Burt Reynolds, who balanced rugged toughness and good-ol'-boy appeal to achieve superstardom in films such as "Deliverance," "The Longest Yard" and "Smokey and the Bandit," has died at age 82.

Burt Reynolds, Movie Star Who Played It for Grins, Dies at 82. Burt Reynolds, the charismatic star of such films as 'Deliverance,' 'The Longest Yard' and 'Smokey and the Bandit' who set out to ...

Burt Reynolds, a top Hollywood star of the 1970s whose hits ranged from such classic, easy-going drive-in fare as Smokey and the Bandit to the intense, hunted-men drama Deliverance, died today at ...

How Burt Reynolds Landed His Role in ‘Deliverance’ Director John Boorman recalls that Burt Reynolds, who "never took himself too seriously," was not the first, or even second, choice for the ...

Ah, but “Deliverance” (1972), was the best movie Reynolds ever made, period. The gritty story proved that he was a real actor. And besides, he got to act macho for most of the pic.

Burt Reynolds in "Deliverance" (1972), the movie that launched him into the Hollywood stratosphere and turned him into a major sex symbol. Courtesy Everett Collection.

Burt Reynolds Believed His Nude 1972 Cosmopolitan Centerfold Killed His Oscar Chances for Deliverance The actor had no qualms about posing for the magazine at the time, but a new documentary ...

Herbert Coward was known for “Deliverance,” starring Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight. Courtesy Everett Collection. He found work in a Wild West-themed amusement park, where he earned ...

'Deliverance' actor Herbert Coward passed away at the age of 85. ... Then up-and-coming Burt Reynolds was a colleague of his, who recommended that he audition for a role in the film.

Burt Reynolds, who reigned as Hollywood’s box-office champ in the late 1970s and early ’80s in movies such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run” and made pop-culture ...

He always believed that photo killed his opportunity to get an Oscar nomination for Deliverance," Rifkin said. Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, also spoke about the moment during I Am Burt ...

Burt Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men during the ’70s and early ’80s via such films as “Deliverance,” “Smokey and the Bandit, “The Longest Yard” and “Semi ...