Burt Reynolds' career was equally prolific ... they decided to kill off his character out of spite after Reynolds insulted ...

Burt Reynolds. Created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston, the radio series ran from 1952 to 1961 and the Gunsmoke show ran for 20 years on CBS, from 1955 to 1975. It was a feat ...

The film is the uncredited film debut of six-year-old Laura Dern. A sequel, Gator, was released in 1976 and is Burt Reynolds directorial debut.

Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds ... Eastwood and Reynolds were linked; they were both contract players at Universal in the early 1950s, and were fired by the same director on the same day.