Gene Reynolds
Acting
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.
Born: April 4, 1923
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Himself
as Self
as Hal Neilson
as Montecuculli
as Henry Corey
as Larry
as Hank
as Pvt. Peter Hunter
as Vince Angelino
as Steve Bailey
as Chuck
as Gas Station Man
as Archie Goodwin
as Cpl. Kalinsky
as George Eastman
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
as Blind Man
as Jim Andrews
as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
as Lt. Marion Minor
as Eddie Holden
as The kid
as Marty Driscoll
as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
as 'Roosty'
as Jimmy McMahon
as Jason Brown
as Johnny Davis
as Rudi
as Jimmy Price
as Studious Boy
as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
as Frankie
as Young Douglas Corrigan
as Carruthers
as Tony Ponessa
as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
as Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
as Ramon as a Child
as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
as Bobby Smith
as Karl Freyman as a Boy
as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
as Football Player