Burt Reynolds Biography
Burt Reynolds BioBurt Reynolds (Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.) was an American actor, director and producer born on 11th February 1936 in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. He was popular for his role as Bo Darville (“Bandit”) in Smokey and the Bandit. |
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Age | 82; he was born on 11th February 1936. |
Died | 6th September 2018 of cardiac arrest |
Parents | Fern H. (1902–1992) and Burton Milo Reynolds (1906–2002) |
Education |
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Networth | $5 million |
Wife | Judy Carne (m.1963 – div. 1965), Loni Anderson (m.1988 – div.1993) |
Children | Quinton Anderson Reynolds (an adopted son together with Anderson) |
Book | Barkley Unleashed: A Pirate’s Tail; He co authored the children’s book which is a “whimsical tale [that] illustrates the importance of perseverance, the wonders of friendship and the power of imagination”. |
While Reynolds was at Palm Beach Junior College (PBJC) he was in a class taught by Watson B. Duncan III who pushed him into trying out for a play, Outward Bound, which he was producing.Reynolds was cast as the lead which earned him the 1956 Florida State Drama Award.
The Florida State Drama Award included a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse, a summer stock theater, in Hyde Park, New York. He met Joanne Woodward who helped him find an agent and was cast in ‘Tea Sympathy’.
He made his television debut in the film Angel Baby (1961). He went on to play lead roles in a series of action films and comedies such as ‘White Lightning’ (1973), ‘The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing’ (also 1973), ‘Lucky Lady’ (1975) and ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ (1977).
Burt Reynolds Bankruptcy
In 1996 Reynolds filed for bankruptcy. On August 16, 2011, Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed $1.2 million on his home in Hobe Sound, Florida.
He was also the owner of the ranch where scenes for ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ were filmed but the ranch was sold during his bankruptcy.
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Angel Baby | Hoke Adams | |
Armored Command | Ski | ||
1965 | Operation C.I.A. | Mark Andrews | |
1966 | Navajo Joe | Joe | |
1969 | 100 Rifles | Yaqui Joe Herrera | |
Sam Whiskey | Sam Whiskey | ||
Impasse | Pat Morrison | ||
Shark! | Caine | ||
1970 | Skullduggery | Douglas Temple | |
1972 | Fuzz | Detective Steve Carella | |
Deliverance | Lewis Medlock | ||
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
Sperm Switchboard Chief | ||
1973 | Shamus | Shamus McCoy | |
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Jay Grobart | ||
White Lightning | Gator McKlusky | ||
1974 | The Longest Yard | Paul “Wrecking” Crewe | |
1975 | At Long Last Love | Michael Oliver Pritchard III | |
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | W.W. Bright | ||
Lucky Lady | Walker Ellis | ||
Hustle | Lieutenant Phil Gaines | Also executive producer | |
1976 | Silent Movie | Himself | Cameo |
Gator | Gator McKlusky | Also director | |
Nickelodeon | Buck Greenway | ||
1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Bo “Bandit” Darville | |
Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | ||
1978 | The End | Wendell Sonny Lawson | Also director |
Hooper | Sonny Hooper | Also producer | |
1979 | Starting Over | Phil Potter | |
1980 | Rough Cut | Jack Rhodes | |
Smokey and the Bandit II | Bo “Bandit” Darville | ||
1981 | The Cannonball Run | J.J. McClure | |
Paternity | Buddy Evans | ||
Sharky’s Machine | Sgt. Thomas Sharky | Also director | |
1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd | |
Best Friends | Richard Babson | ||
Six Pack | Man walking in front of Brewster and Lila | Uncredited cameo | |
1983 | Stroker Ace | Stroker Ace | |
The Man Who Loved Women | David Fowler | ||
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | The Real Bandit | Cameo | |
1984 | Cannonball Run II | J.J. McClure | |
City Heat | Mike Murphy | ||
1985 | Stick | Ernest “Stick” Stickley | Also director |
1986 | Uphill All the Way | Gambler | Uncredited cameo |
Heat | Nick Escalante | ||
1987 | Malone | Richard Malone | |
1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Tony Church | |
Switching Channels | John L. Sullivan IV | ||
1989 | Physical Evidence | Joe Paris | |
Breaking In | Ernie Mullins | ||
All Dogs Go to Heaven | Charlie B. Barkin (voice) | ||
1990 | Modern Love | Colonel Frank Parker | |
1992 | The Player | Himself | Cameo |
1993 | Cop and a Half | Nick McKenna | |
1994 | Basic Football | Himself | |
1995 | The Maddening | Roy Scudder | |
1996 | Citizen Ruth | Blaine Gibbons | |
Striptease | Congressman David Dilbeck | ||
Mad Dog Time | “Wacky” Jacky Jackson | ||
1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Lenny Spencer | |
Bean | General Newton | ||
Boogie Nights | Jack Horner | ||
Big City Blues | Connor | Also co-producer | |
1999 | Pups | Daniel Bender | |
Mystery, Alaska | Judge Walter Burns | ||
The Hunter’s Moon | Clayton Samuels | Direct-to-DVD | |
2000 | Waterproof | Eli Zeal | |
The Crew | Joey “Bats” Pistella | ||
The Last Producer | Sonny Wexler | Also director | |
2001 | Driven | Carl Henry | |
Tempted | Charlie LeBlanc | ||
Hotel | Flamenco Manager | ||
The Hollywood Sign | Kage Mulligan | ||
2002 | Time of the Wolf | Archie McGregor | |
2003 | The Librarians | Irish | Uncredited |
Hard Ground | John ‘Chill’ McKay | ||
2004 | Without a Paddle | Del Knox | |
2005 | The Longest Yard | Coach Nate Scarborough | |
The Dukes of Hazzard | Boss Hogg | ||
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | Narrator (voice) | Direct-to-DVD | |
2006 | Cloud 9 | Billy Cole | |
End Game | General Montgomery | ||
Forget About It | Sam LeFleur | ||
Grilled | Goldbluth | ||
Broken Bridges | Jake Delton | ||
2007 | Randy and the Mob | Elmore Culpepper | Uncredited |
In the Name of the King | King Konreid | ||
2008 | Deal | Tommy Vinson | |
Delgo | Delgo’s Father (voice) | ||
A Bunch of Amateurs | Jefferson Steele | ||
2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | C.J. Waters | |
2014 | A Magic Christmas | Buster (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
2015 | Pocket Listing | Ron Glass | |
Hamlet & Hutch | Papa Hutch | Direct-to-DVD | |
2016 | Hollow Creek | Seagrass Lambert | Direct-to-DVD |
Elbow Grease | Grandpa Barnes | ||
Shangri La Suite | Narrator (voice) | ||
2017 | Apple of My Eye | Charlie | Direct-to-DVD |
The Last Movie Star | Vic Edwards | ||
Miami Love Affair | Robert | ||
Henri | George Duncan | ||
2018 | Shadow Fighter | Paddy Grier | |
2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | George Spahn | Filming; posthumous release |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | Flight | Captain Sam Allen / Captain Jack Hilyard | 2 episodes |
1959 | M Squad | Peter Marashi | Episode: “The Teacher” |
1959 | The Lawless Years | Tony Sappio | Episode: “The Payoff” |
1959 | Pony Express | Adam | Episode: “The Good Samaritan” |
1959–60 | Riverboat | Ben Frazer | 20 episodes |
1959–60 | Playhouse 90 | Ace / The Actor | 2 episodes |
1960 | Johnny Ringo | Tad Stuart | Episode: “The Stranger” |
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bill Davis | Episode: “Escape to Sonoita” |
1960 | Lock-Up | Latchard Duncan | Episode: “The Case of Alexis George” |
1960–61 | The Blue Angels | Chuck / Corman | 2 episodes |
1960–61 | The Aquanauts | Leo / Jimmy | 2 episodes |
1961 | Ripcord | The Assassin | Episode: “Crime Jump” |
1961 | Michael Shayne | Jerry Turner | Episode: “The Boat Caper” |
1961 | Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre | Branch Taylor | Episode: “Man from Everywhere” |
1961 | The Brothers Brannagan | Abelard | Episode: “Bordertown” |
1961 | Naked City | Young Man | Episode: “Requiem for a Sunday Afternoon” |
1961–62 | The Everglades | Trask / Lew Johnson | 2 episodes |
1962 | Route 66 | Tommy | Episode: “Love Is a Skinny Kid” |
1962 | Perry Mason | Chuck Blair | Episode: “The Case of the Counterfeit Crank” |
1962–65 | Gunsmoke | Quint Asper | 50 episodes |
1963 | The Twilight Zone | Rocky Rhodes | Episode: “The Bard” |
1965 | Branded | Red Hand | Episode: “Now Join the Human Race” |
1965 | Flipper | Al Bardeman | 2 episodes |
1965; 1968 | The F.B.I. | John Duquesne / Michael Murtaugh | 2 episodes |
1966 | Hawk | Detective Lt. John Hawk | 17 episodes |
1967 | Gentle Ben | Pilot | Episode: “Voice from the Wilderness” |
1968 | Premiere | Pete Lassiter | Episode: “Lassiter” |
1968 | Fade In | Rob | Television film |
1970 | Love, American Style | Stanley Dunbar | Episode: “Love and the Banned Book” |
1970–71 | Dan August | Dan August | 26 episodes |
1986 | The Golden Girls | Himself | Episode: “Ladies of the Evening” |
1987–91 | Out of This World | Troy Garland (voice) | 95 episodes |
1989–90 | B.L. Stryker | B.L. Stryker | 12 episodes; also co-executive producer and director |
1990–94 | Evening Shade | Wood Newton | 98 episodes; also co-executive producer and director |
1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Himself | Episode: “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window” |
1993 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: “The Grand Opening” |
1993 | The Man from Left Field | Jack Robinson | Television film; also director |
1995 | Hope and Gloria | Himself | Episode: “Sisyphus, Prometheus and Me” |
1995 | Cybill | Himself | Episode: “The Cheese Stands Alone” |
1996 | The Cherokee Kid | Otter Bob the Mountain Man | Television film |
1997 | King of the Hill | M.F. Thatherton (voice) | Episode: “The Company Man” |
1997 | Duckman | Judge Keaton (voice) | Episode: “Das Sub” |
1998 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | CIA Deputy Director Mentor | Television film |
1998 | Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | CIA Deputy Director Mentor | Television film |
1998 | Hard Time | Detective Logan McQueen | Television film; also director |
2001 | Emeril | Himself | Episode: “The Sidekick” |
2002 | The X-Files | Mr. Burt | Episode: “Improbable” |
2002 | Miss Lettie and Me | Samuel Madison | Television film |
2003–04 | Ed | Russ Burton | 2 episodes |
2005 | The King of Queens | Coach Walcott | Episode: “Hi, School” |
2005 | Robot Chicken | J.J. McClure / Himself (voices) | Episode: “Gold Dust Gasoline” |
2005 | Duck Dodgers | Royal Serpenti (voice) | Episode: “Master & Disaster/All in the Crime Family” |
2006 | Freddie | Carl Crane Pool | Episode: “Mother of All Grandfathers” |
2006–07; 2009 | My Name Is Earl | Chubby | 3 episodes |
2010 | Burn Notice | Paul Anderson | Episode: “Past & Future Tense” |
2011 | American Dad! | Senator Buckingham (voice) | Episode: “School Lies” |
2011 | Reel Love | Wade Whitman | Television film |
2012 | Archer | Himself (voice) | Episode: “The Man from Jupiter” |
Burt Reynolds Death
On 6th September 2018 he died of cardiac arrest at Florida hospital. In February 2010 he had undergone a quintuple heart bypass.
Burt Reynolds & Clint Eastwood were fired from GUNSMOKE & RAWHIDE at the same time. Burt was told he couldn't act and Clint his neck was too skinny. In the parking lot, Burt said to Clint, "I dunno what you're gonna do, but I'm gonna take acting lessons." #RIPBurtReynolds
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 6, 2018
Burt Reynolds was one of my heroes. He was a trailblazer. He showed the way to transition from being an athlete to being the highest paid actor, and he always inspired me. He also had a great sense of humor – check out his Tonight Show clips. My thoughts are with his family.
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) September 6, 2018
Charlie. B. Barkin's voice actor passed away today, damn, rest in peace Burt Reynolds pic.twitter.com/BrjfLtm8l2
— Faolan (@TheCoffeeSnolf) September 6, 2018
Sorry to hear about the passing of Burt Reynolds. #RIP pic.twitter.com/LO9qqIQ54P
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) September 6, 2018
Sad to hear of the passing of the Legendary BOX office Star Burt Reynolds. Ironic I tweeted my Thursday Throwback earlier today with his old FSU roommate Lee Corso. This pic backstage at an Awards Show I emceed in 2005. 1 of the last TRUE ⭐️’s this man. Incredibly kind to me. pic.twitter.com/m7pQrtpFQU
— Tim Brando (@TimBrando) September 6, 2018