Burt Reynolds 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 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982). After a number of
Ronny Cox guest-starred in an episode of Matthew Perry's 2011 series "Mr Sunshine'. Cox played Walter Kenney in "Dexter", season six, episode three ("Smokey and the Bandit"). Cox guest-starred in an episode of "" entitled "The Pressure to Murder", episode 9, season three. 2018, played Gideon Claybourne on Nashville on Season 6. Despite having a successful acting career, Cox said that music now comes first in his life. He turns down about 90% of the acting jobs he is offered to play over 100 shows at festivals and theaters each year. He is accompanied by his band of world-class, virtuoso musicians. Cox