Acting
Gene Reynolds
EN, ES cinema · 47 credits
Born
4 April 1923
Died
3 February 2020 (aged 96)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal
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.
Known for
Filmography
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self, Producer
The Whereabouts of Jenny
Director, Producer
Doing Life
Director
In Defense of Kids
Director
Diane
as Montecuculli
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Country Girl
as Larry
Down Three Dark Streets
as Vince Angelino
99 River Street
as Chuck
Slattery's Hurricane
as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
The Big Cat
as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
Jungle Patrol
as Lt. Marion Minor
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Eddie Holden
Eagle Squadron
as The kid
Adventure in Washington
as Marty Driscoll
The Penalty
as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson, as 'Roosty'
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Jimmy McMahon
The Mortal Storm
as Rudi
Santa Fe Trail
as Jason Brown
Gallant Sons
as Johnny Davis
The Blue Bird
as Studious Boy
Edison, the Man
as Jimmy Price
Bad Little Angel
as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
They Shall Have Music
as Frankie
The Flying Irishman
as Young Douglas Corrigan
The Spirit of Culver
as Carruthers
Boys Town
as Tony Ponessa
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Jimmy MacMahon
In Old Chicago
as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Of Human Hearts
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
The Crowd Roars
as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Madame X
as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Captains Courageous
as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
The Californian
as Ramon as a Child
Thunder Trail
as Richard Ames - at 14
Sins of Man
as Karl Freyman as a Boy
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Bobby Smith
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
as Boy (uncredited)
Washee Ironee
as Football Player