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Burt Reynolds

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Died September 6, 2018, aged 82 · Lansing, Michigan, USA

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer, considered a sex symbol and icon of American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as Navajo Joe (1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role – often a lovable rogue – in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Sharky's Machine (1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and Cannonball Run II (1984), several of which he directed himself. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994), which won him a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. His performance as high-minded pornographer Jack Horner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights (1997) brought him renewed critical attention, earning him another Golden Globe (for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture), with nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 11, 1936
Died
September 6, 2018 (aged 82)
From
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
120 on MovieCove · 197 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Burt Reynolds' films like?

Across their 100 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
23%
Morality
21%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Justice23 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds23 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption13 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity15 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 100 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 53 · Serious 33 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 61 · Stylized 28 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 32 · Charged 51 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 51 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 14

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 41 · Funny 30

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 63 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 69 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 87 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

77 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 48 of 77 analyzed roles.

Hero
48 of 77
Mentor
12 of 77
Ally
6 of 77
Shadow
5 of 77
Trickster
4 of 77
Herald
1 of 77
Threshold guardian
1 of 77
Show the 77 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Warm
25
Joyful
25
Absurd
28
Thrilling
28
Other
105

How their films linger

Fun38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good36 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy44
  • Bittersweet40
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Burt Reynolds' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 73 of their 120 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (43).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Burt Reynolds' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

197 credits, 120 with a MovieCove page; 87 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Defining Moments(2021)

    as Chester

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • An Innocent Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Grandpa Barnes

  • The Last Movie Star(2017)

    as Vic Edwards

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Shadow Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Paddy Grier

  • Henri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as George Duncan

  • Miami Love Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Robert

  • In Sanity, Florida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds, retired movie star

  • Apple of My Eye(2017)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Shangri-La Suite(2016)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pocket Listing(2015)

    as Ron Glass

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Hollow Creek(2016)

    as Seagrass Lambert

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Magic Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Buster the Dog (voice)

  • Category 5(2014)

    as Pops

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hamlet & Hutch(2014)

    as Papa Hutch

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Reel Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Wade Whitman

  • Not Another Not Another Movie(2011)

    as C.J. Waters

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 30 for 30(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Delgo(2008)

    as Delgo's Father (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Bunch of Amateurs(2008)

    as Jefferson Steel

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Deal(2008)

    as Tommy Vinson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale(2007)

    as King Konreid

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Randy & the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Elmore Culpepper (uncredited)

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Anderson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Forget About It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Sam LeFleur

  • Broken Bridges(2006)

    as Jake Delton

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • End Game(2006)

    as General Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Grilled(2006)

    as Goldbluth

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Cloud 9(2006)

    as Billy Cole

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Frosty the Snowman(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Freddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Chubby

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(2005)

    as Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Yard(2005)

    as Nate Scarborough

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as J.J. McClure / Burt Reynolds (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Buckingham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Librarians(2003)

    as Irish

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Without a Paddle(2004)

    as Del Knox

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Duck Dodgers(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Royal Serpenti (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hard Ground(2003)

    as John 'Chill' McKay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Miss Lettie and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Samuel Madison

  • The Hollywood Sign(2001)

    as Kage Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Johnson County War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hunt Lawton

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • Time of the Wolf(2002)

    as Archie McGregor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Snapshots(2002)

    as Larry Goldberg

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Auf Herz und Nieren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Banko

  • The Great Escape: Heroes Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Emeril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hotel(2001)

    as The Flamenco Manager

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Driven(2001)

    as Carl Henry

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • History vs. Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator · as Narrator (voice)

  • Tempted(2001)

    as Charlie LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Founding Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Patrick Henry (voice)

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Russ Burton

  • The Last Producer(2000)

    Director · as Sonny Wexler

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Crew(2000)

    as Joey 'Bats' Pistella

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Waterproof(2000)

    as Eli Zeal

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hard Time: Hostage Hotel(1999)

    as Det. Logan McQueen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Hunter's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Clayton Samuels

  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as Judge Walter Burns

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Wolko

  • Pups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Daniel Bender

  • Hard Time: The Premonition(1999)

    as Det. Logan McQueen

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hard Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · as Det. Logan McQueen

  • Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business(1998)

    as Mentor / CIA Deputy Director / GR88

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms(1998)

    as Mentor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Walcott

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Crazy Six(1997)

    as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Raven(1996)

    as Jerome 'Raven' Katz

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    as Jack Horner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Big City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Connor

  • Bean(1997)

    as General Newton

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Meet Wally Sparks(1997)

    as Lenny Spencer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as M.F. Thatherton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Cherokee Kid(1996)

    as Otter Bob the Mountain Man

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Ruth(1996)

    as Blaine Gibbons

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Time(1996)

    as 'Wacky' Jacky Jackson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Frankenstein and Me(1996)

    as Les Williams

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    as David Dilbeck

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Maddening(1995)

    as Scudder

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · as Josiah Carey

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds

  • WWE WrestleMania X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ring Announcer

  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Keaton (voice)

  • The Man from Left Field(1993)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Jack Robinson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Burt

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Wind in the Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Cop & ½(1993)

    as Nick McKenna

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • WWE Monday Night RAW(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Upstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Player(1992)

    as Burt Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The New WKRP in Cincinnati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Actor

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Evening Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 100 episodes · Director · as Wood Newton

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Modern Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Colonel Frank Parker

  • All Dogs Go to Heaven(1989)

    as Charlie B. Barkin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Breaking In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ernie Mullins

  • The Final Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator

  • B.L. Stryker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · as B.L. Stryker

  • Physical Evidence(1989)

    as Joe Paris

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Switching Channels(1988)

    as John L. Sullivan IV

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rent-a-Cop(1987)

    as Tony Church

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 96 episodes · as Troy Garland

  • Malone(1987)

    as Richard Malone

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Heat(1986)

    as Nick 'Mex' Escalante

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Uphill All the Way(1986)

    as Gambler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Burt Reynolds (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Stick(1985)

    Director · as Stick

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • City Heat(1984)

    as Mike Murphy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Cannonball Run II(1984)

    as J.J. McClure

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Women(1983)

    as David Fowler

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Smokey and the Bandit Part 3(1983)

    Writer · as The Real Bandit

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Stroker Ace(1983)

    as Stroker Ace

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Best Friends(1982)

    as Richard Babson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)

    as Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Best Little Special In Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Sharky's Machine(1981)

    Director · as Tom Sharky

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Paternity(1981)

    as Buddy Evans

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cannonball Run(1981)

    as J.J. McClure

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dan August: The Jealousy Factor(1980)

    as Dan August

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Smokey and the Bandit II(1980)

    as Bandit

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Rough Cut(1980)

    as Jack Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough(1980)

    as Lt. Dan August

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Starting Over(1979)

    as Phil Potter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hooper(1978)

    Producer · as Sonny Hooper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The End(1978)

    Director · as Wendell Sonny Lawson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Semi-Tough(1977)

    as Billy Clyde Puckett

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Superstunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

    as Bandit

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nickelodeon(1976)

    as Buck Greenway

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • Gator(1976)

    Director · as Gator McKlusky

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Silent Movie(1976)

    as Burt Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(1975)

    Executive Producer · as Lt. Phil Gaines

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lucky Lady(1975)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings(1975)

    as W.W. Bright

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • At Long Last Love(1975)

    as Michael Oliver Pritchard III

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Longest Yard(1974)

    as Paul Crewe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fade In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rob

  • White Lightning(1973)

    as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing(1973)

    as Jay Grobart

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Shamus(1973)

    as Shamus McCoy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • First Aid Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as narrator

  • Deliverance(1972)

    as Lewis Medlock

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)

    as Switchboard

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Fuzz(1972)

    as Det. Steve Carella

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Run, Simon, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Simon Zuniga

  • Dan August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 26 episodes · as Det. Lt. Dan August

  • Hunters Are for Killing(1970)

    as L. G. Floran

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Skullduggery(1970)

    as Douglas Temple

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Caine

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley Dunbar

  • Impasse(1969)

    as Pat Morrison

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Sam Whiskey(1969)

    as Sam Whiskey

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • 100 Rifles(1969)

    as Yaqui Joe Herrera

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gentle Ben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 56 episodes · as Pilot

  • Navajo Joe(1966)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · as Detective Lt. John Hawk

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as John Duquesne · as Michael Murtaugh

  • Operation C.I.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Mark Andrews, CIA

  • Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Hand

  • Flipper(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Al Bardeman

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tech. Sgt. Vern Chapman

  • Everglades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Armored Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Skee

  • Angel Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Hoke Adams

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Blue Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 39 episodes · as Chuck · as Corman

  • The Brothers Brannagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 12 episodes · as Abelard

  • The Aquanauts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy

  • Escape to Sonoita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Bill Davis

  • Pony Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tad Stuart

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Rocky Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 44 episodes · as Ben Frazer

  • The Velvet Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as The Actor

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck Blair

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Branch Taylor

  • Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Ace

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Davis

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 50 episodes · as Quint

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as B.L. Stryker

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 197 titles, 196 of them dated from 1951 to 2021; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

Bean (1997)

$251M worldwide

Highest rated

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19512021

Peak 1981 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 49 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting193 of 197: 180 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thDirecting14 of 197: 3 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing4 of 197: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

197 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1950s12 · acting1960s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew1970s27 · 27 acting · 4 crew1980s30 · 28 acting · 5 crew1990s46 · 44 acting · 6 crew2000s42 · 42 acting · 1 crew2010s16 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 52% of 69 roles
66768186910106

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Burt Reynolds' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 99; across their 100 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 100

Midcredits score across 120 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th45

Shape of the crowd

58 of their 120 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed58

Most divisive · actor

Crazy Six (1997)

99th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 92 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Burt Reynolds' work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles24–85 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles22–65 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles32–75 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles19–52 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles7–77 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Burt Reynolds work with?

People who share at least 2 of Burt Reynolds' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal Needham shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles