Burt Reynolds' most memorable roles
One of his early roles was on the legendary TV WesternGunsmoke. During one scene, his character famously goes over a waterfall. Reynolds later revealed he nearly drowned while filming it. Everett Collection Reynolds himself had played college football at Florida State before injuries sidelined his sports career. In 2018, Reynolds named Fieldthe “love of his life.” The film was both a romantic comedy and a send-up of the late-1970s new age, self-improvement movement....