Burt Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated actor who became a symbol of charisma and machismo in the 1970s and '80s, died on Thursday at age 82, according to his agent Todd Eisner.
Mr. Reynolds rose to Hollywood stardom on a string of box-office hits, including “Deliverance” (1972), “The Longest Yard” (1974) and “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977). Though often written off by film critics at the peak of his popularity, Mr. Reynolds earned accolades later in his career.
He won an Emmy in 1991 for his role as a retired football star in the television series “Evening Shade.” And he was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance as an aging pornography director in 1997's “Boogie Nights,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
