<P> Sheriff Buford T. Justice is a fictional character played by Jackie Gleason in the films Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ) , Smokey and the Bandit II ( 1980 ) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 ( 1983 ) . He is a determined , foul - mouthed Texas sheriff , from Montague County , and he chases `` the Bandit '' all over the Southern United States . Film reviewer Christian Toto writes that Sheriff Justice is `` a volcano trapped in the body of a husky law enforcer , a man whose sense of outrage threatens to boil over in every scene . '' </P>
<P> Sheriff Buford T. Justice is a fictional character played by Jackie Gleason in the films Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ) , Smokey and the Bandit II ( 1980 ) and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 ( 1983 ) . He is a determined , foul - mouthed Texas sheriff , from Montague County , and he chases `` the Bandit '' all over the Southern United States . Film reviewer Christian Toto writes that Sheriff Justice is `` a volcano trapped in the body of a husky law enforcer , a man whose sense of outrage threatens to boil over in every scene . '' </P>
who played buford t justice in smokey and the bandit
who played buford t justice in smokey and the bandit
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason