Burt Reynolds body was cremated at the Gold Coast Crematory in Florida. Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as "Gunsmoke" (1962–1965), "Hawk" (1966), and "Dan August" (1970–1971). His breakout film role was as Lewis Medlock in "Deliverance" (1972). Reynolds played the leading role in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as "The Longest Yard" (1974), "Smokey and the Bandit" (1977), "Semi-Tough" (1977), "Hooper" (1978), "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980), "The Cannonball Run" (1981) and "The
Ned Beatty Big Easy", directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid, and continued with a spy drama, "The Fourth Protocol" (1987), opposite Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. In 1988, Beatty appeared with the main character Thelonious Pitt in "Shadows in the Storm", reunited with Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve for the 1988 comedy film "Switching Channels", his fifth time in a movie with Reynolds. He appeared in "Purple People Eater" (1988), portraying a simple grandfather. In 1989, Beatty made "Chattahoochee", portraying Dr. Harwood. He had a recurring role as the father of John Goodman's character Dan Conner on the TV comedy