Tall, blond haired country & western singer / songwriter from Atlanta
Georgia, who usually appears in films portraying good humored Southern
type characters. Reed was already writing and singing music in high
school, and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year contract in
1955. However, in 1958, he signed over to NRC Records, and appeared
alongside
Ray Stevens and
Joe South, plus he met his future
wife, singer Priscilla Mitchell.
Reed is well known by music fans for his C & W hits including "She Got
The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "When You're Hot,
You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down". After striking up a friendship
with
Burt Reynolds, Reed was cast
in small roles in
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975),
and
Gator (1976). He had a natural
on-screen charm, and Reynolds picked him to play trucker "Cledus Snow"
in the hugely popular
Smokey and the Bandit (1977),
plus he returned to the role in
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
and
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983).
More recently, Reed has been seen in
Bat*21 (1988) and
The Waterboy (1998).
What Comes Around(1985)
The Waterboy(1998)as Red Beaulieu
Evening Shade(1990)as Calvin
B.L. Stryker(1989)as Bill
Bat*21(1988)as Colonel George Walker
Dolly(1987)as Willie Jeffcoat
Smokey and the Bandit(1977)
The Concrete Cowboys(1979)
Concrete Cowboys(1979)
Nashville 99(1977)
AM HQ Weekend(2015)
Thou Shalt Not Steal(2024)
Priscilla(2023)
Paint(2023)
Agent Elvis(2023)
TNN Motor Sports(1991)as Self - Interviewee
24th Annual Country Music Association Awards(1990)as Self - Performer
An All Star Salute to Country Music(1990)as Self
Elvis: Memories(1985)as Self
I Am Burt Reynolds(2020)as Self
The Very Very Best of the 70s(2019)as Cledus
CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015(2017)as Self
The Decade You Were Born: The 1970's(2011)as Self - Actor in 'Concrete Cowboys'
