Burt Reynolds: Life in pictures

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

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

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

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

“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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Burt Reynolds poses for a portrait as he promotes the movie “The Last Movie Star” in Beverly Hills on March 21, 2018.

Burt Reynolds sits for a portrait as he promotes his role in “The Last Movie Star” in Beverly Hills on March 21, 2018.