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Burt Reynolds

1936 - 2018

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Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. He became well known in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Reynolds is the 458th most popular actor (down from 412th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from United States (down from 746th in 2019) and the 238th most popular American Actor.

Burt Reynolds is most famous for his roles in the movies Deliverance, The Longest Yard, and Smokey and the Bandit.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Burt Reynolds ranks 458 out of 13,578Before him are Vanessa Williams, Louise Fletcher, Deborah Kerr, Renée Zellweger, Andy García, and Talia Shire. After him are Frances McDormand, Michele Placido, Hanna Schygulla, Douglas Fairbanks, William H. Macy, and Frances Farmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Burt Reynolds ranks 46Before him are Roy Orbison, Tariq Aziz, Buddy Holly, Michael Landon, Émile Lahoud, and Yasuo Fukuda. After him are B. J. Habibie, Benedict Anderson, Albert Finney, Kenneth G. Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, and Ferid Murad. Among people deceased in 2018, Burt Reynolds ranks 43Before him are Hubert de Givenchy, Arvid Carlsson, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Thomas A. Steitz, John Gavin, and Aaron Klug. After him are Sondra Locke, Arto Paasilinna, V. S. Naipaul, Leon M. Lederman, Charles K. Kao, and Bernard Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Reynolds ranks 993 out of 20,380Before him are Renée Zellweger (1969), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), Woody Guthrie (1912), Benny Goodman (1909), and Talia Shire (1946). After him are Jules Dassin (1911), Frances McDormand (1957), Arthur Ashkin (1922), John Mott (1865), Andre Agassi (1970), and Douglas Fairbanks (1883).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Burt Reynolds ranks 238Before him are Lee Marvin (1924), Kevin Bacon (1958), Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Renée Zellweger (1969), and Talia Shire (1946). After him are Frances McDormand (1957), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), William H. Macy (1950), Frances Farmer (1913), Mel Ferrer (1917), and Pat Morita (1932).