'Gunsmoke' actor Burt Reynolds recalled the biggest surprise working on the Western television show involving his co-star, James Arness.

The documentary "I Am Burt Reynolds" examines the rocky, tempestuous life of "the last movie star" and '70s-era sex symbol.

Burt Reynolds was a man of strong, frequently fiery opinions – and that's what makes his thoughts on Gunsmoke's James Arness so interesting.

Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds only made one movie together and it turned out to be a disaster. Reynolds saw it coming.

In 1978, local residents were in a frenzy when Burt Reynolds came to Tuscaloosa and Walker County, Ala., to film scenes for ...

Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter star in 'The Last Movie Star' In 1982 the James Bond producers were told that Roger Moore wanted to leave the role after his previous outing in For Your Eyes Only.

A clean-shaven Burt Reynolds swaggered onto the 'Gunsmoke' set in season 8, joining James Arness, Amanda Blake, and the rest of the established cast.

Of course, Dolly Parton starred in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1982 alongside movie star Burt Reynolds, and the film was co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins and was his final ...

Sarah Miles and Burt Reynolds in a scene from the 1973 film The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing - 2013 Getty Images ...

Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds.

Everett Collection Legendary actor Burt Reynolds died in 2018 at the age of 82 following a long Hollywood career, which began in 1958. One of his early roles was on the legendary TV Western Gunsmoke.