A ctor 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 friend Burt Reynolds, whom he collaborated with on numerous projects in his career.

Wise played a trooper in the prison-set The Longest Yard (1974), his first onscreen collaboration with Reynolds, and he worked with the movie star in The End (1978), Hooper (1978), Starting Over (1979), Paternity (1981), Stroker Ace (1983), City Heat (1984) and Heat (1986) as well.

Alfie Wise, the longtime Burt Reynolds friend, film sidekick and personal assistant who had bit parts in 10 of the movie star's films including "The Cannonball Run," "Smokey and the Bandit" and "The Longest Yard,