Burt Reynolds passed, heart attack. 82 years old

Turd Ferguson?

Calm down Gator.

One of the greatest moments on Jeopardy came when a contestant, for the final Jeopardy question, wrote down, "What is the Ballad of Turd Ferguson?" and Trebek read it.

I appreciated his work. RIP.

I bet he got a lot of nice leg in his lifetime!

See ya Bandit.

R.I.P. Paul “wrecking” Crewe!

RIP

Another guy that got his start on Gunsmoke. RIP

Sorry to hear that. RIP

This was one of the best movies ever made IMO.

^^^THIS^^^

Loni Anderson and Sally Field come to mind.

RIP Sir!

I can only imagine how many Black and Gold Transams he sold for Pontiac. He will be missed.

RIP sir and thanks for the laughs

Pontiac motor company sold me a new 1979 Trans Am thanks to Burt Reynolds . Black w/ Silver eagle , really thought it something back then .
RIP Bandit .

His best role.

Driving the Great TransAm in the Sky! I had an '81 Turbo Trans Am, not exactly a mechanically dependable car but it did handle well. Screaming Chicken hood graphic and all! Pretending to be the Bandit cost me a few dollars.

Burt Reynolds and Dom Deluise together were a major laugh out loud trip . One of my favorite all time funniest scenes was in the movie, The End.

RIP Mr. Reynolds

Agreed, but I liked many of his movie roles. RIP.

R.I.P Bandit

Boogie nights was funny too.

Burt look rough his last few years. The 1970's were a good time for him I have a feeling. Loni Anderson was a big mistake in the end. She took him to the cleaners. Burt had a good time. Surprised no one mentioned The Longest Yard?

Still love to watch a lot of his old movies. R.I.P.

RIP Burt.

Had some good roles early in his career, then a lot of chitty ones after he got older. He was okay, but I was never a huge fan.

Both of the Cannon Ball Run movies so many great actors in them. I bet he had a hell of a life

Both of the Cannon Ball Run movies so many great actors in them. I bet he had a hell of a life

at one time he owned the carlton cigarettes family estate in loganville, ga. lot's of local girls got invited to attend his parties. i never was invited, but did drive by the place on the way south to macon many many times. a big white mansion on a hill. later he sold it, and the whole place has been parcelized.

...passing of an American Icon.


"For the good ol' American Life: for the money, for the glory, and for the fun!....... Mostly for the money"

Good in BLWHIT, also good in Stroker Ace.

..."take that 12!"......

...(everyone): 10.

RIP.

Sumbitch!

Did he tag Sally fields?
I hope he did.

Ya maybe Buffered was waiting for him on the other side.


Rest In Peace.

Didn't he also shack with Dolly Parton for a while? Seems as though he enjoyed the life for what it was. Just a good time. Ed k

RIP..................he had a good run.

MM

He was shagging Tammy Wynette, not Dolly.

Bummer. Rest In Peace, Bandit. My kids watched Smoky and the Bandit last weekend for the first time. As you would expect, they loved it. My boy is now obsessed with 70s era Trans Ams.

When I was a kid, I was sure I'd eventually have Bandit's Trans Am. Came close once.

Starting about the time of Smokey and the Bandit, they were together for five years.

Even Burt said, stupidest thing he ever did was to schitt in that nest. He recently stated his respect and care for
Sally to this day.

Don William song I like.

"If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey, I Still Do)"

Oh, and if you see Burt Reynolds
Would you shake his hand for me?
And tell old Burt, I've seen all his movies
Well, I hope you make the big time
I hope your dreams come true
But if Hollywood don't need you
Honey, I still do

RIP Burt.

Alot bigger deal than McStain.

RIP Burt.
You were one of the good ones!

if things happens in threes, then does that include john mccain, aretha franklin & burt reynolds?

maybe at this point, the rule of threes no longer applies to the rank & file?

the rule of threes has been debated nearly forever, no resolution?

Smokey finally got him!

Trans am-speed Burt!

I did have one!

Black 1978. 400 CID 5 speed.

Last ticket I got was in 1980 in that car. Was doing 65 in a 55 on IH 10....

Hell, the speed limit is 80 there now...

I didn't like mcain…….glad he is out of politics......but to say a [bleep] actor is a bigger deal than someone who was a pow......is crazy.

guys here talk down to others who like sports figures…..or singers....or etc....are going on like burt was their old drinking buddy.

also wasn't ole burt a demorat…...cant like anybody who isn't a repub.…….bob

If you see Bert Reynolds. Tell old Bert I've seen all his movies- If Hollywood Don't Need I Still Do You by Don Williams.

Deliverence and Longest Yards were my favorites. W W and the Dixie Dance Kings was good as well.

RIP Bandit!

Good thing we have such great masculine actors to backfill like DiCaprio or Matt Damon

legend.... rip

The evening news claimed Burt stated there are a lot of actors but "nobody had more fun" .

Perhaps his best played role was on a somewhat obscure TV film: "Run Simon Run".

He was hilarious in Striptease.

My favorite was his role in "Titanic"...

That was his best work.

He might have been an FSU boy, but I have nothing to say negative about the man.

If Mannlicher had a hall of fame, there'd be one occupant.

I remember that place. Not surprised the local "talent' got free tours.

Here he is with Loni!

I would think the ole’ Bert was really sad when Jerry Reed died.

What a pair that was.

Keep your dirty side down brothers, we’re gonna mis ya...

UMMM, that ain't Burt Reynolds......that's Bert Convy.

Are you sure?

Yes.....

Congrats to Burt (Lewis), thats sure is one fine trophy buck Hillbilly.

Running back, wasn’t he?

He did make a movie with Dolly P. called "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas".
Was a pretty good flick and pretty funny.


RIP Burt Reynolds........

Iirc Burt referred to her as Tammy Why-not.

I always enjoyed his movies and he was good in Gunsmoke too.


RIP Mr. Reynolds

Ok, now you are just messing with me.

Still Burt or Bert.

Oh yeah. Doris Day too.

I can remember as a kid I went to the Isle of Hope elementary sch on Skiddaway Island outside Savannah. Our little class would go down a couple times and watch scenes and takes for Gator being shot there. not a memorable film but was a neat thing for us kids

I'm sorry to hear that. All of his movies were fun............well, "Deliverance" was a little strange, and turned me off to banjo music.

RIP Burt, Gator, Hooper, Bandit, Coach Newton....................We're going to miss ya.

Burt Reynolds was Forrest Gumps father.

Chris Evert too.

I think you mean Dinah Shore.

This makes me sad.

Did you have lewd thoughts of Sally when she was the flying nun?

He dated Doris Day and Dinah Shore.

Here is an excerpt from an interview with him. Supposedly him and Clint Eastwood were fired the same day from a movie back in the 60's.

"They told him his Adam's apple stuck out too far, he talked too slow and he had to get that chipped tooth fixed. I then said 'why are you firing me?' and they said 'you can't act!'"

Burt, who was told to change his name from Buddy during his first audition, continued: "So we were walking to his truck and I said 'you're in a hell of a lot of trouble'… I said 'I'll eventually learn to act. You'll never get rid of that Adam's apple'."

He also use to guest host the Tonight show for Johnny Carson. He did well in that role.

Thank you for all you've given us Burt. God Bless your soul.

Can't begin to think of my childhood as a mini-redneck without Snowman and the Bandit. Six Pack was another good spinoff...with a better Stormy than Daniels.

Jackie cussed too much for my Mom to actually let me see the movie, even though my Dad made his dialogue seem angelic on a daily basis....

I know I did. And I was only 12 years old.

Sally Field wasn’t very sexy to me.

Wow! Says here that he passed up lead roles in some movies that became major all time hits. https://www.gq.com/story/burt-reynolds-trump-toupee-paul-thomas-anderson

Salley Field first, then Valerie Bertinelli caught my eye. Still two of my favorites. I had a thing for "Frog".

I liked all of his movies. RIP Burt!

I enjoyed his work. Rest in Peace Burt. Bandit's got the point now.

Smokey and the Bandit was an American self-portrait ca. 1977.

RIP Burt Reynolds, and congrats on a long and eventful life.

that was my recollection.

Four that he shagged in his prime were indeed Sally Fields, Dinah Shore, Loni Anderson, and Judy Carne (remember her...?) and probably a whole stable of others - some known names and some not known.

A good entertaining actor in his prime, too and a former FSU running bacl. Quite a life well played.

I don't know if this was already scheduled or a special tribute to Reynolds..

Last night on an episode of Johnny Carson show Burt was a guest and Johnny performed a skit of "This Is Your Life".

As you may have guessed,it was hilarious.

Who's next to go? I predict Paul Newman.

Still on top of your game, you are faster than most normal human beings.

Actor Paul Newman dies at 83. 2008

I know. It's a joke. Lighten up.

With you, we never know.

When you're clueless, you never know about much of anything.

I'm sure most of you haven't watched The Last Movie Star, released in 2017, with Burt as the lead. It was pretty much a biopic of his life.

You do know yourself well. Kudos

Try making sense, for once.

Advice from you. Priceless.

Weak.

Humor? Thought you would recognize it, guess not.

I live about 3 miles from there - it's now a neighborhood clubhouse and pool......

Yup lots of fake news in this thread...lol !

Pretty good article...

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/burt-reynolds-all-american-hero/

Central to his laid-back appeal was his generosity as an actor; at his commercial peak in 1981, when he made The Cannonball Run, he was content to be the calm center in an ensemble piece of crazed performances — Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Chan, Jamie Farr, Jack Elam, and especially Dom DeLuise, with whom Reynolds starred many times.

DeLuise didn’t live life as a gay man — when he died in 2009, he’d been married to the same woman for 44 years, and they had three children. But he came across as exceptionally gay on screen, and Reynolds was happy to be his straight man (in both senses). This tolerance for eccentricity, too, was very American: Contrary to the red-state stereotype, Reynolds showed how a strong, self-confident Southern man takes everything in stride, even a rotund sidekick who likes to play dress-up while calling himself “Captain Chaos.” And who more stirringly channeled our national credo than the Bandit when he explained why he was bootlegging a truckload of Coors across the Mississippi? “For the good old American life: For the money, for the glory, and for the fun. Mostly for the money.”

He wore great toupees

One of the last pictures of him.

...The Reaper.....he dont discriminate.


...unless he got a donation from the Clinton Foundation.