Highest rated as cast or director
Boogie Nights
1997
Deliverance
1972
The Longest Yard
1974
Pups
1999
Starting Over
1979
Sharky's Machine
1981
Burt Reynolds's 11 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 64, led by Deliverance (79) and The Longest Yard (69), against 58 for those from the 1960s.
Biography
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as Navajo Joe (1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and Cannonball Run II (1984), several of which he directed himself. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994), which won him a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His performance as high-minded pornographer Jack Horner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) brought him renewed critical attention, earning him another Golden Globe (for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), with nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Acted in 181
2020s
- 2025
- 2021
Defining Moments
Chester
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Henri
George Duncan
Miami Love Affair
Robert
In Sanity, Florida
Burt Reynolds, retired movie star · 1 episode
Apple of My Eye
Charlie
- 2016
Pocket Listing
Ron Glass
Hollow Creek
Seagrass Lambert
- 2014
A Magic Christmas
Buster the Dog (voice)
Category 5
Pops
Hamlet & Hutch
Papa Hutch
- 2011
Reel Love
Wade Whitman
Not Another Not Another Movie
C.J. Waters
- 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Delgo
Delgo's Father (voice)
A Bunch of Amateurs
Jefferson Steel
- 2007
Randy & the Mob
Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)
- 2006
Broken Bridges
Jake Delton
Cloud 9
Billy Cole
- 2005
- 2004
The Librarians
Irish
- 2003
Hard Ground
John 'Chill' McKay
- 2002
Miss Lettie and Me
Samuel Madison
The Hollywood Sign
Kage Mulligan
Johnson County War
Hunt Lawton
Time of the Wolf
Archie McGregor
Snapshots
Larry Goldberg
- 2001
Auf Herz und Nieren
Banko
Emeril
TV
Hotel
The Flamenco Manager
- 2000
The Last Producer
Sonny Wexler
1990s
- 1999
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
Det. Logan McQueen
Stringer
Wolko
Hard Time: The Premonition
Det. Logan McQueen
- 1998
Hard Time
Det. Logan McQueen
Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88
- 1997
- 1996
Citizen Ruth
Blaine Gibbons
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
Ruby Wax Meets
TV
- 1995
The Maddening
Scudder
- 1994
WWE WrestleMania X
Ring Announcer
- 1993
Wind in the Wire
Movie
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Modern Love
Colonel Frank Parker
1980s
- 1989
Breaking In
Ernie Mullins
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker · 12 episodes
Physical Evidence
Joe Paris
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
The Man Who Loved Women
David Fowler
- 1982
The Best Little Special In Texas
Movie
- 1981
Paternity
Buddy Evans
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Nickelodeon
Buck Greenway
- 1975
Hustle
Lt. Phil Gaines
Lucky Lady
Walker
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
W.W. Bright
At Long Last Love
Michael Oliver Pritchard III
- 1974
- 1973
Fade In
Rob
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Jay Grobart
- 1972
- 1970
Run, Simon, Run
Simon Zuniga
Hunters Are for Killing
L. G. Floran
1960s
- 1969
Shark
Caine
- 1967
- 1966
Hawk
Detective Lt. John Hawk · 17 episodes
Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations
Red Hand
- 1965
Operation C.I.A.
Mark Andrews, CIA
- 1964
- 1961
Everglades
TV
Armored Command
Skee
Angel Baby
Hoke Adams
- 1960
The Blue Angels
Chuck, Corman · 39 episodes
The Brothers Brannagan
Abelard · 12 episodes
1950s
- 1959
The Velvet Alley
The Actor
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV
Directed 14
2000s
- 2000
The Last Producer
Director
1990s
- 1998
Hard Time
Director
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Director
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
B.L. Stryker
Director
- 1985
- 1981
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
1960s
- 1966
Hawk
Director
Produced 4
1990s
- 1993
- 1992
The Man Upstairs
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Hustle
Executive Producer
Appearances82
2020s
- 2026
My Life As Roger Moore
Self (archive footage)
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
Himself
- 2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview
Self
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
The Bowden Dynasty: Faith, Family, & Football
Self
- 2016
The American West
Self · 8 episodes
The Bandit
Self
- 2015
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
According to Dom
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Self
- 2006
Loaded up and Trucking: The Making of Smokey and the Bandit
Self
- 2005
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2003
Gumball 3000: The Movie
Self (voice)
- 2002
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Narrator
- 2001
The Great Escape: Heroes Underground
Narrator
History vs. Hollywood
Narrator, Narrator (voice) · 1 episode
- 2000
Medal of Honor
Self - Host · 3 episodes
1990s
- 1997
The Story of Bean
Self
- 1996
Love in Hollywood
Self
- 1995
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
Basic Football
Self-Host
A Century of Cinema
Self
- 1991
Picture This
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
The Final Season
Narrator
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
A Beverly Hills Christmas
Self
Dolly
Self · 1 episode
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
- 1986
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Self - (Visitor in Town)
Sherman's March
Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
- 1985
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
Self
- 1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
self · 1 episode
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
- 1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter
Self
- 1981
- 1980
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents
Self
1970s
- 1979
The Orson Welles Show
Self
- 1978
Mickey's 50
Self
The Greatest Stuntman Alive
Himself
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
First Aid Action
narrator
- 1972
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'
Self
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1954
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1944
