Burt Reynolds

1936-

Biography: life and films

Burt Reynolds is an American actor, film director and producer whose birth name is Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.. He was born in Waycross, Georgia, USA on 11th February 1936.

His best films as an actor include Tom Gries's 100 Rifles (1969), Arnold Laven's comedy Sam Whiskey (1969), John Boorman's thriller Deliverance (1972), Bill Forsyth's Breaking In (1989) and Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997), and whose best work as a film director include Gator (1976), The End (1978) and Sharky's Machine (1981).

Burt Reynolds has so far appeared in 89 films and directed 5 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Hal Needham (6 films), Robert Aldrich (2) and Peter Bogdanovich (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (40 films), drama (24), Thriller (15), comedy-drama (10), comedy-romance (7), crime-thriller (6), Western (5), Fantasy (4), romance (3) and Animation (2).

Our average rating for Burt Reynolds over all films is: 2.5

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director

Angel Baby (1961) [a]

Armored Command (1961) [a]

Operation C.I.A. (1965) [a]

Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations (1966) [a]

Navajo Joe (1966) [a]

100 Rifles (1969) [a]

Impasse (1969) [a]

Sam Whiskey (1969) [a]

Shark! (1969) [a]

Skullduggery (1970) [a]

Deliverance (1972) [a]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex - But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) [a]

Fuzz (1972) [a]

Shamus (1973) [a]

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) [a]

White Lightning (1973) [a]

The Longest Yard (1974) [a]

At Long Last Love (1975) [a]

Hustle (1975) [a]

Lucky Lady (1975) [a]

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) [a]

Gator (1976) [a,d]

Nickelodeon (1976) [a]

Semi-Tough (1977) [a]

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) [a]

Hooper (1978) [a]

The End (1978) [a,d]

Starting Over (1979) [a]

Rough Cut (1980) [a]

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) [a]

Paternity (1981) [a]

Sharky's Machine (1981) [a,d]

The Cannonball Run (1981) [a]

Best Friends (1982) [a]

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) [a]

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) [a]

Stroker Ace (1983) [a]

The Man Who Loved Women (1983) [a]

Cannonball Run II (1984) [a]

City Heat (1984) [a]

Stick (1985) [a,d]

Heat (1986) [a]

Sherman's March (1986) [a]

Malone (1987) [a]

Rent-a-Cop (1987) [a]

Switching Channels (1988) [a]

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) [a]

Breaking In (1989) [a]

Physical Evidence (1989) [a]

Modern Love (1990) [a]

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991) [a]

Cop and ½ (1993) [a]

The Maddening (1995) [a]

Citizen Ruth (1996) [a]

Frankenstein and Me (1996) [a]

Mad Dog Time (1996) [a]

Striptease (1996) [a]

Bean (1997) [a]

Boogie Nights (1997) [a]

Meet Wally Sparks (1997) [a]

Crazy Six (1998) [a]

Big City Blues (1999) [a]

Mystery, Alaska (1999) [a]

Pups (1999) [a]

Stringer (1999) [a]

The Hunter's Moon (1999) [a]

Waterproof (1999) [a]

The Crew (2000) [a]

The Last Producer (2000) [a,d]

Auf Herz und Nieren (2001) [a]

Driven (2001) [a]

Tempted (2001) [a]

The Hollywood Sign (2001) [a]

Snapshots (2002) [a]

Time of the Wolf (2002) [a]

The Librarians (2003) [a]

Without a Paddle (2004) [a]

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) [a]

The Longest Yard (2005) [a]

Broken Bridges (2006) [a]

Cloud 9 (2006) [a]

End Game (2006) [a]

Forget About It (2006) [a]

Grilled (2006) [a]

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) [a]

Randy and the Mob (2007) [a]

A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) [a]

Deal (2008) [a]

Delgo (2008) [a]

Not Another Not Another Movie (2011) [a]

Pocket Listing (2015) [a]



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