Burt Reynolds Highlights

  • 2008: Played a former poker player who tutors a younger player in "Deal"
  • 2006: Cast as King Konreid in Uwe Boll's "Dungeon Siege"
  • 2005: Played Boss Hogg in the big-screen version of "The Dukes of Hazzard" based on the 1970's hit show
  • 2005: Co-starred with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in the remake of "The Longest Yard"
  • 2004: Starred as a Vietnam veteran, opposite Raquel Welch in "Forget About It"
  • 2001: Appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone in "Driven"
  • 2000: Directed and starred in "The Last Producer"; screened at Cannes; aired on USA Network in 2001
  • 1999: Co-starred as a hockey coach in "Mystery, Alaska"
  • 1998: Starred in a series of TV-movies for TNT, "Hard Time" playing an ex-con and former cop; third installment "Hostage Hotel" directed by Needham
  • 1997: Career received major boost for starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" as porn mogul Jack Horner; earned first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1996: Co-starred with Demi Moore in "Striptease" as a sleazy politician
  • 1993: Directed (also executive produced and starred) the CBS TV-movie "The Man From Left Field"
  • 1993: Dropped as corporate spokesman by the Florida Citrus Commission and the Quaker State Motor Oil Corp. due to bad publicity generated by his bitter divorce from Loni Anderson
  • 1992: Signed a one-year, $500,000, contract with the Florida Citrus Commission to appear in commercials
  • 1992: Hosted a number of CBS primetime specials, "Burt Reynolds' Conversations with..."; among earliest installments was one where he interviewed Ginger Rogers, June Allyson, Jane Powell, and Esther Williams
  • 1992: Appeared as himself in Robert Altman's "The Player"
  • 1990: Starred as Wood Newton in the popular CBS sitcom, "Evening Shade"; also directed and produced
  • 1989: Played an aging safecracker in "Breaking In"
  • 1989: Provided character voice (and sang several songs) in the animated feature "All Dogs Go to Heaven"
  • 1988: Reteamed with Liza Minnelli for the misfire "Rent-A-Cop"
  • 1988: Had the Cary Grant role opposite Kathleen Turner in "Switching Channels" a misguided remake of "His Girl Friday"
  • 1987: Co-executive produced (with Bert Convy) and made frequent guest appearances on the NBC game show, "Win, Lose or Draw"
  • 1985: Directed and starred in "Stick"
  • 1984: Teamed with Clint Eastwood in "City Heat"
  • 1983: Reprised role in the Needham-directed sequel, "Cannonball Run II"
  • 1982: Cast as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd opposite Dolly Parton's Miss Mona in the film musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
  • 1980: Enjoyed a hit with "The Cannonball Run"; fourth film with Needham as director
  • 1980: Reprised role of the Bandit in the sequel "Smokey and the Bandit II"; third film with Needham as director
  • 1979: Delivered one of his best screen performances as a divorced man finding love again in "Starting Over"
  • 1978: Directed (also co-starred) the comedy "The End" oppsite Dom DeLuise
  • 1978: Second film with Needham as director, "Hooper"
  • 1977: First film with Needham as director, "Smokey and the Bandit"; also co-starred with future off-screen companion Sally Field
  • 1976: Feature directorial debut, "Gator"; also starred
  • 1976: Reteamed with Bogdanovich for the period drama about early Hollywood, "Nickelodeon"
  • 1975: Co-starred with Liza Minnelli and Gene Hackman in "Lucky Lady"; sang "Ain't Misbehavin'"
  • 1975: Sang and danced in the disastrous screen musical "At Long Last Love" directed by Peter Bogdanovich
  • 1974: First collaboration with Hal Needham, "W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings"; Needham was stunt coordinator
  • 1974: Played an incarcerated former pro football player in "The Longest Yard"
  • 1972: Was one of the first-ever nude male centerfolds in a mainstream magazine in Cosmopolitan (April)
  • 1972: Breakthrough film, John Boorman's "Deliverance"
  • 1970: Played the title role on the ABC police detective series "Dan August"
  • 1966: Had the title role on the police detective series, "Hawk" (ABC)
  • 1962: Played Quint Asper for several season on the long-running CBS TV Western, "Gunsmoke"
  • 1961: Made Broadway debut in the short-lived play "Look: We've Come Through"
  • 1961: First appearance on film, "Angel Baby"
  • 1959: First regular TV appearances on "Riverboat" (NBC)
  • 1956: Professional stage debut in the revival of "Mr. Roberts" starring Charlton Heston at NYC City Center Theatre
  • 1955: Drafted by the Baltimore Colts professional football team before accident ended his sports career
  • Donated $1 million to the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, Florida
  • Born in Georgia and raised in Florida
  • Worked as stuntman on TV and in films
  • Starred in 12 ABC TV-movies as detective B.L. Stryker, the first of which was "The Dancer's Touch"
  • Founded Burt and Bert Productions with game show host Bert Convy

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