Jerry Reed
Acting Born Mar 20, 1937 Died Sep 1, 2008 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 36 credits
Biography
Jerry Reed was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He appeared in more than a dozen films. Reed's signature songs include "Guitar Man," "A Thing Called Love," "Alabama Wild Man," "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (which won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance), "Ko-Ko Joe", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, in which he co-starred), "The Bird," and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)".
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Austin City Limits: Country
Ramblin Man 2
The Waterboy
Bat★21Bat★21 · Executive Producer
What Comes AroundWhat Comes Around · Director
Mama's FamilySmokey and the Bandit Part 3The SurvivorsStroker AceCountry Gold
Madame's Place
Mid-South WrestlingLynda Carter's CelebrationThe Nashville PalaceAll-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSmokey and the Bandit II
Concrete CowboysHot Stuff
High-Ballin'
Smokey and the BanditSmokey and the Bandit · Original Music ComposerNashville 99
AliceGator
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Dinah!Music Country USA
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Bobbie Gentry
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Merv Griffin Show
American Bandstand
Full filmography
- Austin City Limits: Country (2001)
- Ramblin Man 2 (1999) as Reed
- The Waterboy (1998) as Red Beaulieu
- Bat★21 (1988) as Col. George Walker
- Bat★21 (1988) Executive Producer
- What Comes Around (1985) as Joe Hawkins
- What Comes Around (1985) Director
- Mama's Family (1983) as Leonard Oates
- Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) as Cletus / The Bandit
- The Survivors (1983) as Jack Locke
- Stroker Ace (1983) as Self - End Credit Outtakes
- Country Gold (1983) as Self
- Madame's Place (1982) as Self
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jerry Reed (Self - Fan)
- Lynda Carter's Celebration (1981) as Self
- The Nashville Palace (1981) as Himself
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds (1981) as Self
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980) as Self
- Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) as Cledus Snow
- Concrete Cowboys (1979) as J.D. Reed
- Hot Stuff (1979) as Doug von Horne
- High-Ballin' (1978) as Duke
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) as Cledus 'Snowman' Snow
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Original Music Composer
- Nashville 99 (1977) as Det. Trace Mayne
- Alice (1976) as Himself
- Gator (1976) as Bama McCall
- W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) as Wayne
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Music Country USA (1974) as Self
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972) as Jerry Reed (voice)
- Bobbie Gentry (1968) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- American Bandstand (1957) as Self
- The American Love Affair Music