Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds
Birth name	Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr.
Born	February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia, USA
Died	September 6, 2018 in Jupiter, Florida, USA from cardiac arrest
Notable Roles	B.L. Stryker in B.L. Stryker Wood Newton in Evening Shade'
Notable Episodes
Awards	see below

Burt Reynolds was an American actor who was a major star in the 1970s and beyond with such films as Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit and Boogie Nights. In television, he is best remembered for his roles as Quint Asper in Gunsmoke, as the title character in B.L. Stryker and for his role as Wood Newton in the critical and audience hit Evening Shade.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
M Squad	Pete Marashi	2x15 - The Teacher	January 2, 1959
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		8x17 - You Can't Win' Em All	January 16, 1959
Playhouse 90	The Actor	3x16 - The Velvet Alley	January 22, 1959
The Lawless Years	Tony Sappio	1x08 - The Payoff	June 11, 1959
Pony Express	Adam	1x10 - The Good Samaritan	November 11, 1959
Playhouse 90	Ace	4x14 - Alas, Babylon	April 3, 1960
Johnny Ringo	Tad Stuart	1x32 - The Stranger	May 19, 1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Bill Davis	5x37 - Escape to Sonoita	June 26, 1960
Lock Up	Latcher Duncan	2x12 - Coins of Antiquity	December 10, 1960
The Blue Angels	Corman	1x12 - Fire Flight	December 12, 1960
The Aquanauts	Jimmy	1x11 - The Big Swim	December 14, 1960
The Blue Angels	Chuck	1x25 - Powder Puff Pilot	March 20, 1961
Michael Shayne	Jerry Turner	1x27 - The Boat Caper	April 7, 1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Branch Taylor	5x26 - Man from Everywhere	April 13, 1961
The Aquanuts	Leo	1x29 - The Kidnap Adventure	May 17, 1961
The Brothers Brannagan	Abelard	1x37 - Bordertown	June 24, 1961
Everglades	Lew Johnson	1x03 - Greed of the Glades	October 23, 1961
Everglades	Trask	1x23 - Friday's Children	March 12, 1962
Route 66	Tommy	2x25 - Love Is a Skinny Kid	April 6, 1962
Perry Mason	Chuck Blair	5x27 - The Case of the Counterfeit Crank	April 28, 1962
The Twilight Zone	Rocky Rhodes	4x18 - The Bard	May 23, 1963
Branded	Red Hand	2x02 - Now Join the Human Race	September 19, 1965
Flipper	Al Bardeman	2x02 - Dolphin in Pursuit (1)	September 25, 1965
Flipper	Al Bardeman	2x03 - Dolphin in Pursuit (2)	September 25, 1965
12 O'Clock High	Sgt. Chapman	2x07 - Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum	October 25, 1965
The F.B.I.	Michael Murtaugh	1x11 - All the Streets Are Silent	November 28, 1965
12 O'Clock High	Tech. Sgt. Chapman	2x13 - The Jones Boys	December 6, 1965
The Carol Burnett Show	Himself	1x04 - With Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring	October 2, 1967
Gentle Ben	Co-Pilot	1x05 - Voice from the Wilderness	October 8, 1967
The F.B.I.	John Duquesne	3x15 - Act of Violence	January 21, 1968
Premiere	Pete Lassiter	1x02 - Lassiter	July 8, 1968
Love, American Style	Stanley Dunbar	1x18 - Love and the Banned Book / Love and the First-Nighters / Love and the King	February 6, 1970
The Sonny and Cher Hour	Himself	2x08 - Episode Eight	February 14, 1972
The Sonny and Cher Hour	Himself	2x11 - Episode Eleven	March 6, 1972
The Flip Wilson Show	Himself	3x07 - Episode Seven	November 8, 1972
The Jim Nabors Show	Himself	1x01 - Episode One	March 13, 1978
The Wonderful World of Disney	Himself	25x08 - Mickey's 50	November 19, 1978
Saturday Night Live	Host	5x16 - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray	April 12, 1980
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer	Burt Reynolds	2x09 - A Death in the Family	November 24, 1984
The Golden Girls (uncredited)	Himself	2x02 - Ladies of the Evening	October 4, 1986
Dolly	Himself	1x02 - Episode Two	October 4, 1987
Beverly Hills, 90210	Himself	3x26 - She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	April 28, 1993
The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	2x17 - The Grand Opening	September 22, 1993
Hope & Gloria	Himself	1x11 - Sisyphus, Prometheus and Me	May 11, 1995
Cybill	Himself	1x13 - The Cheese Stands Alone	May 15, 1995
Duckman	Judge	4x26 - Das Sub	August 16, 1997
King of the Hill	M.F. Thatherton	2x09 - The Company Man	December 7, 1997
Emeril	Himself	1x07 - The Sidekick	December 11, 2001
The X-Files	Mr. Burt	9x13 - Improbable	April 7, 2002
Ed	Russ Burton	4x09 - The Proposal	November 19, 2003
Ed	Russ Burton	4x15 - Pressure Points	January 23, 2004
The King of Queens	Coach Walcott	7x14 - Hi, School	February 23, 2005
Robot Chicken	Himself	1x03 - Gold Dust Gasoline	March 6, 2005
Duck Dodgers	Royal Serpenti	3x11A - Master & Disaster	October 21, 2005
Duck Dodgers	Royal Serpenti	3x11B - All in the Crime Family	October 21, 2005
Freddie	Carl	1x22 - Mother of All Grandfathers	April 12, 2006
My Name Is Earl	Chubby	2x02 - Jump for Joy	September 28, 2006

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Hunters Are for Killing	L.G. Floran	March 12, 1970
Run Simon, Run	Simon Zuniga	December 1, 1970	ABC Movie of the Week
The 45th Annual Academy Awards	Presenter	March 27, 1973	Academy Awards
Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man	Himself	November 18, 1973
The 46th Annual Academy Awards	Host	April 2, 1974	Academy Awards
17th Anniversary Special	Himself	October 15, 1979	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents	Himself	February 5, 1980
The American Movie Awards	Himself	February 11, 1980	The American Movie Awards
High Hopes: The Capra Years	Himself	December 24, 1981
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter	Host	May 16, 1982
The Best Little Special in Texas	Himself	August 16, 1982
Happy 100th Birthday Hollywood	Himself	May 18, 1987
Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular	Himself	July 4, 1988
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	August 25, 1991	Primetime Emmy Awards
A Party for Richard Pryor	Himself	November 23, 1991
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2	Host	November 24, 1991	The Ed Sullivan Show
Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown	Himself	December 20, 1991
Burt Reynolds' Conversations With...	Host	April 24, 1992
The Man from Left Field	Jack Robinson	October 15, 1993
The Cherokee Kid	Otter Bob the Mountain Man	December 14, 1996
The Story of Bean	Himself	July 31, 1997
Raven	Jerome "Raven" Katz	October 14, 1997
The 70th Annual Academy Awards	Himself	March 23, 1998	Academy Awards
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies	Himself	June 16, 1998	AFI's 100 Years
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms	Mentor/CIA Deputy Director	September 27, 1998	Universal Soldier
Hard Time	Det. Logan McQueen	December 13, 1998	Hard Time
The Premonition	Det. Logan McQueen	February 28, 1999	Hard Time
Hostage Hotel	Det. Logan McQueen	November 14, 1999	Hard Time
2001 ABC World Stunt Awards	Himself	June 16, 2001	ABC World Stunt Awards
Johnson County War	Marshal Hunt Lawton	August 24, 2002
Miss Lettie and Me	Samuel Madison	December 8, 2002
Hard Ground	John McKay	July 12, 2003
2004 MTV Movie Awards	Himself	June 10, 2004	MTV Movie Awards
The Adventures of Errol Flynn	Himself	April 5, 2005
The Longest Yard	Himself	May 20, 2005	Showtime Special
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film	Himself	June 21, 2005	AFI's 100 Years
The Dukes of Hazzard	Himself	August 2, 2005	Reel Comedy

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Match Game	Show 1711	July 21, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1712	July 22, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1713	July 23, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1714	July 24, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1715	July 25, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1751	September 15, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1752	September 16, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1753	September 17, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1754	September 18, 1969
The Match Game	Show 1755	September 19, 1969
The Merv Griffin Show		November 16, 1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		April 2, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		April 14, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		August 12, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		September 24, 1971
The David Frost Show		October 13, 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		February 18, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		April 19, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		September 15, 1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		October 2, 1973
V.I.P.-Schaukel		February 19, 1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		December 15, 1975
The Mike Douglas Show		August 23, 1976
The Mike Douglas Show		July 20, 1977
The Mike Douglas Show		September 9, 1977
The Barbara Walters Special		May 30, 1978
The Midnight Special		June 30, 1978
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		September 25, 1978
The Barbara Walters Special		December 2, 1980
Entertainment Tonight		September 14, 1981
This Is Your Life	Dom DeLuise	November 19, 1983
Win, Lose or Draw		February 17, 1989
Dame Edna's Hollywood		January 2, 1993
Ruby Wax Meets	Burt Reynolds	March 3, 1996
Howard Stern		April 12, 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		November 14, 1996
Dennis Miller Live	Country Music	May 1, 1998
Celebrity Profile	Marilu Henner	October 27, 1999
The Howard Stern Radio Show		November 6, 1999
Inside the Actors Studio	Burt Reynolds	August 6, 2001
Hollywood Squares		September 30-October 4, 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		July 11, 2003
V Graham Norton		December 17, 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		January 28, 2004
Dinner for Five		April 16, 2004
Dinner for Five		June 4, 2004
The Daily Show	Burt Reynolds (August 18, 2004)	August 18, 2004
Live with Regis and Kelly		August 18, 2004
Maury	Shocking Maury Guests... Where Are They Now?	November 10, 2004
The Contender	The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend	March 20, 2005
The Contender	Betrayed	April 3, 2005
The Contender	Who's Playing the Game?	April 24, 2005
Tavis Smiley		May 16, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly		May 27, 2005
Sunday Morning Shootout		July 24, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Show 2977	July 28, 2005

Writer

Episode Writer

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Evening Shade	1x15 - Chip off the Old Brick	February 4, 1991
Evening Shade	3x01 - First Heroes	September 21, 1992
Evening Shade	3x08 - The Resurrection of Wood Newton	November 16, 1992

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
Harlan & Merleen		July 13, 1993

Director

Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Hawk	1x17 - Blind Man's Bluff	December 29, 1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	1x10 - Method Actor	November 10, 1985
Amazing Stories	1x09 - Guilt Trip	December 1, 1985
B.L. Stryker	1x05 - Blues for Buder	May 15, 1989
B.L. Stryker	2x02 - Die Laughing	December 16, 1989
B.L. Stryker	2x07 - Night Train	May 5, 1990
Evening Shade	1x06 - The Moustache Show	October 2, 1990
Evening Shade	1x08 - Something to Hold Onto	November 19, 1990
Evening Shade	1x10 - Hooray for Wood	December 10, 1990
Evening Shade	1x13 - Wood's Thirtieth Reunion	January 21, 1991
Evening Shade	1x15 - Chip off the Old Brick	February 4, 1991
Evening Shade	1x18 - Nothing to Fear but Harvey Lujack	February 21, 1991
Evening Shade	1x23 - Far from the Madden Crowd	April 29, 1991
Evening Shade	1x24 - The Baby Show	May 6, 1991
Evening Shade	2x01 - Three Naked Men (1)	September 16, 1991
Evening Shade	2x02 - Three Naked Men (2)	September 23, 1991
Evening Shade	2x04 - Tying the Knot	October 7, 1991
Evening Shade	2x06 - The Road Trip	October 21, 1991
Evening Shade	2x12 - The Getaway	January 6, 1992
Evening Shade	2x13 - Herman in Charge	January 13, 1992
Evening Shade	2x14 - The Au Pair Affair	January 27, 1992
The New WKRP in Cincinnati	1x17 - Jennifer and the Prince	February 8, 1992
Evening Shade	2x19 - Callous Hearts of Rage	March 23, 1992
Evening Shade	2x22 - Cousin Readith	May 11, 1992
Evening Shade	2x23 - No Pain, No Gain	May 18, 1992
Evening Shade	3x01 - First Heroes	September 21, 1992
Evening Shade	3x04 - What a Night	October 12, 1992
Evening Shade	3x09 - The NFL on CBS	November 23, 1992
Evening Shade	3x11 - Bring Me the Head of Carl the Mule	December 14, 1992
Evening Shade	3x12 - I'll Be Home for Christmas	December 21, 1992
Evening Shade	3x15 - Ava Takes a Shower (1)	February 1, 1993
Evening Shade	3x16 - Ava Takes a Shower (2)	February 8, 1993
Evening Shade	3x17 - They Can't Take That Away from Me	February 15, 1993
Evening Shade	3x20 - Cousins Behind Bars	March 22, 1993
Evening Shade	3x23 - Saint Bobby	May 10, 1993
Evening Shade	4x02 - One Down, Three to Go	September 27, 1993
Evening Shade	4x03 - One Hot Game	October 4, 1993
Evening Shade	4x05 - Kiss of the Ice Cream Woman	October 18, 1993
Evening Shade	4x09 - Small Town Girl	November 15, 1993
Evening Shade	4x15 - Educating Calvin	January 10, 1994
Evening Shade	4x19 - The Fabulous Frazier Girls	February 28, 1994
Evening Shade	4x26 - I Left My Ring in Evening Shade	May 23, 1994

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Directed

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
Harlan & Merleen		July 13, 1993
The Man from Left Field		October 15, 1993
Hard Time		December 13, 1998

Producer

Television Series

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Win, Lose or Draw	1987 –1989	Executive Producer	1	2
B.L. Stryker	1989 –1990	Executive Producer	1	2

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Produced

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Man Upstairs	Executive Producer	December 6, 1992
The Man from Left Field	Executive Producer	October 15, 1993

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(2 Nominations/1 Win)

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1990-91)

Evening Shade

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1991-92)

Evening Shade

Daytime Emmy Awards

(3 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (1987-88)

Win, Lose or Draw

• Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (1988-89)

Win, Lose or Draw

• Nominated: Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show (1989-90)

Win, Lose or Draw

Golden Globe Awards

(7 Nominations/1 Win)

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Drama (1971) - Dan August

• Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (1975) - The Longest Yard

• Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (1980) - Starting Over

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1990) - Evening Shade

• Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1991) - Evening Shade

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1993) - Evening Shade

• Won: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1998)
  - Boogie Nights

Viewers for Quality Television Q Awards, USA

(1 Nomination/1 Win)

• Won: Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (1990)

Evening Shade

Academy Awards

• Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1998) - Boogie Nights

BAFTA Film Awards

• • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (1997) - Boogie Nights

• SAG Awards, Motion Picture
  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Cast (1997) - Boogie Nights
  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (1997) - Boogie Nights

People's Choice Awards

• • Won: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1979)
  • Won: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1980)
  • Won: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1982)
  • Won: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1983)
  • Won: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1984)

Razzie Awards

• • Nominated: Worst Actor (1984) - Cannonball Run II and City Heat
  • Nominated: Worst Actor (1988) - Rent-a-Cop and Switching Channels
  • Won: Worst Actor (1993) - Cop and a Half
  • Won: Worst Screen Couple (1996) - Striptease - with Demi Moore
  • Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (1996) - Striptease
  • Nominated: Worst Screen Couple (2001) - Driven - with Sylvester Stallone
  • Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (2001) - Driven
  • Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (2005) - The Dukes of Hazzard and The Longest Yard

Other Awards

• American Movie Marquee Awards, USA
  • Won: Favorite Film Star - Male (1980)

• Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• Crystal Reel Awards, USA
  • Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)

• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Ensemble Cast (1997) - Boogie Nights - with Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Nicole Ari Parker, John C. Reilly, Robert Ridgely, Mark Wahlberg & Melora Walters

• Golden Boot Awards, USA
  • Won: Golden Boot (1990)

• Golden Satellite Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Drama (1997) - Boogie Nights

• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• Online Film Critics Society Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1997) - Boogie Nights

• ShoWest Convention Awards, USA
  • Won: Supporting Actor of the Year (1998)

• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Motion Picture

Trivia

• Was married to Loni Anderson from 1988 to 1994