Longtime "Smokey and The Bandit" fans might be interested to learn the Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason diner scene was ...

Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the Bandit II." Fans of that movie — including Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess ...

Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films. Participants in "The Bandit Run," a large, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - 18 years ago, fans of the film Smokey and the Bandit met to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film and to re-enact the drive that Smokey took from Texarkana to Atlanta, ...

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

Actor Alfie Wise has died, aged 82, it's been announced. He's remembered for his roles in films like Smokey and the Bandit, which starred his late pal Burt Reynolds. It's been reported that Alfie died ...

Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds. The ...