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Burt Reynolds

Born
Feb 11, 1936 · Aged 82
Died
Sep 6, 2018
Place of birth
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
188
TV credits
103
Directing credits
14
Also known as (6)
  • Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
  • バート・レイノルズ
  • Μπαρτ Ρέυνολντς
  • Μπαρτ Λίον Ρέυνολντς Τζούνιορ
  • برت رینولدز
  • Бёрт Рейнолдс

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…