Gene Reynolds
Acting
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
Acting60
tvWhirlybirds
1957
Hal Neilson
movieDiane
1956
Montecuculli
tvHighway Patrol
1955
Henry Corey
tvClimax!
1954
Hank
tvStudio 57
1954
Pvt. Peter Hunter
movieDown Three Dark Streets
1954
Vince Angelino
tvAnnie Oakley
1954
Steve Bailey
I Led 3 Lives
1953
Comrade Dan Ellman
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Gas Station Man
tvOmnibus
1952
Archie Goodwin
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cpl. Kalinsky
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
George Eastman
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
tvThe Living Christ
1951
Blind Man
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Jim Andrews
movieSlattery's Hurricane
1949
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
movieThe Big Cat
1949
Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
movieJungle Patrol
1948
Lt. Marion Minor
movieJunior G-Men of the Air
1942
Eddie Holden
movieEagle Squadron
1942
The kid
movieAdventure in Washington
1941
Marty Driscoll
movieThe Penalty
1941
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson / 'Roosty'
movieAndy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
Jimmy McMahon
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Jason Brown
movieGallant Sons
1940
Johnny Davis
movieEdison, the Man
1940
Jimmy Price
movieThe Blue Bird
1940
Studious Boy
movieBad Little Angel
1939
Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
movieThe Flying Irishman
1939
Young Douglas Corrigan
movieThe Spirit of Culver
1939
Carruthers
movieBoys Town
1938
Tony Ponessa
movieThe Crowd Roars
1938
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
movieLove Finds Andy Hardy
1938
Jimmy MacMahon
movieIn Old Chicago
1938
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
movieOf Human Hearts
1938
Jason Wilkins as a Child
movieMadame X
1937
Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
movieThe Californian
1937
Ramon as a Child
movieCaptains Courageous
1937
Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
movieThank You, Jeeves!
1936
Bobby Smith
movieSins of Man
1936
Karl Freyman as a Boy
movieThe Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
movieBabes in Toyland
1934
Boy (uncredited)
movieWashee Ironee
1934
Football Player
Directing50
tvPromised Land
1996
Director
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Director
Hotel Malibu
1994
Director
tvChristy
1994
Director
tvMonty
1994
Director
tvSecond Chances
1993
Director
tvLife Goes On
1989
Director
Studio 5-B
1989
Director
tvA Fine Romance
1989
Director
tvHeartBeat
1988
Director
tvIn the Heat of the Night
1988
Director
movieDoing Life
1986
Director
tvThe Duck Factory
1984
Director
movieIn Defense of Kids
1983
Director
tvLou Grant
1977
Director
tvThe Fitzpatricks
1977
Director
tvKaren
1975
Director
tvM*A*S*H
1972
Director
tvAnna and the King
1972
Director
tvRoom 222
1969
Director
tvThe Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
Director
tvMannix
1967
Director
tvThe Second Hundred Years
1967
Director
tvN.Y.P.D.
1967
Director
tvCaptain Nice
1967
Director
tvOccasional Wife
1966
Director
tvRun, Buddy, Run
1966
Director
tvLove on a Rooftop
1966
Director
tvMister Roberts
1965
Director
tvHogan's Heroes
1965
Director
tvGidget
1965
Director
tvF Troop
1965
Director
tvThe Munsters
1964
Director
tvThe Cara Williams Show
1964
Director
tvWendy and Me
1964
Director
tvThe Farmer's Daughter
1963
Director
Margie
1961
Director
tvFather of the Bride
1961
Director
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
Director
tvMy Three Sons
1960
Director
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Director
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958
Director
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Director
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Director
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Director
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Director
Production11
movieMemories of M*A*S*H
1991
Producer
tvBlossom
1990
Producer
tvMr. President
1987
Producer
tvLou Grant
1977
Executive Producer, Producer
tvKaren
1975
Producer
tvRoll Out
1973
Producer
tvM*A*S*H
1972
Executive Producer
tvAnna and the King
1972
Executive Producer
tvRoom 222
1969
Producer
tvThe Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
Producer
Creator5
tvMr. President
1987
Creator
tvLou Grant
1977
Creator
tvKaren
1975
Creator
tvRoll Out
1973
Creator
tvTales of Wells Fargo
1957
Creator