RIP Burt Reynolds

[Abacinator]

RIP Turd Ferguson :rose

 

[CocoLoco]

I honestly can't think of a role he played that I didn't like. Some of them may not have been super-serious-award-winning-roles but he always took them to their limit and seemed to enjoy himself thoroughly doing it.

 

[flying_hun]

:rip Another great one gone. :cry

 

[fraz]

RIP Gator

 

[Blankpage]

How many Trans Am sales did he inspire

 

[flying_hun]

How many Trans Am sales did he inspire

He probably sold more Trans Ams than Ewan and Charlie sold GS's.

 

[frozenduc]

I always liked the guy. Good looking with a healthy dose of self effacing humor.
Lonnie Anderson certainly sucked the life out of him though. He should have hooked up with Sally.

 

[bruceflinch]

:rip Another great one gone. :cry

I was 12 when he played an Indian. Navajo Joe 1967:afm199
Gone too soon.

 

[Johndicezx9]

Yeah, I always thought Deliverance was his best acting.

Charley "Long Way Round/Ewen's Friend" Boorman played one of Jon Voight's kids in "Deliverance", his father was the director.

 

[littlebeast]

weird, but i watched smokey and the bandit on tv recently. no idea why, but it was super fun. sporting a porn star ‘stash, the dude was cute, funny, and seemed like he would be really fun to hang out with. am sorry to hear of his passing.

 

[westie]

I always liked the guy. Good looking with a healthy dose of self effacing humor.
Lonnie Anderson certainly sucked the life out of him though. He should have hooked up with Sally.

Veritas.

 

[westie]

Hooper bridge jump-


youtu.be/q0Y3A-zib-Q

 

[msethhunter]

weird, but i watched smokey and the bandit on tv recently. no idea why, but it was super fun. sporting a porn star ‘stash, the dude was cute, funny, and seemed like he would be really fun to hang out with. am sorry to hear of his passing.

Spot on assessment of him.

He was down right a bad ass. I have a friend who recently flew him on a charter, and told me he wasn't the typical celeb. Came up front, wanted to see how everyone was doing, took a few pictures with the guys and gave a healthy tip.

Even off screen he was apparently pretty fun.

 

[Eldritch]

I read that he got the movie Cannonball Run green lit with out a script. Just walked in and pitched an idea. RIP Hooper.

LOL, really?


I liked some of his movies.

:rose

 

[ScarySpikes]

He was kind of before my time but I liked Cannonball Run.

Going to be honest, my first thought was whether or not he was the last in the rule of threes with McCain and Aretha Franklin being the other two, or if he was the first and we are going to lose 2 more great actors/actresses soon.

Second thought was that I am kind of OK when old famous people die because I figure we probably have gotten what we need from them...

 

[Climber]

He did his own stunts, he started his career as a stunt man and never stopped doing them when he was a star.