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What was Paul Williams most famous for?
Paul Williams began his career as an actor with his portrayal of a 12-year-old prodigy in The Loved One (1965), playing opposite Jonathan Winters. He is probably best-known for his roles as Little Enos in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies, as well as the orangutan Virgil in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
Did Paul Williams ever walk again?
Then just 30-years-old, his boxing career was brought to an abrupt end and he was left paralyzed from the waist down. On Friday night, almost 4 years after he was told that he would never walk again, Williams made an inspiring return to boxing as a trainer.
What hit song did Paul Williams sing?
So You Wanna Be a BoxerYou Give a Little LoveFat Sam’s Grand SlamI Went Down A Beggar But I Came…My Name Is TallulahThe Hell Of It
Paul Williams/Songs
Did Melvin Franklin have a wife?
Kimberly EnglishMelvin Franklin / Wife (m.?–1995)
What actors were in Smokey and the bandit?
Three actors from the main cast of The Dukes of Hazzard appear in small uncredited roles in Smokey and the Bandit: Ben Jones, John Schneider and Sonny Shroyer (who played a police officer in both). In return, Reynolds portrayed the Dukes character Boss Hogg (originally portrayed by Sorrell Booke) in the film adaptation The Dukes of Hazzard (2005).
Who was the sheriff in Smokey and the bandit?
Sheriff Buford T. Justice or Smokey is a character in the feature film Smokey and the Bandit, and its sequels Smokey and the Bandit II and Smokey and the Bandit, Part 3. He was played by Jackie Gleason in all three films. He is a Texas county sheriff.
Who was the basset hound in Smokey and the bandit?
There is a Basset Hound in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series. The dog, Fred, was personally picked by lead actor Burt Reynolds because it refused to obey commands. In the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, a Basset Hound called Flash served as a companion to Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane.
Who was in Smokey and the bandit?
Smokey and the Bandit: Directed by Hal Needham. With Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry. The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.