Bert Reynolds died

On September 6, American actor Bert Reynolds died in Florida at the age of 82.

It is reported by The Hollywood Reporter .

Bert Reynolds was born in 1936, studied at the University of Florida, was going to make a career as a professional player in American football, but trauma prevented these plans. In the mid-1950s he became interested in the theater, changed several works in New York, from time to time appearing on stage, in the late 1950s he received the first role on television.

In the 1960s-early 1970s, Reynolds starred in several popular television series, including the “smoke from the barrel” ( Gunsmoke , 1962–1965), Hawk ( Hawk , 1966) and Dan August ( Dan August , 1970–71).

In 1961 he made his debut in the cinema. Reinolds brought wide famous role in the Delivence thriller ( Deliverance , 1972), for a decade he was one of the most popular actors of Hollywood, among his films of this period “The Longest Yard, 1974),“ Smokey and Bandit ”(Smokey and the Bandit,“ Smokey and the Bandit , 1977), “Cool half” ( Semi-Tough , 1977), “Hooper” ( Hooper , 1978), “Races” of the cannon core ”( The Cannonball Run , 1981).

In the 1980s, in the career of Reynolds, a crisis came from which he left, returning to television and playing in the sitcom "Evening Shade" ( Evening Shade , 1990-1994). This role brought Reynolds the Golden Globe and Emmy Prize. For work in the film of Thomas Paul Anderson, “Bogie Nights Nights” (1997), the actor received his second “golden globe”, and was also nominated for an Oscar in the category “Best Male Role”.

Reynolds played one of the last noticeable roles in Adam Rifkin’s drama, “The Last Movie Star , 2017). Quentin Tarantino invited the actor to his new film “Once in Hollywood” ( Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ), but the shooting of scenes with his participation did not have time to begin.