Burt Reynolds 1936-2018

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
Born in Lansing, Michigan, Reynolds graduated from Palm Beach High in West Palm Beach, Florida, and attended Florida State University on a football scholarship and played halfback. Injuries he suffered from on and off the field made him give up football. Reynolds later took up acting. His breakout film role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role in a number of box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), Hooper (1978), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982). After a few box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights (1997). Despite much success, in 1996 he filed for bankruptcy, due in part to an extravagant lifestyle, a divorce from Loni Anderson and failed investments in some Florida restaurant chains. The filing was under Chapter 11, from which Reynolds emerged two years later. Reynolds turned in a critically-acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Reynolds passed away from cardiac arrest at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. at the age of 82.

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He was a good voice of Charlie the dog from All Dogs Go to Heaven in 1989, which was Judith Barsi last film.