Gene Reynolds
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1923
- Died
- February 3, 2020 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gene Reynolds (born Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal, April 4, 1923 - February 3, 2020) was an American actor, television writer, director, and producer. He was one of the producers of the TV series M*A*S*H. Reynolds made his screen debut in the 1934 Our Gang short Washee Ironee, and for the next three decades made numerous appearances in films such as In Old Chicago (1937), Captains Courageous (1937), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), Boys Town (1938), They Shall Have Music (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), Adventure in Washington (1941), Eagle Squadron (1942) and The Country Girl (1954), and on television series like I Love Lucy, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Whirlybirds, and Hallmark Hall of Fame. He was contracted to MGM between 1937 and 1940. He was in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1957, Reynolds joined forces with Frank Gruber and James Brooks to create Tales of Wells Fargo for NBC. During the program's five-year run he wrote and directed numerous episodes. Additional directing credits include multiple episodes of Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, The Farmer's Daughter, My Three Sons, F Troop, Hogan's Heroes, Room 222, and Many Happy Returns. As a writer, director, and producer, Reynolds was involved with two highly successful CBS series in the 1970s and early 1980s. Between 1972 and 1983, he produced 120 episodes of M*A*S*H, which he co-created with Larry Gelbart, and for which he also wrote 11 episodes and directed 24. During that same period, he produced 22 episodes of Lou Grant, for which he wrote (or co-wrote) five episodes and directed 11. Reynolds has been nominated for twenty-four Emmy Awards and won six times, including Outstanding Comedy Series for M*A*S*H and Outstanding Drama Series twice for Lou Grant, which also earned him a Humanitas Prize. He won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series twice for his work on M*A*S*H and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direction of a Drama Series once for his work on Lou Grant. Reynolds was elected President of the Directors Guild of America in 1993, a post he held for four years until 1997. He died on February 3, 2020 at age 96.
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Filmography
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Movie · as Self
The Real M*A*S*H
Movie · as Himself
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Movie · as Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Movie · as Self
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Movie · as Himself
Memories of M*A*S*H
Movie · as Self
Whirlybirds
TV · as Hal Neilson · 1 ep
Diane
Movie · as Montecuculli
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
TV · as Henry Corey · 1 ep
The Country Girl
Movie · as Larry
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie · as Vince Angelino
Climax!
TV · as Hank · 1 ep
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · as Pvt. Peter Hunter · 1 ep
Annie Oakley
TV · as Steve Bailey · 1 ep
99 River Street
Movie · as Chuck
General Electric Theater
TV · as Gas Station Man · 1 ep
I Led Three Lives
TV · 1 ep
The Man Behind the Badge
TV · 1 ep
I Led 3 Lives
TV · as Comrade Dan Ellman · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · as Archie Goodwin · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Cpl. Kalinsky · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as George Eastman · 1 ep
Dragnet
TV · 1 ep
I Love Lucy
TV · as Mr. Taylor (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Living Christ
TV · as Blind Man · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Coke · 1 ep
Slattery's Hurricane
Movie · as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
The Big Cat
Movie · as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Jim Andrews · 1 ep
Jungle Patrol
Movie · as Lt. Marion Minor
Dead End Kids Go To War
Movie · as Eddie Holden
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Movie · as Ru
Junior G-Men of the Air
Movie · as Eddie Holden
Eagle Squadron
Movie · as The kid
Adventure in Washington
Movie · as Marty Driscoll
The Penalty
Movie · as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Movie · as Jimmy McMahon
The Mortal Storm
Movie · as Rudi
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Jason Brown
Gallant Sons
Movie · as Johnny Davis
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Studious Boy
Edison, the Man
Movie · as Jimmy Price
Bad Little Angel
Movie · as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
They Shall Have Music
Movie · as Frankie
The Flying Irishman
Movie · as Young Douglas Corrigan
The Spirit of Culver
Movie · as Carruthers
Boys Town
Movie · as Tony Ponessa
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Movie · as Jimmy MacMahon
In Old Chicago
Movie · as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Of Human Hearts
Movie · as Jason Wilkins as a Child
The Crowd Roars
Movie · as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Madame X
Movie · as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Captains Courageous
Movie · as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
The Californian
Movie · as Ramon as a Child
Thunder Trail
Movie · as Richard Ames - at 14
Sins of Man
Movie · as Karl Freyman as a Boy
Thank You, Jeeves!
Movie · as Bobby Smith
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Movie · as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
Movie · as Boy (uncredited)
Washee Ironee
Movie · as Football Player