When people think of Burt Reynolds and Western TV shows, they generally think " Gunsmoke " but the movie icon actually had a major role in Riverboat about two years earlier. Burt Reynolds is basically the definition of a Hollywood icon. Even if you've never seen him in action, you know he was a star.

Reynolds began acting in the late 1950s, with small one-episode roles, but it wasn't long before he was getting major parts in both movies and on television. From The Twilight Zone to The Last Movie Star , Reynolds' career is one we look back on fondly, and it arguably began with this underrated Western series.

Burt Reynolds' First Major Television Role Was In Riverboat

Before he appeared in Gunsmoke , Burt Reynolds had a starring role in the Western TV series Riverboat as B

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