Jerry Reed(1937-2008)
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
Tall, blond haired country & western singer / songwriter from Atlanta
Georgia, who usually appears in films portraying good humored Southern
type characters. Reed was already writing and singing music in high
school, and was signed by Capitol Records to a three-year contract in
1955. However, in 1958, he signed over to NRC Records, and appeared
alongside Ray Stevens and
Joe South, plus he met his future
wife, singer Priscilla Mitchell.
Reed is well known by music fans for his C & W hits including "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down". After striking up a friendship with Burt Reynolds, Reed was cast in small roles in W.W. Dixie (1975), and Gator (1976). He had a natural on-screen charm, and Reynolds picked him to play trucker "Cledus Snow" in the hugely popular Cours après moi shérif (1977), plus he returned to the role in Tu fais pas le poids, shérif! (1980) and Cours après moi shérif 3 (1983).
More recently, Reed has been seen in Air Force : Bat 21 (1988) and Waterboy (1998).
Reed is well known by music fans for his C & W hits including "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)", "Lord, Mr. Ford", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" and "East Bound and Down". After striking up a friendship with Burt Reynolds, Reed was cast in small roles in W.W. Dixie (1975), and Gator (1976). He had a natural on-screen charm, and Reynolds picked him to play trucker "Cledus Snow" in the hugely popular Cours après moi shérif (1977), plus he returned to the role in Tu fais pas le poids, shérif! (1980) and Cours après moi shérif 3 (1983).
More recently, Reed has been seen in Air Force : Bat 21 (1988) and Waterboy (1998).
