Burt Reynolds (1936-2018) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor, director and producer. According to Quigley Publishing, from 1978 to 1982 Burt Reynolds was the number one movie star working. Reynolds’ 5 year run tied Bing Crosby (1944-1948) for the longest stay at the top spot when it comes to money making stars. I am not sure how many young people realize just how popular Burt Reynolds was back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Pretty much everything he touched turned into box office gold back then. This movie page comes from a request from my mother.
Burt Reynolds’ IMDb page shows 187 acting credits from 1958-2019. This page will rank Burt Reynolds movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His television roles, cameos, shorts, and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings. Burt Reynolds in 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit….easily his biggest box office hit
Burt Reynolds Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Burt Reynolds Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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1. Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. was born February 11th, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia. 2. Burt Reynolds path to stardom…Cliff Notes style. Reynolds appeared in a college play called Outward Bound. His performance in that play helped him win a scholarship that got him into the Hyde Park Playhouse in New York. Here he met Joanne Woodward who helped him find an agent. While in a production of Mister Roberts he was spotted and signed to a television contract for the television show Gunsmoke for three years. From here he did the Clint Eastwood….”go overseas and star in low budget movies”. In 1969 he had his first box office success with 1969’s 100 Rifles. 3 years later he became a superstar with his performance in 1972’s Deliverance. 3. Burt Reynolds earned a football scholarship to Florida State. His college career ended after suffering a knee injury. He played halfback…which explains why he looked so comfortable in his The Longest Yard role. 4. Burt Reynolds was a Quigley Publishing Top Ten Box Office Star from 1973 through 1984. That consecutive 12 year run is one of the longest streaks ever in the 80 plus years that Quigley Publishing has released their annual list. 5. Burt Reynolds has been married two times. He was married to Judy Carne from 1963-1965. He was married to Loni Anderson from 1988-1994. Reynolds and Anderson have one child together…Quenton Anderson Reynolds. 6. Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit (1977) is the 67th biggest box office hit of all time when looking at adjusted box office grosses. 7. Burt Reynolds has been nominated for one acting Oscar®….Best Supporting Actor in 1997’s Boogie Nights. He has been nominated for three movie acting Golden Globes®….Best Actor in 1974’s The Longest Yard, Best Actor in 1979’s Starting Over and he won the Golden Globe® for Best Supporting Actor in 1997’s Boogie Nights. 8. Roles turned down by Burt Reynolds or he was seriously considered for: Rosemary’s Baby (John Cassevetes part) Soapdish (Kevin Kline part), Terms of Endearment (Jack Nicholson part), Die Hard (Bruce Willis part), Star Wars (Harrison Ford part), One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Jack Nicholson part) and Taxi Driver (Robert DeNiro part). On the flip side of this….Reynolds got his star making role in Deliverance only after Henry Fonda, James Stewart and Marlon Brando. 9. Burt Reynolds the singer? Yep. He hit number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1980 with the song “Let’s Do Something Cheap and Superficial” from Smokey and the Bandit II.
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I liked him on Gunsmoke when I was young-er….Hated his Good Ole Boy crap.
Couldn’t stand the jerk he was during his divorce from Loni. Actually found him to be pretty wonderful in his series, Evening Shade. All in all… another legend is gone. RIP
Hey Margo…..I knew he was in Gunsmoke….but yet to see a single episode of that classic show. I have heard Burt interviews where he praised that show as his “big break”. Rest in Peace.
aaawww I just saw the report, it’s all over the net. Sad news. Burt was 82.
I was a bit of a Reynolds fan in my youth, loved Smokey and the Bandit, the sequel was okay. I also liked Deliverance, Hooper, The Longest Yard and Sharky’s Machine.
Hey Steve….I found out the news by (1) seeing he was trending as the top page here and (2) Flora and Bob’s comments about his passing. I figured he was doing better…especially with the news of how excited he was to be in Quentin Tarantino’s lastest movie. I re-watched Hooper tonight…I saw that one in theaters….and loved it. Right there with you about your favorite Burt movies. Rest in Peace Burt Reynolds.
Hey Bob….sad news indeed. I loved his Last Movie Star…..and now it will go down as his last leading role…..and an excellent one to end a career with….I am sure it will be bittersweet, when i watch it again.
Hey Flora and Bob….thanks for the headsup on his passing. Shocking news. Reading some articles….his passing was a surprise to his family…..as he was getting ready to film a big movie in a couple of weeks.
Flora….his Bandit role is the reason I became aware of him…..BERN1960 loved Sharkey’s Machine…and that was a VHS played many times in my house growing up.
I liked him on Gunsmoke when I was young-er….Hated his Good Ole Boy crap.
Couldn’t stand the jerk he was during his divorce from Loni. Actually found him to be pretty wonderful in his series, Evening Shade. All in all… another legend is gone. RIP
Hey Margo…..I knew he was in Gunsmoke….but yet to see a single episode of that classic show. I have heard Burt interviews where he praised that show as his “big break”. Rest in Peace.
aaawww I just saw the report, it’s all over the net. Sad news. Burt was 82.
I was a bit of a Reynolds fan in my youth, loved Smokey and the Bandit, the sequel was okay. I also liked Deliverance, Hooper, The Longest Yard and Sharky’s Machine.
RIP
Hey Steve….I found out the news by (1) seeing he was trending as the top page here and (2) Flora and Bob’s comments about his passing. I figured he was doing better…especially with the news of how excited he was to be in Quentin Tarantino’s lastest movie. I re-watched Hooper tonight…I saw that one in theaters….and loved it. Right there with you about your favorite Burt movies. Rest in Peace Burt Reynolds.
Sad in view of his delight at good reviews for Last Movie Star
Hey Bob….sad news indeed. I loved his Last Movie Star…..and now it will go down as his last leading role…..and an excellent one to end a career with….I am sure it will be bittersweet, when i watch it again.
Burt Reynolds has died at 82 years old. He died at Jupiter Medical Center in Florida. His manager broke the news.
I knew him best from Smokey an the Bandit, The Longest Yard and Boogie Nights. I remember him too being married to Loni Anderson at one time.
Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. RIP Burt Reynolds.
Hey Flora and Bob….thanks for the headsup on his passing. Shocking news. Reading some articles….his passing was a surprise to his family…..as he was getting ready to film a big movie in a couple of weeks.
Flora….his Bandit role is the reason I became aware of him…..BERN1960 loved Sharkey’s Machine…and that was a VHS played many times in my house growing up.
Bob….RIP Burt Reynolds.
RIP Burt Reynolds