Alfie Wise dead aged 82: Burt Reynold's pal who starred in Smokey & the Bandit & The Cannonball Run star dies
STAR GONE Alfie Wise dead aged 82: Burt Reynold's pal who starred in Smokey & the Bandit & The Cannonball Run star dies
ALFIE Wise, who acted in Smokey and the Bandit and a host of other movies alongside pal Burt Reynolds, has died at 82.
The veteran screen actor passed away from natural causes at a medical facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to long-time fiancée, Stephanie Bliss.
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Alfie Wise has died at 82
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Alfie Wise appearing in the ABC TV series The Fall Guy
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Alfie played a trooper in the prison-set The Longest Yard (1974) - his first onscreen collaboration with Reynolds, who was a famous star in the 1970s and 80s.
He worked again with Reynolds in The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Paternity (1981), Stroker Ace (1983), City Heat (1984) and Heat (1986).
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