george reynolds played sheriff branford in smokey and the bandit.
george reynolds played sheriff branford in smokey and the bandit.
who played sheriff branford in smokey and the bandit?
george reynolds
section::::cast.









































bullet::::- burt reynolds as bo darville ("bandit")









































bullet::::- sally field as carrie ("frog")









































bullet::::- jerry reed as cledus snow ("snowman")









































bullet::::- jackie gleason as sheriff buford t. justice ("smokey")









































bullet::::- mike henry as junior justice









































bullet::::- pat mccormick as big enos burdette









































bullet::::- paul williams as little enos burdette









































bullet::::- macon mccalman as mr. b









































bullet::::- susan mciver as hot pants









































bullet::::- george reynolds as sheriff george branford









































bullet::::- laura lizer sommers as little beaver









































bullet::::- michael mann as branford's deputy









































bullet::::- lamar jackson as sugar bear









































bullet::::- ronnie gay as georgia trooper









































bullet::::- quinnon sheffield as alabama trooper
smokey and the bandit
the film was originally entitled "smokey is the bandit", and did not include jerry reed in the cast. contemporary newspapers refer to original plans to feature gleason as both "smokey" and "bandit", and reed's name does not appear in early promotional materials or newspaper accounts during the film's production. according to some accounts, jackie gleason was to play two roles: sheriff buford t. justice and a different "bandit". the original version was shot in october 1982. reportedly test audiences reacted poorly, finding gleason's two roles confusing, so the studio opted to do reshoots in april 1983. the bandit scenes were re-shot with jerry reed playing the role. other accounts indicate that the title was more literal: that gleason was to play only sheriff justice, but the character would also fill the "role" of "bandit", by taking the enos family's challenge (as reynolds' character had done in the previous films). in a teaser trailer for the film (billed as "smokey is the bandit"), gleason appears in character as justice, explaining to the audience that to defeat the bandit he would adopt the attributes of his prey, "becoming [my] own worst enemy". a publicity still of gleason apparently shows him in costume as the bandit.
smokey and the bandit part 3