The Resume
He starred in more than 80 films, including The Longest Yard (known as the Mean Machine in the UK), Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit, Cannonball Run, and Boogie Nights, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
Reynolds apparently turned down the roles of James Bond, Han Solo in Star Wars and John McClane from the Die Hard franchise on the basis that he preferred enjoying himself to pushing himself as an actor.
As Reynolds box office star value faded in the late eighties, he moved into TV work and starred in the sitcom Evening Shade.
His return to the Silver Screen saw success with Boogie Nights and the critically acclaimed The Last Movie Star.
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Cannonball Run was probably the height of Burt’s fame.