- Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.
- Waycross, GA
- Buddy
- "I regret that I do not have the dignity of Ricardo Montalban, the class of Dean Martin, or the humor of Bill Cosby. I do have the heart of a lion."-- Entertainment Weekly, October 7, 1994
- Palm Beach (FL) High School (class of 1954)
- Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL); attended on football scholarship; turned to drama a knee injury ended sporting career; won scholarship to Hyde Park Playhouse
- Reynolds was drafted by the Baltimore Colts professional football team before an accident ended his sports career.
- Was the first actor ever asked to guest-host "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962). Prior to Reynolds, only comedians had been invited. His first (?) guest was his ex-wife Judy Carne, whom he hadn't spoken to in over six years after a very bitter divorce.
- He bared almost all for a Cosmopolitan centerfold in 1972.
- Wife: Judy Carne, actor, comedian
- Seriously involved with actress Inger Stevens shortly before her suicide in 1970
- Dinah Shore, aka Fanny Rose Shore
- Sally Field, actor; together for a time in the late '70s; worked together in several films, the best known of which was SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977).
- Wife: Loni Anderson, actress; married April 29, 1988; best known for her role on the TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati"; filed for divorce in June 1993; separation was highly publicized in the tabloids; divorced 1995
- Pam Seals, b. 1958; cocktail lounge manager, former professional cheerleader; became involved with Reynolds approximately a year and a half before his separation from Loni Anderson; engaged 1998
- Father: Burton Leon Reynolds Sr., former police chief of Riviera Beach, FL
- Mother: Fern Reynolds; died May 5, 1992 at age 90.
- Son: Quinton Reynolds; adopted with Loni Anderson; born c. 1988
Credits:
- 2009: A Bunch of Amateurs
2008: Delgo (voice), Deal
2007: Randy and the Mob, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2006: Broken Bridges, Grilled, Forget About It, End Game, Cloud 9
2005: Legend of Frosty the Snowman (voice), The Dukes of Hazzard, The Longest Yard
2004: Without a Parade
2003: The Librarians
2002: Time of the Wolf, Snapshots
2001: Auf Herz und Nieren, The Hollywood Sign, Hotel, Tempted, Driven
2000: The Last Producer (also director), The Crew
1999: Mystery, Alaska, The Hunter's Moon, Stringer, Big City Blues (also co-producer), Waterproof, Pups
1998: Crazy Six
1997: Boogie Nights, Bean, Meet Wally Sparks
1996: Mad Dog Time, Striptease, Citizen Ruth, Frankenstein and Me
1995: The Maddening
1993: Cop and ½
1990: Modern Love
1989: All Dogs Go to Heaven (voice), Breaking In, Physical Evidence
1988: Switching Channels
1987: Rent-a-Cop, Malone
- 1986: Heat, Uphill All the Way (uncredited)
1985: Stick (also director)
1984: City Heat, Cannonball Run II
1983: The Man Who Loved Women, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3, Stroker Ace
1982: Best Friends, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1981: Sharky's Machine (also director), The Cannonball Run, Paternity
1980: Smokey and the Bandit II, Rough Cut
1979: Starting Over
1978: Hooper (also producer), The End (also director)
1977: Semi-Tough, Smokey and the Bandit
1976: Nickelodeon, Gator (also director)
1975: Hustle (also uncredited exec. producer), Lucky Lady, W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, At Long Last Love
1974: The Longest Yard
1973: White Lightning, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Shamus
1972: Everything You Always Want to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, Deliverance, Fuzz
1970: Skullduggery
1969: Shark!, Impasse, Sam Whiskey, 100 Rifles
1966: Navajo Joe
1965: Operation C.I.A.
1961: Armored Command, Angel Baby
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 1997: BOOGIE NIGHTS- 1 nomination