Burt Reynolds: Life in pictures

Burt Reynolds as Bo “Bandit” Darville in 1977’s “Smokey And The Bandit.”

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Sept. 6, 2018 12:07 PM PT

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A look back at the life of actor Burt Reynolds.

Singer Dinah Shore and Burt Reynolds appear together in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 1971.

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Burt Reynolds and Sally Field in “Smokey and the Bandit.”

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Burt Reynolds pinches the cheeks of comedian Dom DeLuise during a roast of Reynolds in Atlanta on Dec. 2, 1977.

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Burt Reynolds sits for a photo as he receives an award at UCLA in 1980.

(Iris Schneider / Los Angeles Times)

“Boogie Nights” star Burt Reynolds holds his award for supporting actor in a motion picture at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Jan. 18, 1998.

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Burt Reynolds displays his Supporting Actor of the Year Award during the ShoWest Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on March 12, 1998.

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Burt Reynolds fields media questions about the film “The Crew” at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on Aug. 20, 2000.

(Amy E. Conn / Associated Press)

Burt Reynolds is photographed by The Times on May 13, 2005, as he promotes his role in the film “The Longest Yard,” a remake of his 1974 film.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Burt Reynolds joins Adam Sandler in the 2005 remake of “The Longest Yard.”

(Tracy Bennett / Associated Press)

Burt Reynolds at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con on Aug. 22, 2015.

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Burt Reynolds sits on a 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am at the world premiere of “The Bandit” during the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 12, 2016.

(Jack Plunkett / Invision / Associated Press)