BREAKING: Legendary actor Burt Reynolds dies aged 82

The famous actor, director, producer and former American football player, starred in several hit movies throughout a a career that spanned for over 60 years

BREAKING: Legendary actor Burt Reynolds dies aged 82

Legendary Hollywood actor Burt Reynolds passed away this Thursday at a Florida hospital from cardiac arrest aged 82. Reynolds, who was born in Lansing, Michigan on February 11, 1936, and first rose to prominence starring in the television series “Gunsmoke” 1962–1965,  didn’t receive an Oscar nomination until he appeared in “Boogie Nights” in 1997. Reynolds’s highest grossing movies were huge hits at the box office throughout the ’60’s,  ’70’s and ’80’s such as “Deliverance” and “Smoke And The Bandit”, and was one of the most recognizable actors of all time. Burt Reynolds was currently filming with director Quentin Tarantino for the upcoming movie based on the Manson family murders. Recently on his birthday we did a Top 5 list of his best movies over his 60-year career.

5. White Lightning (1973)
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5. White Lightning (1973)
4. The Longest Yard (1974
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4. The Longest Yard (1974
3. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
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3. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
2. Deliverance (1972)
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2. Deliverance (1972)
1. Boogie Nights (1997)
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1. Boogie Nights (1997)
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