Burt Reynolds was signed to play football with the Colts, but a car accident pushed him into acting. Born: Feb. 11, 1936

"Gunsmoke" (1955)
"Riverboat" (1959)
"Angel Baby" (1961)
"Armored Command" (1961)
"Operation C.I.A." (1965)
"Hawk" (1966)
"Un Dollaro a testa" (1967)
"Fade-In" (1968)
"Iron Cowboy" (1968)
"100 Rifles" (1969)
"Sam Whiskey"(1969)
"Run, Simon, Run" (1970)
"Shark!" (1970)
"Skullduggery" (1970)
"Dan August" (1970)
"Hunters Are for Killing" (1970)
"Impasse" (1970)
"Deliverance" (1972)
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex" (1972)
"Fuzz" (1972)
"The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing" (1973)
"Shamus" (1973)
"White Lightning" (1973)
"The Longest Yard" (1974)
"At Long Last Love" (1975)
"Hustle" (1975)
"Lucky Lady" (1975)
"W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings" (1975)
"Gator" (1976)
"Nickelodeon" (1976)
"Silent Movie" (1976)
"Smokey and the Bandit" (1977)
"The End" (1978)
"Hooper" (1978)
"Semi-Tough" (1978)
"Starting Over" (1979)
"Rough Cut" (1980)
"Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980)
"The Cannonball Run" (1981)
"Paternity" (1981)
"Sharky's Machine" (1981)
"Best Friends" (1982)
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982)
"The Man Who Loved Women" (1983)
"Smokey and the Bandit III" (1983)
"Stroker Ace" (1983)
"Cannonball Run II" (1984)
"City Heat" (1984)
"Stick" (1985)
"Uphill All the Way" (1985)
"Out of This World" (1987)
"Heat" (1987)
"Malone" (1987)
"Switching Channels" (1988)
"B.L. Stryker" (1989)
"All Dogs Go to Heaven" (1989)
"B.L. Stryker: Grand Theft Auto" (1989)
"Breaking In" (1989)
"Physical Evidence" (1989)
"Rent-a-Cop" (1988)
"Modern Love" (1990)
"The Player" (1992)
"Cop and a Half" (1993)
"The Man from Left Field" (1993)
"The Maddening" (1995)
"Striptease" (1996)
"Citizen Ruth"(1997)
"The Cherokee Kid" (1997)
"Boogie Nights" (1997) (Oscar nomination, best supporting actor)
"Bean" (1997)