Legendary actor Burt Reynolds' career spans almost six decades with roles in film and TV. The actor's macho good looks made him the coveted leading man in the 60's and 70's and landed him a centerfold spread in Cosmopolitan magazine, the first for the magazine and actor. </br></br>Burt Reynolds is pictured circa 1972.

Burt Reynolds is seen here in his senior year in 1954 at West Palm Beach High School in, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Burt Reynolds, as Quint Asper, peers to one side as he walks with a gun holster over his shoulder in a scene from an episode of "Gunsmoke."

Burt Reynolds, as Peaul Crewe, walks across the prison football field in a scene from "The Longest Yard."

Burt Reynolds, as Bandit, and Sally Field, as Carrie, in a scene from "Smokey and the Bandit."

Actor Burt Reynolds receives some assistance after finding himself up to his elbows in cement during ceremonies marking him the 162nd person to be honored by Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Sept. 25, 1981. The ceremonies preceded the world premiere of "Paternity," in which Reynolds stars with actress Beverly D'Angelo.

Burt Reynolds gives actress Sally Field a hug at the Ma Maison restaurant, Jan. 25, 1978, in Los Angeles.

Burt Reynolds, as Lewis Medlock, holds onto a rock as he struggles to get out of the water in a scene from "Deliverance," directed by John Boorman.

Burt Reynolds, as Stroker Ace, and Loni Anderson, as Pembrook Feeney, in a scene from "Stroker Ace."

Actors Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson pictured in 1992.

Burt Reynolds peers into the viewfinder of a camera while directing an episode of "Hitchcock," Sept. 27, 1985.

Goldie Hawn, as Paula McCullen, and Burt Reynolds, as Richard Babson, lay in bed in a scene from "Best Friends."

Burt Reynolds, center, as Jack Horner, speaks with Mark Wahlberg, as Dirk Diggler, in a scene from "Boogie Nights."

Burt Reynolds arrives to A24 And DirecTV's "The Last Movie Star" Premiere at the Egyptian Theatre, March 22, 2018, in Hollywood.