Born on this day – Burt Reynolds:

 

Actor

February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018

On this day in movie history - Physical Evidence (1989)

Physical Evidence

directed by Michael Crichton,

written by Bill Phillips,

based on a story by Bill Phillips and Steve Ransohoff,

was released in the United States on January 27, 1989.

Music by Henry Mancini.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Tom O'Brien, Kenneth Welsh, Ray Baker, Ken James, Michael P. Moran, Angelo Rizacos, Lamar Jackson, Paul Hubbard, Larry Reynolds, Peter MacNeill, Laurie Paton, Don Granbery, Barry Flatman, Malcolm Stewart, Richard Fitzpatrick, J. Winston Carroll, Kathy Michael McGlynn, Djanet Sears, Claire Cellucci, Michael Donaghue, Anthony Sherwood, Angie McNab, Laurie Holden, David Clement, Steve Whistance-Smith, David Efron, Stan Barett, Kenny Bates, Matt Cooke, Michael Rothery, Gene Mack, Chris Thomas, Norm Henderson, Stewart Arnott, Eddie Driscoll, David Ferry, Victor Ertmanis, Michael Copeman, Diane Douglass, Allan Aarons, Steven Hunter, Jennifer Inch, François Klanfer, Terry Tweed, Louis Negin, Ken Roberts.

On this day in movie history - Hustle (1975)

Hustle

directed by Robert Aldrich,

written by Steve Shagan,

was released in the United States on December 25, 1975.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert, Ernest Borgnine, Colleen Brennan, Catherine Bach, Jack Carter, Robert Englund.

On this day in movie history - Heat (1986)

Heat

directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson,

written by William Goldman,

based on the novel by William Goldman,

was released in France on November 12, 1986.

Music by Michael Gibbs.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol, Howard Hesseman, Neill Barry, Diana Scarwid, Joseph Mascolo, Alfie Wise, Deborah Rush, Wendell Burton, Joanne Jackson, Joe Klecko, Peter Koch, Joseph Bernard, Barry Polkowitz, Chris O'Rourke, Reno Nichols, Ron Tombaugh, Mone Swann, Robert Drake, Robert Vento, Joey Villa, Michael Lovell Farris, Alicia Arden.

On this day in movie history - The Longest Yard (1974)

The Longest Yard

a.k.a. The Mean Machine,

directed by Robert Aldrich,

written by Tracy Keenan Wynn,

based on a story by Albert S. Ruddy,

was released in the United States on August 21, 1974.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Jim Nicholson, Bernadette Peters, Pervis Atkins, Tony Cacciotti, Anitra Ford, Michael Fox, Joe Kapp, Richard Kiel, Pepper Martin, Mort Marshall, Ray Nitschke, Tony Reese, Sonny Sixkiller, Robert Tessier, Dino Washington, Ernie Wheelwright, Joe Dorsey, Gus Carlucci, Jack Rockwell, Sonny Shroyer, Ray Ogden, Don Ferguson, Chuck Hayward, Alfie Wise, Steve Wilder, George A. Jones, Wilbur Gillian, Wilson Warren, Joe Jackson, Howard Silverstein, Donald Hixon.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957 - 1960)

M Squad

was released in the United States on September 20, 1957,

and ran for three seasons until June 21, 1960.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Roscoe Ates, Joanna Barnes, Charles Bronson, Mike Connors, Russ Conway, Walter Coy, Whitney Blake, Paul Burke, James Coburn, Francis De Sales, Angie Dickinson, Joe Flynn, Alan Hale, Jr., Ron Hayes, Werner Klemperer, Robert Knapp, Tom Laughlin, Ruta Lee, DeForest Kelley, Nan Leslie, Dayton Lummis, Tyler McVey, Walter Maslow, Carole Mathews, Joyce Meadows, Sid Melton, John Mitchum, Ed Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, J. Pat O'Malley, Michael Pataki, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Janice Rule, Barbara Stuart, Mary Treen, H. M. Wynant.

On this day in movie history - White Lightning (1973)

White Lightning

directed by Joseph Sargent,

written by William W. Norton,

was released in the United States on August 8, 1973.

Music by Charles Bernstein.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham, Diane Ladd, R.G. Armstrong, Conlan Carter, Dabbs Greer, Lincoln Demyan, John Steadman, Iris Korn, Stephanie Burchfield, Barbara Muller, Robert Ginnaven, Fay Martin, Richard Allin, Bill Bond, Sherry Boucher, Glenn R. Wilder, Dick Ziker, Buddy Joe Hooker, Cathy Finley, Laura Dern, Bob Meriwether.