Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and voice actor. Some of his notable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Somkey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, J. J. McClure in The Cannonball Run and its sequel Cannonball Run II, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and its sequel Gator, Charlie B. Barkin in All Dogs Go to Heaven, Paul Crewe then Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and Jack Horner in Boogie Nights. He died of a heart attack on September 6, 2018, aged 82.
He had hosted Saturday Night Live on the April 12, 1980 episode and has been impersonated multiple times, most notably by Norm MacDonald in the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" sketches. In those sketches, he would change his name to “Turd Ferguson”, which he found funny, and often find oversized hats, which he also found funny.
Quotes (from SNL)[]
- "Uhh, that's not my name."
- "Yeah, Turd Ferguson. Funny name."
- "It's funny because it's bigger than a normal hat."
- "Sorry I'm late, I had to pick up my podium...from the ground."
Impressions[]
Gallery[]
Phil Hartman as Burt Reynolds on the April 22, 1989 episode during "The Bob Waltman Special" sketch.
David Koechner as Burt Reynolds (left) on the May 11, 1996 episode during the "20 Years And One Week" sketch.
Norm MacDonald as Burt Reynolds on the May 10, 1997 episode during the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Angel Baby | Hoke Adams | |
| 1961 | Armored Command | Ski | |
| 1965 | Operation C.I.A. | Mark Andrews | |
| 1966 | Navajo Joe | Joe | |
| 1969 | 100 Rifles | Yaqui Joe Herrera | |
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey | Sam Whiskey | |
| 1969 | Impasse | Pat Morrison | |
| 1969 | Shark! | Caine | |
| 1970 | Skullduggery | Douglas Temple | |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Detective Steve Carella | |
| 1972 | Deliverance | Lewis Medlock | |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
Sperm Switchboard Chief | |
| 1973 | Shamus | Shamus McCoy | |
| 1973 | The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Jay Grobart | |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Gator McKlusky | |
| 1974 | The Longest Yard | Paul "Wrecking" Crewe | |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love | Michael Oliver Pritchard III | |
| 1975 | W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings | W.W. Bright | |
| 1975 | Lucky Lady | Walker Ellis | |
| 1975 | Hustle | Lieutenant Phil Gaines | Also executive producer |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Himself | Cameo |
| 1976 | Gator | Gator McKlusky | Also director |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Buck Greenway | |
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit | Bo "Bandit" Darville | |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | |
| 1978 | The End | Wendell Sonny Lawson | Also director |
| 1978 | Hooper | Sonny Hooper | Also producer |
| 1979 | Starting Over | Phil Potter | |
| 1980 | Rough Cut | Jack Rhodes | |
| 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Bo "Bandit" Darville | |
| 1981 | The Cannonball Run | J.J. McClure | |
| 1981 | Paternity | Buddy Evans | |
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | Sgt. Thomas Sharky | Also director |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd | |
| 1982 | Best Friends | Richard Babson | |
| 1982 | Six Pack | Man walking in front of Brewster and Lila | UncreditedTemplate:Citation needed |
| 1983 | Stroker Ace | Stroker Ace | |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | David Fowler | |
| 1983 | Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 | The Real Bandit | Cameo |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | J.J. McClure | |
| 1984 | City Heat | Mike Murphy | |
| 1985 | Stick | Ernest "Stick" Stickley | Also director |
| 1986 | Uphill All the Way | Gambler | UncreditedTemplate:Citation needed |
| 1986 | Heat | Nick Escalante | |
| 1987 | Malone | Richard Malone | |
| 1988 | Rent-a-Cop | Tony Church | |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | John L. Sullivan IV | |
| 1989 | Physical Evidence | Joe Paris | |
| 1989 | Breaking In | Ernie Mullins | |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Charlie B. Barkin (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Player | Himself | Cameo |
| 1993 | Cop and a Half | Nick McKenna | |
| 1995 | The Maddening | Roy Scudder | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth | Blaine Gibbons | |
| 1996 | Striptease | Congressman David Dilbeck | |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time | "Wacky" Jacky Jackson | |
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Lenny Spencer | |
| 1997 | Bean | General Newton | |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Jack Horner | |
| 1999 | Pups | Daniel Bender | |
| 1999 | Big City Blues | Connor | Also co-producer |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Judge Walter Burns | |
| 1999 | The Hunter's Moon | Clayton Samuels | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2000 | The Crew | Joey "Bats" Pistella | |
| 2000 | Waterproof | Eli Zeal | |
| 2000 | The Last Producer | Sonny Wexler | Also director |
| 2001 | Driven | Carl Henry | |
| 2001 | Tempted | Charlie LeBlanc | |
| 2001 | Hotel | Flamenco Manager | |
| 2001 | The Hollywood Sign | Kage Mulligan | |
| 2002 | Time of the Wolf | Archie McGregor | |
| 2003 | The Librarians | Irish | UncreditedTemplate:Citation needed |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Del Knox | |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard | Coach Nate Scarborough | |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Boss Hogg | |
| 2005 | The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | Narrator (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Cloud 9 | Billy Cole | |
| 2006 | End Game | General Montgomery | |
| 2006 | Forget About It | Sam LeFleur | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Goldbluth | |
| 2006 | Broken Bridges | Jake Delton | |
| 2007 | Randy and the Mob | Elmore Culpepper | Uncredited cameoTemplate:Citation needed |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King | King Konreid | |
| 2008 | Deal | Tommy Vinson | |
| 2008 | Delgo | Delgo's Father (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Bunch of Amateurs | Jefferson Steele | |
| 2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | C.J. Waters | |
| 2014 | A Magic Christmas[1] | Buster (voice) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2015 | Pocket Listing | Ron Glass | |
| 2015 | Hamlet & Hutch[2] | Papa Hutch | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2016 | Hollow Creek[3] | Seagrass Lambert | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2016 | Elbow Grease[4] | Grandpa Barnes | |
| 2016 | Shangri La Suite[5] | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Apple of My Eye | Charlie | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2017 | Dog Years | Vic Edwards | |
| 2017 | Shadow Fighter | Paddy Grier | |
| 2017 | Miami Love Affair | Robert | |
| 2017 | Henri | George Duncan | post-production |
Television[]
| Year 1960 | Title Gunsmoke | Role Quint | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1965/68 | 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 | Amazing Grace | Josiah Carey | Episode: "Hallelujah" |
| 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" |
| 2006–07/09 | 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" |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Avery Carrington |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Himself (The Mayor) |
Trivia[]
- His best friend was Dom DeLuise and Burt was devastated when Dom had passed away in May of 2009.
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- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/shangri-la-suite-941798