Burt Reynolds after he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of "Cosmopolitan". Reynolds said he did it for "a kick. I have a strange sense of humor" and because he knew he had "Deliverance" coming out. He later expressed regret for posing for Cosmopolitan. "Deliverance" was a huge commercial and critical success and, along with the talk show appearances, helped establish Reynolds as a star. "The night of the Academy Awards, I counted a half-dozen Burt Reynolds jokes," he later said. "I had become a household name, the most talked-about star at the award show." He was then in "Fuzz" (1972),
Ronny Cox Henry Mason, the father of Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) on "Desperate Housewives". In 1997, Cox portrayed the fictional President of the United States Jack Neil in the movie "Murder at 1600". Cox also portrayed John Ramsey in the 2000 TV film "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" and Senator/Vice President Robert Kinsey in "Stargate SG-1". Cox had a role in "The Starter Wife". He played Pappy McCallister, the husband of Molly Kagan's best friend Joan. Cox occasionally has done animation work, lending his voice to the Tyrusian deserter Doc in "Invasion America" and Senator McMillan in "Todd McFarlane's Spawn". Cox