Burt Reynolds (left) and Jon Voight starred in the 1972 smash hit Deliverance, said to be Reynolds' best role. Reynolds died on Thursday morning at the Jupiter Medical Center in Florida, The Hollywood Reporter said, citing Reynolds' manager, Erik Kritzer. Reynolds cited director John Boorman's Oscar-nominated 1972 Deliverance as his best film and said he regretted that the hoopla from his Cosmopolitan appearance detracted from the movie that made him a star. Many of Reynolds' films were set in the South. Reynolds also directed several movies in which he starred, including Gator (1976), The End (1978), Sharky's Machine (1981) and Stick (1985).

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2018 19:48 UTC