David Soul, who starred alongside Paul Michael Glaser on the 1970s’ ABC buddy cop show Starsky and Hutch and had a No. 1 hit with the song “Don’t Give Up on Us,” has died. He was 80.
Soul died Thursday after “a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family,” his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement.
“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she said. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”
Soul also appeared for two seasons on the 1968-70 ABC show Here Come the Brides, played one of the corrupt young motorcycle cops brought down by Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan in the thriller Magnum Force (1973) and stood out as a terrified vampire hunter in the 1979 Stephen King CBS miniseries Salem’s Lot.
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Soul died Thursday after “a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family,” his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement.
“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she said. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”
Soul also appeared for two seasons on the 1968-70 ABC show Here Come the Brides, played one of the corrupt young motorcycle cops brought down by Clint Eastwood’s Harry Callahan in the thriller Magnum Force (1973) and stood out as a terrified vampire hunter in the 1979 Stephen King CBS miniseries Salem’s Lot.
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- 1/5/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alongside Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds was the last movie star to bridge the gap between Hollywood’s old school and the Brat Pack-led, Multiplex blockbuster world we still live in today. A TV veteran from the late fifties, Reynolds used his trademark twinklin’ eyes, infectious chuckle, some audacious choices and some good ‘ol Southern charm to become a household name. Between 1978 and 1982, he was bar none, the biggest movie star in the world.
Somehow, despite overwhelming good will from an appreciative audience, Reynolds had a devil at the wheel and over his fifty year-plus career he had a bewildering tendency to shoot out his own tyres, to continue an appropriate racing car metaphor.
A promising football star in college – a sport to which he would return repeatedly in his films – a series of injuries led him to pursue a career as an actor. Appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke and...
Somehow, despite overwhelming good will from an appreciative audience, Reynolds had a devil at the wheel and over his fifty year-plus career he had a bewildering tendency to shoot out his own tyres, to continue an appropriate racing car metaphor.
A promising football star in college – a sport to which he would return repeatedly in his films – a series of injuries led him to pursue a career as an actor. Appearances in popular shows like Gunsmoke and...
- 9/7/2018
- by Cai Ross
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jupiter, Fla – When I met Burt Reynolds in 2011, I knew I was meeting Hollywood royalty… he filled the room as a Movie Star King. He was frail at that time, complaining of the injuries he endured in the over 90 films in his career, but nothing stopped his stardom until it was over. Reynolds died on September 6th, 2018. He was 82.
Burt was age 75 at our meeting, and he still had that the charm bearing that audiences adored in his heyday in the 1970s and early ‘80s, when he was the King of the Box Office. He started in 1950s TV, bounced around in that and B-movies in the ‘60s, and found his niche as a humor-motivated “good old boy” in a series of films in the ‘70s, culminating with “Smokey and the Bandit” in 1977, his most memorable hit. But even in his later years, he broke ground with “Boogie Nights,” and worked up to the end…...
Burt was age 75 at our meeting, and he still had that the charm bearing that audiences adored in his heyday in the 1970s and early ‘80s, when he was the King of the Box Office. He started in 1950s TV, bounced around in that and B-movies in the ‘60s, and found his niche as a humor-motivated “good old boy” in a series of films in the ‘70s, culminating with “Smokey and the Bandit” in 1977, his most memorable hit. But even in his later years, he broke ground with “Boogie Nights,” and worked up to the end…...
- 9/7/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Glory days: by the late 1970s, Reynolds and Clint Eastwood were the two most bankable stars in the world.
By Lee Pfeiffer
Burt Reynolds has died at age 82 from a heart attack in his home town of Jupiter, Florida. Reynolds had been suffering from poor health in recent years but was still appearing in films. He was announced as one of the stars of Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Reynolds entered acting in the 1950s but his rugged good looks sometimes worked against him as he was told he bore too close a resemblance to Marlon Brando. He made "B" movies before gravitating to television where he landed a recurring role as a blacksmith in the hit series "Gunsmoke". Reynolds would go on to star in other short-lived TV series that never capitalized on his real life wit and humor. Of playing the title character...
By Lee Pfeiffer
Burt Reynolds has died at age 82 from a heart attack in his home town of Jupiter, Florida. Reynolds had been suffering from poor health in recent years but was still appearing in films. He was announced as one of the stars of Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Reynolds entered acting in the 1950s but his rugged good looks sometimes worked against him as he was told he bore too close a resemblance to Marlon Brando. He made "B" movies before gravitating to television where he landed a recurring role as a blacksmith in the hit series "Gunsmoke". Reynolds would go on to star in other short-lived TV series that never capitalized on his real life wit and humor. Of playing the title character...
- 9/6/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds has died at the age of 82. According to Us Weekly, an unnamed source divulged that the actor entered a fatal cardiac arrest at a Florida hospital today, September 6. Reynolds’ family reportedly was by his side when he passed. Burt Reynolds’ manager, Erik Kritzer, confirmed that sad news to be true. The irascible but lovable star burst onto the celebrity scene in the 1970’s after his role as Lewis Medlock in the critically acclaimed movie, Deliverance. Prior to that Reynolds had been seen in the 1960s and 1970s television shows Dan August and Gunsmoke, but his smoldering […]
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- 9/6/2018
- by Tanya Clark
- Monsters and Critics
Burt Reynolds, a top Hollywood star of the 1970s whose hits ranged from such classic, easy-going drive-in fare as Smokey and the Bandit to the intense, hunted-men drama Deliverance, died today at the Jupiter Medical Center in Florida. He was 82.
“It is with a broken heart that I said goodbye to my uncle today,” Reynolds’ niece Nancy Lee Hess said in a statement (read it in full below).
With a sly, knowing grin, signature moustache and a unique blend of charm and machismo, Reynolds was a bona fide cultural phenomenon. He became a frequent guest of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, was the first major celebrity nude male centerfold and off-screen romantic partner of such stars as frequent co-star Sally Field and Dinah Shore. Reyrolds would achieve a newfound respect among critics and fans alike for the late-career peak in 1997’s Boogie Nights, for which he earned his only Oscar nomination.
“It is with a broken heart that I said goodbye to my uncle today,” Reynolds’ niece Nancy Lee Hess said in a statement (read it in full below).
With a sly, knowing grin, signature moustache and a unique blend of charm and machismo, Reynolds was a bona fide cultural phenomenon. He became a frequent guest of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, was the first major celebrity nude male centerfold and off-screen romantic partner of such stars as frequent co-star Sally Field and Dinah Shore. Reyrolds would achieve a newfound respect among critics and fans alike for the late-career peak in 1997’s Boogie Nights, for which he earned his only Oscar nomination.
- 9/6/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Rest in peace, Burt Reynolds. The iconic actor has died at age 82, Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 6. The Smokey and the Bandit star passed away after going into cardiac arrest at a Jupiter, Fl hospital with his family by his side, a source revealed to the news outlet. Fans have been concerned about Burt's health in recent years after he stepped out looking unrecognizable on multiple occasions even though his manager recent claimed it's been "perfect." Years ago, Burt broke his jaw and lost 30 pounds by not eating and reportedly became addicted to painkillers for several years. In May 2009, he underwent back surgery and in February 2010 had a quintuple heart bypass. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) However, Burt never wanted sympathy from anyone through all his ups and downs. "Burt is one of the last of his era — a genuine tough guy," an insider once told Closer. "The last thing...
- 9/6/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Life and Style
Burt Reynolds, the acting legend whose career spanned six decades, has died at age 82. The actor passed away on the morning of September 6 at Jupiter Medical in Florida, according to his manager Erik Kritzer.
Throughout his career, Reynolds became a box office sensation with roles in “The Longest Yard,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Cannonball Run,” and “Deliverance.” The actor’s career started on television with roles in “Gunsmoke” and “Dan August.” Reynolds won two Emmys for the series “Evening Shade” and was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights.”
Just last year, Reynolds earned critical acclaim for his comeback performance in the indie film “The Last Movie Star.” The actor recently joined Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in the role of George Spahn, the owner of the farm used by the Manson family cult.
Reynolds is survived by his son,...
Throughout his career, Reynolds became a box office sensation with roles in “The Longest Yard,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Cannonball Run,” and “Deliverance.” The actor’s career started on television with roles in “Gunsmoke” and “Dan August.” Reynolds won two Emmys for the series “Evening Shade” and was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights.”
Just last year, Reynolds earned critical acclaim for his comeback performance in the indie film “The Last Movie Star.” The actor recently joined Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” in the role of George Spahn, the owner of the farm used by the Manson family cult.
Reynolds is survived by his son,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Rest in peace, Burt Reynolds. The iconic actor has died at age 82, Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 6. The Smokey and the Bandit star passed away after going into cardiac arrest at a Jupiter, Fl hospital with his family by his side, a source revealed to the news outlet. Fans have been concerned about Burt's health in recent years after he stepped out looking unrecognizable on multiple occasions even though his manager recent claimed it's been "perfect." Years ago, Burt broke his jaw and lost 30 pounds by not eating and reportedly became addicted to painkillers for several years. In May 2009, he underwent back surgery and in February 2010 had a quintuple heart bypass. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) However, Burt never wanted sympathy from anyone through all his ups and downs. "Burt is one of the last of his era — a genuine tough guy," an insider once told Closer. "The last thing...
- 9/6/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Closer Weekly
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