'My doctor said I needed to undergo bypass surgery immediately,' he told People at the time. Reynolds, known for his manly swagger, and was something of a 1970s sex symbol after rising to prominence on TV shows Gunsmoke and Dan August (pictured in an ad for his luxury mail catalog business) His ex girlfriend, and the 'one that got away' Sally Field, 71, also paid tribute saying he 'will be in my history and my heart, for as long as I live'.Tributes have begun pouring in for Reynolds from his many costars, friends and fans including Goldie Hawn, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elihaj Wood.He described the love of his life as ex-girlfriend Sally Field, his Smokey costar whom he dated on-off for five years in the '70s and '80s.The star was married twice, both ending in divorce to actresses Loni Anderson and Judy Carne, with whom he had a son, Quinton Anderson Reynolds.He also struggled with addiction and in 2009, Reynolds checked into rehab for an addiction to prescription drugs.
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He was also filming Tarantino's new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.Reynolds was best known for his roles in 1972's Deliverance, 1977's Smokey and the Bandit, and 1997's Boogie Nights.Actor went into cardiac arrest and died at Jupiter Medical in Florida on Thursday.
Hollywood icon, sex symbol, legend: Deliverance star Burt Reynolds dies of a heart attack, age 82, following a decade of health struggles