Burt Reynolds - Wikipedia Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds Reynolds in 1970 Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ( 1936 - 02 - 11 ) February 11, 1936 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. September 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 06 ) ( aged 82 ) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, producer Years active 1958 -- 2018 Spouse ( s ) Judy Carne ( m. 1963 ; div. 1965 ) Loni Anderson ( m. 1988 ; div. 1993 ) Partner ( s ) Sally Field ( 1977 -- 1980 ) Children Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. ( February 11, 1936 -- September 6, 2018 ) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke ( 1962 -- 1965 ), Hawk ( 1966 ), and Dan August ( 1970 -- 1971 ). His breakout film role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance ( 1972 ). Reynolds played the leading role in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard ( 1974 ), Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ), Semi-Tough ( 1977 ), Hooper ( 1978 ), Smokey and the Bandit II ( 1980 ), The Cannonball Run ( 1981 ) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ). After a few box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade ( 1990 -- 1994 ). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights ( 1997 ). Contents 1 Early life 1.1 College 1.2 Early acting 2 Career 2.1 Theatre 2.2 Early television and Riverboat 2.3 Gunsmoke 2.4 Hawk and leading roles in films 2.5 Dan August and talk shows 2.6 Deliverance and the centerfold 2.7 White Lightning 2.8 Director 2.9 Smokey and the Bandit and career peak 2.10 Career decline 2.11 Return to TV : BL Stryker and Evening Shade 2.12 Character actor 2.13 Boogie Nights and career revival 2.14 The Last Movie Star and final films 2.15 Author 2.16 Music 2.17 Bankruptcy 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 Discography 6.1 Singles 7 Accolades 7.1 Other honors 8 Works 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links Early life Reynolds as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke 1962 Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was the son of Harriette Fernette `` Fern '' ( née Miller ; 1902 -- 1992 ) and Burton Milo Reynolds ( 1906 -- 2002 ). He had Dutch, English, Scots - Irish, and Scottish ancestry. He also claimed Cherokee and Italian roots, both of which remain unverified. During his career, he often claimed to have been born in Waycross, Georgia, although he said in 2015 he was actually born in Lansing, Michigan. He was born on February 11, 1936, and in his autobiography stated that Lansing is where his family lived when his father was drafted into the United States Army. He, his mother, and his sister joined his father at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and lived there for two years. When his father was sent to Europe, the family moved to Lake City, Michigan, where his mother had been raised. In 1946, the family moved to Riviera Beach, Florida. His father eventually became Chief of Police of Riviera Beach, which is adjacent to the north end of West Palm Beach, Florida. During 10th grade at Palm Beach High School, Reynolds was named First Team All State and All Southern as a fullback, and received multiple scholarship offers. College After graduating from Palm Beach High School, he attended Florida State University on a football scholarship and played halfback. While at Florida State, he roomed with college football broadcaster and analyst Lee Corso, and also became a brother of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He had hoped to be named to All - American teams and have a career in professional football ; however, he injured his knee in the first game of his sophomore season, and later that year lost his spleen and injured his other knee in a bad car accident. These injuries hampered his abilities on the field, and after being beaten in coverage for the game - winning touchdown in a 7 - 0 loss to North Carolina State on October 12, 1957, he decided to give up football. Ending his college football career, Reynolds thought of becoming a police officer ; however, his father suggested he finish college and become a parole officer. To keep up with his studies, he began taking classes at Palm Beach Junior College ( PBJC ) in neighboring Lake Park. Early acting In his first term at PBJC, he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role based on having heard him read Shakespeare in class, leading to his winning the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance. `` I read two words and they gave me a lead, '' he later said. In his autobiography, he referred to Duncan as his mentor and the most influential person in his life. Career Theatre Reynolds with the Citrus Queen at Garnet and Gold Football Game, Florida State University, 1963 The Florida State Drama Award included a scholarship to the Hyde Park Playhouse, a summer stock theatre, in Hyde Park, New York. Reynolds saw the opportunity as an agreeable alternative to more physically demanding summer jobs, but did not yet see acting as a possible career. While working there, Reynolds met Joanne Woodward, who helped him find an agent. `` I do n't think I ever actually saw him perform, '' said Woodward later. `` I knew him as this cute, shy, attractive boy. He had the kind of lovely personality that made you want to do something for him. '' He was cast in Tea and Sympathy at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. After his Broadway debut in Look, We 've Come Through, he received favorable reviews for his performance and went on tour with the cast, driving the bus as well as appearing on stage. After the tour, Reynolds returned to New York and enrolled in acting classes, along with Frank Gifford, Carol Lawrence, Red Buttons and Jan Murray. `` I was a working actor for two years before I finally took my first real acting class ( with Wynn Handman at the Neighborhood Playhouse ), '' he said. `` It was a lot of technique, truth, moment - to - moment, how to listen, improv. '' After a botched improvisation in acting class, Reynolds briefly considered returning to Florida, but soon gained a part in a revival of Mister Roberts, in which Charlton Heston played the starring role. After the play closed, the director, John Forsythe, arranged a film audition with Joshua Logan for Reynolds. The film was Sayonara ( 1957 ). Reynolds was told he could not be in the film because he looked too much like Marlon Brando. Logan advised Reynolds to go to Hollywood, although Reynolds did not feel confident enough to do so. ( Another source says Reynolds did a screen test after Lew Wasserman saw the effect he had on secretaries in his office but the test was unsuccessful. ) He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom. Reynolds wrote that, while working as a dockworker, he was offered $150 to jump through a glass window on a live television show. Early television and Riverboat Reynolds and Loni Anderson at the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1991 Reynolds began acting on television in the late 1950s, guest starring on shows like Flight, M Squad, Schlitz Playhouse, The Lawless Years and Pony Express. He signed a seven - year contract with Universal. `` I do n't care whether he can act or not, '' said Wasserman. `` Anyone who has this effect on women deserves a break. '' Reynolds ' first big break came when he was cast alongside Darren McGavin in the lead of the TV series Riverboat ( 1959 -- 61 ), playing Ben Frazer. According to a contemporary report Reynolds was considered `` a double for Marlon Brando ''. The show went for two seasons but Reynolds quit after only 20 episodes, claiming he did not get along with McGavin or the executive producer, and that he had `` a stupid part ''. Reynolds says then he `` couldnt get a job. I did n't have a very good reputation. You just do n't walk out on a network television series. '' Reynolds returned to guest starring on television shows. As he put it, `` I played heavies in every series in town '' appearing in episodes of Playhouse 90, Johnny Ringo, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Lock Up, The Blue Angels, Michael Shayne, Zane Grey Theater, The Aquanauts and The Brothers Brannagan. `` They were depressing years, '' he later said. Reynolds made his film debut in the low budget Angel Baby ( 1961 ), billed fourth. He followed it with a role in a war film, Armored Command ( 1961 ). `` It was the one picture that Howard Keel did n't sing on, '' reminisced Reynolds later. `` That was a terrible mistake. '' In 1961 he returned to Broadway to appear in Look, We 've Come Through under the direction of José Quintero, but it lasted only five performances. Reynolds continued to guest star on shows such as Naked City, Ripcord, Everglades, Route 66, Perry Mason, and The Twilight Zone ( `` The Bard '' ). He later said, `` I learned more about my craft in these guest shots than I did standing around and looking virile on Riverboat ''. Gunsmoke In 1962 Dennis Weaver wanted to leave the cast of Gunsmoke, one of the top rated shows in the country. The producers developed a new character, `` halfbreed '' blacksmith Quint Asper : Reynolds was cast, beating over 300 other contenders. Reynolds announced he would stay on the show `` until it ends. I think it 's a terrible mistake for an actor to leave a series in the middle of it ''. Reynolds left Gunsmoke in 1965. He later said the show was `` the happiest period of my life. I hated to leave that show but I felt I had served my apprenticeship and there was n't room for two leading men. '' He was cast in his first lead role in a film, the low budget action film Operation CIA ( 1965 ). He guest starred on Flipper, The FBI and 12 O'Clock High. Hawk and leading roles in films Reynolds was given the title role in a TV series, Hawk ( 1966 -- 67 ), playing Native American detective John Hawk. It ran for 17 episodes before being cancelled. He played another Native American in the spaghetti western Navajo Joe ( 1966 ) shot in Spain. `` It was n't my favorite picture, ''... he said later... `` I had two expressions - mad and madder. '' He guest starred on Gentle Ben ; and made a pilot for a TV series, Lassiter, where he would have played a magazine journalist. Unfortunately, it was not picked up. Reynolds then made a series of films in quick succession. Shark ! ( 1968 ), shot in Mexico, was directed by Sam Fuller who removed his name from it after which its release was held up a number of years. Fade - In which he described as `` the best thing I 've ever done, '' was not released for a number of years, and the director Judd Taylor took his name off. Impasse ( 1969 ), was a war movie shot in the Philippines. He played the title role Sam Whiskey ( 1969 ), a comic Western written by William W. Norton which Reynolds later claimed was `` way ahead of its time. I was playing light comedy and nobody cared. '' Reynolds supported Jim Brown and Raquel Welch in another Western, 100 Rifles ( 1969 ), later saying `` I spent the entire time refereeing fights between Jim Brown and Raquel Welch. '' In a 1969 interview he expressed interest in playing roles like the John Garfield part in The Postman Always Rings Twice, but no one sent him those sort of roles. `` Instead, the producer hands me a script and says ' I know it 's not there now kid but I know we can make it work '. '' Reynolds had been offered a lead role in MASH ( 1970 ), but turned it down after `` they told me the other two leads would be Barbra Streisand 's husband and that tall, skinny guy who was in The Dirty Dozen. '' Tom Skerritt played the role and Reynolds instead went into Skullduggery ( 1970 ), shot in Jamaica. Reynolds joked that after making `` those wonderful forgettable pictures... I suddenly realized I was as hot as Leo Gorcey. '' Reynolds starred in two TV films Hunters Are for Killing ( 1970 ) and Run, Simon, Run ( 1970 ). In Hunters his character was originally a Native American, but Reynolds requested this element be changed, feeling he had played it too many times already and it was not needed for the character. Dan August and talk shows Reynolds played the title character in police drama Dan August ( 1970 -- 71 ), produced by Quinn Martin. The series was given a full - season order of 26 episodes based on the reputation of Martin and Reynolds but struggled in the ratings against Hawaii 5 - 0 and was not renewed. Albert R. Broccoli asked Reynolds to play James Bond, but he turned that role down, saying `` An American ca n't play James Bond. It just ca n't be done. '' Following the series ' cancellation, Reynolds did his first stage play in six years, a production of The Tender Trap at Arlington Park Theatre. He was offered other TV pilots but was reluctant to play a detective again. Around this time he had become well known as an entertaining talk show guest, starting with an appearance on The Merv Griffin Show. He made jokes at his own expense, calling himself America 's most `` well - known unknown '' who only made the kind of movies `` they show in airplanes or prisons or anywhere else the people ca n't get out. '' He proved enormously popular and was frequently asked back by Griffin, then Johnny Carson ; he even guest hosted. He was so popular as a guest he was offered his own talk show but he wanted to keep on as an actor. He later said the talk shows `` the best thing that ever happened to me. They changed everything drastically overnight. I spent ten years looking virile saying ' Put up your hands '. After the Carson, Griffin, Frost, Dinah 's show, suddenly I have a personality. '' `` I realized that people liked me, that I was enough, '' said Reynolds. `` So if I could transfer that character - the irreverent, self - deprecating side of me, my favorite side of me - onto the screen, I could have a big career. Deliverance and the centerfold Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance, directed by John Boorman, who cast him off on the basis of a talk show appearance. `` It 's the first time I have n't had a script with Paul Newman 's and Robert Redford 's fingerprints all over it, '' Reynolds joked. `` The producers actually came to me first. '' `` I 've waited 15 years to do a really good movie, '' he said in 1972. `` I made so many bad pictures. I was never able to turn anyone down. The greatest curse in Hollywood is to be a well known unknown. '' Reynolds also gained notoriety around this time when he began a well - publicized relationship with Dinah Shore and after he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. Reynolds said he did it for `` a kick. I have a strange sense of humor '' and because he knew he had Deliverance coming out. He later expressed regret for posing for Cosmopolitan. Deliverance was a huge commercial and critical success and, along with the talk show appearances, helped establish Reynolds as a star. `` The night of the Academy Awards, I counted a half - dozen Burt Reynolds jokes, '' he later said. `` I had become a household name, the most talked - about star at the award show. '' He was then in Fuzz ( 1972 ), reuniting him with Welch, and made a cameo in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * ( * But Were Afraid to Ask ) ( 1972 ). He also returned to the stage, appearing in The Rainmaker at the Arlington. Reynolds played the title role in Shamus ( 1973 ), a modern - day private eye, which was a solid box office success. Reynolds described it as `` not a bad film, kind of cute. '' He was in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing ( 1973 ) co-starring Sarah Miles. The film is best remembered for the scandal during filming where Miles ' lover committed suicide ; it was a minor hit. He was meant to reunite with Boorman in Zardoz but fell ill and was replaced by Sean Connery. White Lightning Another career turning moment in Reynolds ' career came when he made the light - hearted car chase film written by Norton, White Lightning ( 1973 ). Reynolds later called it `` the beginning of a whole series of films made in the South, about the South and for the South... you could make back the cost of the negative just in Memphis alone. Anything outside of that was just gravy. '' Car chase films would be Reynolds ' most profitable genre. At the end of 1973 Reynolds was voted into the list of the ten most popular box office stars in the US, at number four. He would stay on that list until 1984. He made a sports comedy with Robert Aldrich, The Longest Yard ( 1974 ) which was popular. Aldrich later said `` I think that on occasion he 's a much better actor than he 's given credit for. Not always : sometimes he acts like a caricature of himself. '' Reynolds then appeared in two big budget fiascos : At Long Last Love ( 1975 ), a musical for Peter Bogdanovich, and Lucky Lady ( 1975 ) with Gene Hackman and Liza Minnelli. More popular was another light hearted car chase film, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings ( 1975 ), and a tough cop drama with Aldrich, Hustle ( 1975 ). He did a cameo for Mel Brooks in Silent Movie ( 1976 ). Director Reynolds made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator, the sequel to White Lightning, written by Norton. `` I waited 20 years to do it ( directing ) and I enjoyed it more than anything I 've ever done in this business, '' he said after filming. `` And I happen to think it 's what I do best. '' He was reunited with Bogdanovich for the screwball comedy Nickelodeon ( 1976 ), which was a commercial disappointment. Aldrich later commented, `` Bogdanovich can get him to do the telephone book ! Anybody else has to persuade him to do something. He 's fascinated by Bogdanovich. I ca n't understand it. '' He turned down the part of Clark Gable in Gable and Lombard. Smokey and the Bandit and career peak Reynolds had the biggest hit of his career with a car chase film Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ), directed by Hal Needham and co-starring Jackie Gleason and Sally Field. He followed it with a comedy about football players, Semi-Tough ( 1977 ), co-starring Jill Clayburgh and Kris Kristofferson and produced by David Merrick. He then made his second film as director The End ( 1978 ), a black comedy, playing a role originally written for Woody Allen. More popular was a car comedy he made with Needham and Field, Hooper ( 1978 ), where he played a stuntman. `` My ability as an actor gets a little better every time, '' he said around this time. I 'm very prolific in the amount of films I make - two - and - a-half or three a year - and when I look at any picture I do now compared to Deliverance, it 's miles above what I was doing then. But when you 're doing films that are somewhat similar to each other, as I 've been doing, people take it for granted. '' He turned down the Alan Alda part in California Suite ( 1978 ) because the part was too small. He also said `` I 'd rather direct than act. I 'd rather do that than anything. It 's the second - best sensation I 've ever had. '' He added that David Merrick had offered to produce two films Reynolds would direct without having to act in them. Reynolds tried a change of pace with Starting Over ( 1979 ), a romantic comedy co-starring Clayburgh and Candice Bergen ; it was co-written and produced by James L. Brooks. He played a jewel thief in Rough Cut ( 1980 ) produced by Merrick, who fired and then rehired director Don Siegel during filming. Reynolds had two huge hits with car films directed by Needham, Smokey and the Bandit II ( 1980 ) and The Cannonball Run ( 1981 ). He did another romantic comedy, Paternity ( 1981 ) then directed himself in a tough action film, Sharky 's Machine ( 1981 ). Reynolds wanted to try a musical again and so agreed to do The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ). It was a hit, as was Best Friends ( 1982 ) with Goldie Hawn. In 1982, Reynolds was voted the most popular star in the US for the fifth year in a row. Around this time he reflected : The only thing I really enjoy is this business, and I think my audience knows that. I 've never been able to figure out exactly who that audience is. I know there have been a few pictures even my mother did n't go see, but there 's always been an audience for them. I guess it is because they always know that I give it 100 percent, and good or bad, there 's going to be quite a lot of me in that picture. That 's what they 're looking for. I do n't have any pretensions about wanting to be Hamlet. I would just like to be the best Burt Reynolds around. Career decline James L. Brooks offered Reynolds the role of astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) but he turned it down to do Stroker Ace ( 1983 ), another car chase comedy directed by Needham. The Endearment role went to Jack Nicholson, who went on to win an Academy Award. Reynolds said he made this decision because `` I felt I owed Hal more than I owed Jim '' but Stroker Ace flopped. Reynolds felt this was a turning point in his career from which he never recovered. `` That 's where I lost them, '' he says of his fans. The Man Who Loved Women ( 1983 ), directed by Blake Edwards also flopped. In an interview around this time he said : Getting to the top has turned out to be a hell of a lot more fun than staying there. I 've got Tom Selleck crawling up my back. I 'm in my late 40s. I realize I have four or five more years where I can play certain kinds of parts and get away with it. That 's why I 'm leaning more and more toward directing and producing. I do n't want to be stumbling around town doing Gabby Hayes parts a few years from now. I 'd like to pick and choose and maybe go work for a perfume factory like Mr. Cary Grant, and look wonderful with everybody saying, ' Gee, I wish he had n't retired. Cannonball Run II ( 1984 ), directed by Needham, brought in some money but only half of the original. City Heat ( 1984 ), which teamed Reynolds and Eastwood was mildly popular but considered a major box office disappointment. He was injured during filming, causing him to lose weight and for rumors to start that he had AIDS. Reynolds returned to directing with Stick ( 1985 ) from an Elmore Leonard novel but it was a critical and commercial failure. So too were three other action films he made : Heat ( 1986 ), based on a William Goldman novel, Malone ( 1987 ), and Rent - a-Cop ( 1987 ) with Liza Minnelli. He later said he did Heat and Malone `` because there were so many rumors about me ( about AIDS ). I had to get out and be seen. '' Reynolds tried a screwball comedy, Switching Channels ( 1989 ), but it was a box office disappointment. Even more poorly received was Physical Evidence ( 1989 ), directed by Michael Crichton. Reynolds received excellent reviews for Breaking In ( 1989 ) but the commercial reception was poor. `` When I was doing very well, '' he said at the time, `` I was n't conscious I was doing very well, but I became very conscious when I was n't doing very well. The atmosphere changed. '' Return to TV : B.L. stryker and Evening Shade Reynolds returned to TV series with B.L. Stryker ( 1989 -- 90 ). It only ran one season, during which time Reynolds played a supporting part in Modern Love ( 1990 ). Reynolds then starred in a sitcom, Evening Shade ( 1990 -- 94 ) as Woodward `` Wood '' Newton. The program was a considerable success and ran for four seasons and 98 episodes. This role earned him an Emmy Award. During the series ' run, Reynolds also made a cameo in The Player ( 1992 ). He starred in a film aimed at children, Cop & 1 / 2 ( 1993 ), and two TV movies, Wind in the Wire ( 1993 ) and The Man from Left Field ( 1993 ) ; he also directed the latter, which co-starred Reba McEntire. Character actor When Evening Shade ended, Reynolds played the lead in a horror film, The Maddening ( 1995 ). However, he gradually moved into being more of a character actor - he had key support roles in Citizen Ruth ( 1996 ), an early work from Alexander Payne, and Striptease ( 1996 ) with Demi Moore. He had to audition for the latter. The film 's producer later said, `` To be honest, we were not enthusiastic at first. There was the hair and his reputation, but we were curious. '' Reynolds got the role and earned some strong reviews. Reynolds was a supporting actor in Frankenstein and Me ( 1996 ), Mad Dog Time ( 1996 ), The Cherokee Kid ( 1996 ), Meet Wally Sparks ( 1997 ) with Rodney Dangerfield, and Bean ( 1997 ) with Rowan Atkinson. He had the lead in Raven ( 1996 ), a straight - to - DVD action film. Around this time he claimed he was broke, having gone through $13 million. In 1996, Reynolds ' agent said `` Regarding Burt, there 's a split between the executives in town who are under 40 and those who are over 40. The younger executives are more open to Burt because they grew up loving Deliverance. But the older executives remember how crazy he was, and they are less receptive. '' Boogie Nights and career revival Reynolds appeared as an adult film director in the hit film Boogie Nights ( 1997 ), which was considered a comeback role for him ; he received 12 acting awards and 3 nominations for the role, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nevertheless, Reynolds refused to appear in Boogie Nights writer / director Paul Thomas Anderson 's subsequent film, Magnolia ( 1999 ), saying he hated working on the film and hated Anderson. He had the lead in Big City Blues ( 1997 ) and support roles in Universal Soldier II : Brothers in Arms ( 1998 ) and Universal Soldier III : Unfinished Business ( 1998 ). Reynolds returned to directing with Hard Time ( 1998 ) an action TV film starring himself. It led to two sequels, which he did not direct, Hard Time : The Premonition ( 1999 ) and Hard Time : Hostage Hotel ( 1999 ) ( directed by Hal Needham ). He starred in the straight to video The Hunter 's Moon ( 1999 ), Stringer ( 1999 ), and Waterproof ( 2000 ). Reynolds played support roles in Pups ( 1999 ), Mystery, Alaska ( 1999 ) and had the lead in The Crew ( 2000 ) alongside Richard Dreyfuss. Reynolds directed The Last Producer ( 2000 ), starring himself, and was second billed in Renny Harlin 's Driven ( 2001 ), starring Sylvester Stallone. He was also in Tempted ( 2001 ), Hotel ( 2001 ) directed by Mike Figgis, and The Hollywood Sign ( 2001 ). He voiced Avery Carrington in Grand Theft Auto : Vice City, released in 2002. Reynolds was top billed in Snapshots ( 2002 ) with Julie Christie, Time of the Wolf ( 2002 ), and Hard Ground ( 2003 ), and supported in Johnson County War ( 2002 ) with Tom Berenger, and Miss Lettie and Me ( 2003 ) with Mary Tyler Moore. Reynolds was in a series of supporting roles that referred to earlier performances : Without a Paddle ( 2004 ), a riff on his role in Deliverance, The Longest Yard ( 2005 ), a remake of his 1974 hit with Adam Sandler playing Reynolds ' old role ; and The Dukes of Hazzard ( 2005 ) as Boss Hogg in a nod to his performances in 1970s car chase films. Reynolds continued to play lead roles in films such as Cloud 9 ( 2006 ), Forget About It ( 2006 ), Deal ( 2008 ), and A Bunch of Amateurs ( 2008 ), and supporting parts like End Game ( 2006 ), Grilled ( 2006 ), Broken Bridges ( 2006 ), In the Name of the King : A Dungeon Siege Tale ( 2007 ), Not Another Not Another Movie ( 2011 ), and Reel Love ( 2011 ). Reynolds was top billed in Category 5 ( 2014 ) and Elbow Grease ( 2016 ) and could be seen in Pocket Listing ( 2014 ), and Hollow Creek ( 2015 ). He returned to regular role on TV in Hitting the Breaks ( 2016 ) but it only ran for ten episodes. He was in Apple of My Eye ( 2016 ). The Last movie Star and final films Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the title role in the 2017 drama The Last Movie Star, one of his last films. His final performances include roles in the films Miami Love Affair ( 2017 ), Henri ( 2017 ), Shadow Fighter ( 2018 ) and Defining Moments ( 2018 ). In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino 's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as George Spahn ( an eighty year old blind man who rented out his ranch to Charles Manson ), but he died before shooting his scenes, and was later replaced by Bruce Dern. Author Reynolds co-authored the 1997 children 's book Barkley Unleashed : A Pirate 's Tail, a `` whimsical tale ( that ) illustrates the importance of perseverance, the wonders of friendship and the power of imagination ''. Music In 1973, Reynolds released the country / easy listening album Ask Me What I Am. He also sang in two movie musicals : At Long Last Love ( 1975 ) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ). Bankruptcy Despite his lucrative career, in 1996 he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from Loni Anderson and failed investments in some Florida restaurant chains. Reynolds emerged from bankruptcy two years later. Personal life Reynolds in April 2011 Reynolds was married to English actress Judy Carne from 1963 to 1965. He and American singer - actress Dinah Shore were in a relationship in the early 1970s for about five years. He had a relationship from 1977 to 1982 with American actress Sally Field, during which time they appeared together in four films. Reynolds was married to American actress Loni Anderson from 1988 to 1993. They adopted a son, Quinton. He and Anderson separated after he fell in love with a cocktail waitress, with whom he later traded lawsuits which were settled out of court. Reynolds ' close friends included Johnny Carson, James Hampton, Dom DeLuise, Jerry Reed, Charles Nelson Reilly, Tammy Wynette, Lucie Arnaz, Adrienne Barbeau, Tawny Little, Dinah Shore, Clint Eastwood and Chris Evert. In the late 1970s, Reynolds opened Burt 's Place, a nightclub restaurant in the Omni International Hotel in the Hotel District of Downtown Atlanta, and briefly operated a second version at Lenox Square. He was a lifelong fan of American football, a result of his collegiate career, and was a minority owner of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL from 1982 to 1986. The team 's name was inspired by the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy and Skoal Bandit, a primary sponsor for the team as a result of also sponsoring Reynolds ' motor racing team. Reynolds co-owned a NASCAR Winston Cup team, Mach 1 Racing, with Hal Needham, which ran the # 33 `` Skoal Bandit '' car with driver Harry Gant. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Florida State University in 1981 and later endorsed the construction of a new performing arts facility in Sarasota, Florida. He also owned a private `` dinner theater '' in Jupiter, Florida, with a focus on training young performers looking to enter show business. The theater was later renamed to the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theater and closed in 1997 after Reynolds declared bankruptcy. In 1984, he opened a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, `` Burt & Jacks '', which he co-owned with Jack Jackson. While filming City Heat, Reynolds was struck in the face with a metal chair and had temporomandibular joint dysfunction. He lost thirty pounds from not eating. The painkillers he was prescribed led to addiction, which lasted several years. He underwent back surgery in 2009 and a quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery in February 2010. On August 16, 2011, Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation filed foreclosure papers, claiming Reynolds owed US $ 1.2 million on his home in Hobe Sound, Florida. He owned the Burt Reynolds Ranch, where scenes for Smokey and the Bandit were filmed and which once had a petting zoo, until its sale during bankruptcy. In April 2014, the 153 - acre ( 62 ha ) rural property was rezoned for residential use and the Palm Beach County school system was empowered to sell it which they did to the residential developer K. Hovnanian Homes. Reynolds also once purchased a mansion on a tract of land in Loganville, Georgia, while married to Loni Anderson. Death Reynolds died from a heart attack at the Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Florida, on September 6, 2018, at the age of 82. His ex-wife Loni Anderson issued a statement saying that she and their son Quinton would miss him and `` his great laugh ''. On September 20, 2018, the two held a private memorial service for Reynolds at a funeral home in North Palm Beach, Florida. Those in attendance included Sally Field, FSU coach Bobby Bowden, friend Lee Corso, and quarterback Doug Flutie. On the day of Reynolds ' death, Antenna TV, which airs The Tonight Show nightly, aired an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from February 11, 1982, featuring an interview and a This Is Your Life - style skit with Reynolds. The local media in Atlanta and elsewhere in the state noted on their television news programs that evening that he was the first to make major films in Georgia, all of which were successful, which helped make the state one of the top filming locations in the country. Reynolds ' body was cremated at the Gold Coast Crematory in Florida. Filmography Main article : Burt Reynolds filmography Discography Ask Me What I Am ( 1973 ) Singles Year Title Chart positions Album Songwriter US Country US CAN Country 1980 `` Let 's Do Something Cheap and Superficial '' 51 88 33 Smokey and the Bandit II Soundtrack Richard Levinson Accolades Awards and nominations for acting Year Association Nominated work Result Ref. 1971 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Drama Dan August Nominated Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy The Longest Yard Nominated 1980 Starting Over Nominated 1991 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Evening Shade Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Won Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Won Golden Globe Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Boston Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Boogie Nights 2nd place Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor Won Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Won 1998 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture Won British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Won Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cast Won National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Won Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture Won Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated Other honors 1978 : Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. 2000 : Children at Heart Award 2003 : Atlanta IMAGE Film and Video Award Works Reynolds, Burt. ( 1994 ) My Life. New York : Hyperion. ISBN 0 - 7868 - 6130 - 4 Reynolds, Burt. ( 2015 ) But Enough About Me : A Memoir. G.P. Putnam 's Sons. ISBN 0 - 3991 - 7354 - 4 References Jump up ^ White, James. `` Burt Reynolds Dies, Aged 82 ''. Empire. Retrieved September 6, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Burt Reynolds ''. Golden Globe Award. United States : Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved March 29, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Fisher, Luchina ( August 18, 2011 ). `` Burt Reynolds On His Money Woes ''. ABC News. Retrieved October 25, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Rosen, Christopher ( December 3, 2015 ). `` Burt Reynolds says he ' hated ' Paul Thomas Anderson ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Brian Baxter ( 6 September 2018 ), `` Burt Reynolds obituary '', The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2018 Jump up ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/burt-reynolds-dead-tribute-sex-symbol-smokey-and-the-bandit-johnny-carson-show-a8527006.html Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds finally reveals he was born in Lansing ''. Detroit Free Press. November 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Russell, James ( April 23, 2002 ). `` Burton Reynolds, Father Of Actor ''. Sun - Sentinel. Jump up ^ `` Overview for Burt Reynolds ''. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Birthplace ''. Biography Channel. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. ) Jump up ^ David Votta, `` Lost Lansing : Burt Reynolds Native Son ( and now Wikipedia agrees ) '', Lansing Online, February 6, 2011. Jump up ^ Reynolds, pp. 17, 33 -- 37, 41 -- 44. Jump up ^ He was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Photo gallery of Reynolds at FSU : Heritage.fsu.edu Jump up ^ `` Phi Delta Theta International Site -- Famous Phis ''. Phideltatheta.org. Retrieved November 8, 2011. Jump up ^ Chris Nashawaty ( April 25, 2005 ). `` Talking with Burt Reynolds ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2016. ^ Jump up to : BURT REYNOLDS : GOING BEYOND MACHO Cohen, Barney New York Times29 Mar 1981 : A. 18. Jump up ^ Reynolds, pp. 57 -- 59. Jump up ^ Reynolds, pp. 59 -- 63. Jump up ^ Reynolds, pp. 63 -- 65. ^ Jump up to : Riverboat Set to Sink Maverick Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune 20 Aug 1959 : c10. Jump up ^ Reynolds, pp. 65 -- 67. ^ Jump up to : Television : Honest Injun By JOAN BARTHEL. New York Times 24 July 1966 : 77. Jump up ^ Riverboat Set to Sink Maverick. Wolters, Larry. Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Ill. ) 20 Aug 1959 : c10. ^ Jump up to : Burt Joins ' Gunsmoke ' Thomas, Bob. Chicago Tribune May 5, 1963 : d15. ^ Jump up to : Workaholic Burt Reynolds sets up his next task : Light comedy Siskel, Gene. Chicago Tribune November 28, 1976 : e2. Jump up ^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/look-weve-come-through-2891 Jump up ^ Wait a Minute, Marshal Dillon, What About Me ? ' Humphrey, Hal. Los Angeles Times22 Jan 1964 : C11. Jump up ^ Hawk ' Murdered ' by TV Movies ; Burt Reynolds Looks to the Future Lowry, Cynthia. Chicago Tribune November 6, 1966 : j13. Jump up ^ Ex-Stunt Man Leaps Into Star Status Johnson, Patricia. Los Angeles Times August 11, 1968 : c18. Jump up ^ INSIDE TV : Run, Buddy, Run Waiting in Limbo MacMINN, ALEENE. Los Angeles Times 11 Nov 1966 : D22. ^ Jump up to : Burt Reynolds, Who Plays Haff - Breeds Stoic About Roles Clifford, Terry. Chicago Tribune April 6, 1969 : f14. Jump up ^ BURT PRELUTSKY : Two Centerfolds. Los Angeles Times December 24, 1972 : k14 ^ Jump up to : New York Today : Burt Reynolds Courts Winning Record Kramer, Carol. Chicago Tribune December 20, 1970 : s1. Jump up ^ TV Film a Feather for Burt 's Bonnet Los Angeles Times March 12, 1970 : g17. Jump up ^ TV Today : ABC Star Vows to Oust Lord Series Petersen, Clarence. Chicago Tribune August 11, 1970 : a15. Jump up ^ Monsters and Critics Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : Burt Changes His TV Image with Comedy Martin, James. Chicago Tribune ( Sep 5, 1971 : e2. Jump up ^ What Kind of Playmate Is Burt ? By ROGER EBERTCHICAGO... New York Times 26 Mar 1972 : D13. Jump up ^ THE RENYOLDS CURSE : MAKING IT LOOK EASY Maslin, Janet. New York Timesc24 July 1980 : C. 15. ^ Jump up to : Ebert, Roger ( March 26, 1972 ). `` What Kind of Playmate Is Burt ? ''. New York Times. p. D13. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds changed the way we thought about sex -- by getting naked on a bearskin rug ''. The Washington Post. September 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds nude : 10 facts about the Cosmo centrefold ''. BBC News. April 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds : Nude photo cost ' Deliverance ' Oscar glory ''. MSN. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Jump up ^ Burt Reynolds -- Beauty Is Skin - deep, but Talent Will Out Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times March 26, 1972 : o1. ^ Jump up to : Workaholic Burt Reynolds sets up his next task : Light comedy Siskel, Gene. Chicago Tribune November 28, 1976 : e2. Jump up ^ Laying to Rest Burt - Is - Dying Rumor Haber, Joyce. Los Angeles Times 21 May 1973 : f10. ^ Jump up to : `` I CAN 'T GET JIMMY CARTER TO SEE MY MOVIE ! '' Aldrich, Robert. Film Comment ; New York Vol. 13, Iss. 2, ( Mar / Apr 1977 ) : 46 - 52. Jump up ^ ' Good Ole Boy ' Stars in Dixie Film - Making Boom By B. DRUMMOND AYRES Jr. New York Times November 1, 1975 : 31. Jump up ^ Two stars talk about films -- and life : ' Public is most important ' At the bottom line... By David Sterritt. The Christian Science Monitor February 9, 1976 : 17. ^ Jump up to : ' The End ' is just the beginning McBride, Joseph ; Riley, Brooks. Film Comment ; New York Vol. 14, Iss. 3, ( May / Jun 1978 ) : 16 - 21. Jump up ^ I 'm a Star in Spite of My Movies ' : Burt Reynolds By ROBERT LINDSEY. New York Times15 Jan 1978 : D11. ^ Jump up to : HE 'S MAKING MOVIES HIS WAY Norbom, Mary Ann. Philadelphia Inquirer ; Philadelphia, Pa. ( Philadelphia, Pa ) 04 Aug 1983 : D. 1. ^ Jump up to : Modderno, Craig ( 4 January 1987 ). `` Burt Reynolds is the Comeback Kid ''. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif. p. L6. Retrieved 2 July 2014. ) ^ Jump up to : REYNOLDS RAP Scott, Jay. The Globe and Mail27 June 1987 : E. 1. Jump up ^ Gerry Molyneaux, `` John Sayles, Renaissance Books, 2000 p 182 Jump up ^ `` Reynolds Resumes Filming ' Cop And A Half ' In Tampa ''. Orlando Sentinel. 1992 - 05 - 07. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 24. ^ Jump up to : Hirschberg, Lynn ( 1996 - 06 - 16 ). `` Deliverance ''. The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2018 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ Ellis - Petersen, Hannah ( December 3, 2015 ). `` Burt Reynolds : ' I regret turning down Greta Garbo ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Chris Kohler ( March 28, 2012 ). `` Going Hollywood Was n't Easy for Grand Theft Auto ''. Wired. Jump up ^ Kane, M. ( May 22, 2005 ). `` Keep On Truckin ' - Burt Reynolds is still the hottest man in Hollywood ( No, really ). Reynolds Rolls - The superstud of the ' 70s is back on top with eight films this year ''. New York Post. Jump up ^ Adams, T. ( April 26, 2017 ). ' Dog years ' star Burt Reynolds dishes on DeNiro, Brando, Eastwood and ' Star Wars '. The New York Observer. Jump up ^ Heath, Paul ( May 9, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds Is In Talks To Join Quentin Tarantino 's Next ''. The Hollywood News. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( September 6, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds Did Not Shoot His Scenes in Tarantino 's ' Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ' ''. Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Nordine, Michael ( September 27, 2018 ). `` Bruce Dern Replaces Burt Reynolds in Quentin Tarantino 's ' Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ' ''. IndieWire. Retrieved September 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Barkley Unleashed : A Pirate 's Tail '', Amazon. Jump up ^ Peter Travers ( August 2, 1982 ). `` Dolly Does Hollywood ! ''. People. Jump up ^ Laura J. Margulies ( 2008 ), `` Famous Bankruptcies Archived 2013 - 03 - 30 at the Wayback Machine. ''. Jump up ^ Gary Eng Walk ( October 7, 1998 ), `` Burt Reynolds closes the book on Chapter 11 '', Entertainment Weekly Jump up ^ Klemesrud, Judy ( 26 April 1981 ). `` Dinah, Ageless, Is Reveling in Her 60 's ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Burt Reynolds Was ' Wounded ' Over Sally Field Breakup, Says Friend Angie Dickinson McNeil, Liz. People. 14 September 2018. Jump up ^ Armstrong, Lois ( April 23, 1979 ). `` Burt & Sally In Love ''. People. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Burt and Loni, and Baby Makes Glee '', The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 3, 1988. Jump up ^ Anderson, pp. 251 -- 53, 262 -- 63. Jump up ^ `` The swing of things at Burt 's Place ''. Pecannelog.com. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011. Jump up ^ McEwen, Tom ( March 14, 1986 ). `` Reynolds fades from Bandits ' picture ''. The Tampa Tribune. p. 5 - C. Retrieved September 6, 2018 -- via Newspapers.com. Jump up ^ Mizell, Hubert ( December 4, 1982 ). `` For a series non-participant, Burt sure gives a hoot ''. Tampa Bay Times. p. C1. Jump up ^ `` Do n't bet on it ''. The Journal News. White Plains, New York. May 13, 1983. p. B5. Jump up ^ `` Bandit to visit Cherokee ''. The Gaffney Ledger. June 10, 1983. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2018 -- via Newspapers.com. Jump up ^ Smiljanich, Dorothy ( March 18, 1984 ). `` Reynolds and professor are building up the arts ''. The Tampa Tribune. p. G1. Jump up ^ Thomas, Bob ( April 22, 1983 ). `` Burt Reynolds is happy at 48 ''. Messenger - Inquirer. Owensboro, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 4D. Retrieved September 6, 2018 -- via Newspapers.com. Jump up ^ Bash At Burt & Jack ` s Like A Family Reunion June 21, 1987. Sun Sentinel. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds faces being thrown out of home ''. The Telegraph. August 16, 2011. Jump up ^ Lipka, Mitch ( April 3, 1998 ). `` Burt Reynolds Needs Deliverance ''. Sun - Sentinel. Retrieved April 28, 2014. Jump up ^ Capozzi, Joe ( April 28, 2014 ). `` Old Burt Reynolds Ranch : Changes OK 'd to allow 30 - home development ''. Palm Beach Post. Retrieved April 28, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 3200 Highway 81, Loganville, GA, 30052 - Retail ( Other ) Property For Sale on LoopNet.com ''. LoopNet. Jump up ^ Breese, Tanya ( June 2, 2008 ). `` Around Roanoke, VA ( A Daily Photo Blog ) : Burt Reynolds ' Tara ''. Jump up ^ Natale, Richard ( September 6, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds, Star of ' Deliverance, ' ' Smokey and the Bandit, ' Dies at 82 ''. Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds Dead at 82 After Heart Attack ''. TMZ. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Haas, Mariah ; Nolasco, Stephanie ( September 6, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds ' son Quinton and ex-wife Loni Anderson react to his death : We 'll ' miss him and his great laugh ' ''. Fox News. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-burt-reynolds-funeral-20180919-story.html Jump up ^ Evans, Morgan ( September 22, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds ' ex-wife Loni Anderson and son honor actor with ' intimate ' Florida service ''. Fox News. Retrieved September 22, 2018. Jump up ^ EndPlay ( September 6, 2018 ). `` Burt Reynolds credited with helping put Georgia 's film industry in the spotlight ''. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` How Burt Reynolds was the grandfather to the Georgia film industry ''. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds shows support to the South GA film industry ''. www.walb.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Burt Reynolds : Grandfather To The Georgia Film Industry ''. 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Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` BBC News UK Full Monty tops Bafta list ''. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1997 FFCC Award Winners ''. Florida Film Critics Circle. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1998 Categories International Press Academy ''. www.pressacademy.com. Retrieved September 6, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Miramax, NBC Are Tops in Acting Award Nominees ''. LA Times. Retrieved September 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Walk of Fame Stars -- Burt Reynolds ''. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Jump up ^ `` 2000 Children at Heart ''. TV.com. Jump up ^ `` 2003 Atlanta Image Award ''. The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Further reading Anderson, Loni. ( 1997 ) My Life in High Heels. Avon Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 380 - 72854 - 1 Zeman, Ned. `` Burt Reynolds Is n't Broke, but He 's Got a Few Regrets, '' Vanity Fair, December 2015 -- interview and photographs `` Show Business : Frog Prince ''. Time. 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Question: who co-starred with burt reynolds in smokey and the bandit
Answer: Jackie Gleason