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 character actor and longtime friend of Burt Reynolds who appeared in 10 of his films, has died at 82.

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