: $78M
- 1978
The End Drama Worldwide box office: $44.9M - 1977
Semi-Tough Sport Worldwide box office: $37.2M - 1977 Smokey and the Bandit Action Worldwide box office: $127M
- 1976
Nickelodeon Comedy - 1976
Gator Action - 1975
Hustle Drama Worldwide box office: $466K - 1975
Lucky Lady as Walker · Comedy Worldwide box office: $24.4M - 1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings as W.W. Bright · Drama - 1975
At Long Last Love as Michael Oliver Pritchard III · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.5M - 1974
The Longest Yard Drama Worldwide box office: $43M - 1973
Fade In as Rob · Romance - 1973
White Lightning Action - 1973
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing as Jay Grobart · Romance - 1973
Shamus as Shamus McCoy · Comedy - 1972
Deliverance Adventure Worldwide box office: $4.55K - 1972
Fuzz as Det. Steve Carella · Crime - 1970
Run, Simon, Run as Simon Zuniga · Action - 1970
Hunters Are for Killing as L. G. Floran · Drama - 1970
Skullduggery as Douglas Temple · Sci-Fi - 1969
Shark as Caine · Adventure - 1969
Sam Whiskey as Sam Whiskey · Western - 1969
100 Rifles Adventure - 1967
Navajo Joe Western - 1965
Operation C.I.A. as Mark Andrews, CIA · Thriller - 1961
Armored Command as Skee · Drama - 1961
Angel Baby as Hoke Adams · Drama - 1960
Escape to Sonoita as Bill Davis · Tv movie
Burt Reynolds in Documentaries & Specials
22- 2023
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview as Self · Documentary - 2022
Movie Money Confidential as Self · Documentary - 2020
I Am Burt Reynolds as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self · Documentary - 2016
The Bandit as Self · Documentary - 2009
Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? as Self · Documentary - 2005
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May as Self - Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self - Actor · Tv movie - 2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second as Self · Documentary - 2003
Gumball 3000: The Movie as Self (voice) · Documentary - 1991
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1988
Mickey’s 60th Birthday as Self · Family - 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage) · Comedy - 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self · Family - 1987
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self · Documentary - 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self · Tv movie - 1985
Sherman’s March as Self · Documentary - 1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self · Tv movie - 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self · Tv movie - 1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self · Documentary - 1979
The Orson Welles Show as Self · Documentary - 1978
Mickey’s 50 as Self · Family
Burt Reynolds: Awards & Nominations
1 win from 6 nominations across 4 award bodies, from 1975 to 1998. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Golden Globes 1 win from 3 nominations -
Oscars 1 nomination -
BAFTA 1 nomination -
Actor Awards (SAG) 1 nomination
- 70th Academy Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Boogie Nights
- 51st British Academy Film Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Boogie Nights
- 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Nominated Outstanding Supporting Male Actor Boogie Nights
- 55th Golden Globe Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Win Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor) Boogie Nights
- 37th Golden Globe Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Nominated Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Starting Over
- 32nd Golden Globe Awards
- Burt Reynolds: Nominated Best Actor – Comedy or Musical The Longest Yard
Who Is Burt Reynolds?
Burt Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. in 1936. Credited on films since 1960, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
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.
Who Burt Reynolds Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Burt Reynolds shares the most films with. Charles Durning comes first, with 9 films together, followed by Hal Needham (9).
Burt Reynolds: Questions & Answers
How many movies Burt Reynolds has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Burt Reynolds been in?
Burt Reynolds is credited on 122 films, from 1960 to 2023. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Burt Reynolds's highest-grossing movie?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is Burt Reynolds's biggest box office hit, with $392M worldwide, ahead of The Longest Yard (2005) ($191M). Across every film with box office figures, Burt Reynolds's movies have made $1.66B.
Burt Reynolds's biggest hits What is the best Burt Reynolds movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Burt Reynolds's best-rated film is Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) with a score of 75, followed by The Last Movie Star (2018) (60).
Best Burt Reynolds movies, ranked Has Burt Reynolds won an Oscar?
Burt Reynolds has been nominated for an Oscar but has not won one yet. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Burt Reynolds has 1 win from 6 nominations.
What is Burt Reynolds's newest movie?
The most recent film on Burt Reynolds's filmography is Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview (2023), in the role of Self.
Who does Burt Reynolds work with most often?
Burt Reynolds shares the most films with Charles Durning (9 films), Hal Needham (9 films) and James Stewart (6 films).
The Best Burt Reynolds Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 122 credits.
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