Gene Reynolds
Acting
Born: April 4, 1923 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: February 3, 2020 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
M*A*S*H
1972
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
The Munsters
1964
I Love Lucy
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Captains Courageous
1937
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Babes in Toyland
1934
Blossom
1990
Boys Town
1938
Photos (3)
Movies (38)
The Country Girl
Larry
Diane
Montecuculli
In Old Chicago
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Soldier (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
Jason Brown
The Blue Bird
Studious Boy
Edison, the Man
Jimmy Price
Captains Courageous
Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
Madame X
Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
The Crowd Roars
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Babes in Toyland
Boy (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
Young Douglas Corrigan
The Mortal Storm
Rudi
The Spirit of Culver
Carruthers
Boys Town
Tony Ponessa
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Ru
Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins as a Child
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Jimmy MacMahon
They Shall Have Music
Frankie
Eagle Squadron
The kid
Down Three Dark Streets
Vince Angelino
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Jimmy McMahon
99 River Street
Chuck
Thunder Trail
Richard Ames - at 14
Adventure in Washington
Marty Driscoll
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
Johnny Davis
Thank You, Jeeves!
Bobby Smith
Junior G-Men of the Air
Eddie Holden
Slattery's Hurricane
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
The Penalty
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
The Penalty
'Roosty'
Jungle Patrol
Lt. Marion Minor
Bad Little Angel
Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Sins of Man
Karl Freyman as a Boy
The Big Cat
Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
The Californian
Ramon as a Child
Washee Ironee
Football Player
TV Shows (18)
Climax!
Hank · 1 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
I Love Lucy
Mr. Taylor (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Jim Andrews · 1 eps
Omnibus
Archie Goodwin · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Cpl. Kalinsky · 1 eps
Highway Patrol
Henry Corey · 1 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Studio 57
Pvt. Peter Hunter · 1 eps
Public Defender
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Coke · 1 eps
Annie Oakley
Steve Bailey · 1 eps
I Led Three Lives
1 eps
Whirlybirds
Hal Neilson · 1 eps
The Man Behind the Badge
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
George Eastman · 1 eps
The Living Christ
Blind Man · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Gas Station Man · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (47)
Mannix
Director
M*A*S*H
Director
The Andy Griffith Show
Director
Hogan's Heroes
Director
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Director
Touched by an Angel
Director
My Three Sons
Director
Leave It to Beaver
Director
The Donna Reed Show
Director
Lou Grant
Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director
The Munsters
Director
77 Sunset Strip
Director
In the Heat of the Night
Director
Peter Gunn
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
Life Goes On
Director
The Farmer's Daughter
Director
Room 222
Director
F Troop
Director
Promised Land
Director
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Director
Christy
Director
The Second Hundred Years
Director
Anna and the King
Director
Gidget
Director
Occasional Wife
Director
Love on a Rooftop
Director
Captain Nice
Director
The Cara Williams Show
Director
N.Y.P.D.
Director
Wendy and Me
Director
Mister Roberts
Director
The Fitzpatricks
Director
Run, Buddy, Run
Director
The Duck Factory
Director
Second Chances
Director
Monty
Director
Many Happy Returns
Director
Father of the Bride
Director
A Fine Romance
Director
HeartBeat
Director
Margie
Director
Karen
Director
The Whereabouts of Jenny
Director
In Defense of Kids
Director
Doing Life
Director
Writing (4)
Producing (12)
M*A*S*H
Executive Producer
Lou Grant
Executive Producer
Lou Grant
Producer
Blossom
Producer
Room 222
Producer
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Producer
Anna and the King
Executive Producer
Mr. President
Producer
Roll Out
Producer
Memories of M*A*S*H
Producer
Karen
Producer
The Whereabouts of Jenny
Producer
