The American movie star of the 1970s-1980s Bert Reynolds died at the age of 83. This is reported by CNN with reference to the agent of actor Todd Eisner.

According to available information, the cause of death was a heart attack. The actor died in Florida, where he lived. Reynolds had heart problems for many years, in winter 2010 he had surgery. Subsequently, he was treated for drug addiction caused by medical anesthetics.

Reynolds was born in 1936, grew up in Florida, dreamed of becoming an athlete, but was injured, which put an end to the hopes of making a career in American football. Actor career he began with small theater studios in New York, subsequently got on television, was shot in TV shows and various shows. His star was made the film "Liberation", which was released in 1972.

The actor was one of the highest paid in Hollywood, received the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards, was nominated for an Oscar,. He is known for his lead role in the trilogy "The Policeman and the Bandit", the films "Boogie Nights", "Everything you always wanted to know about sex, but were afraid to ask", "The Time of Mad Dogs" and others. Continued to be shot until the last years of his life and simultaneously taught acting skills. He was planned to participate in the new film project of Quentin Tarantino once Upon a Time in Hollywood next year.