who played buford t justice
Buford T. Justice. Sheriff Buford T. Justice is a fictional character played by Jackie Gleason in the films Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983). He is a determined, foul-mouthed Texas sheriff, from Montague County, and he chases the Bandit all over the Southern United States.