Gene Reynolds
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1923-04-04
- Died
- 2020-02-03
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Dragnet
1951
Climax!
1954
as Hank
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Jim Andrews
Omnibus
1952
as Archie Goodwin
Highway Patrol
1955
as Henry Corey
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Cpl. Kalinsky
Public Defender
1954
Studio 57
1954
as Pvt. Peter Hunter
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Coke
Annie Oakley
1954
as Steve Bailey
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Whirlybirds
1957
as Hal Neilson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as George Eastman
General Electric Theater
1953
as Gas Station Man
The Living Christ
1951
as Blind Man
I Led 3 Lives
1953
as Comrade Dan Ellman
Movies (42)
Eagle Squadron
1942
as The kid
Captains Courageous
1937
as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Boy (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Jason Brown
The Blue Bird
1940
as Studious Boy
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
as Self
The Country Girl
1954
as Larry
Down Three Dark Streets
1954
as Vince Angelino
Diane
1956
as Montecuculli
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Rudi
Boys Town
1938
as Tony Ponessa
Edison, the Man
1940
as Jimmy Price
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
2024
as Self
Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Of Human Hearts
1938
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
In Old Chicago
1938
as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Madame X
1937
as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002
as Himself
Adventure in Washington
1941
as Marty Driscoll
99 River Street
1953
as Chuck
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Ru
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Frankie
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991
as Self
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
The Penalty
1941
as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
The Big Cat
1949
as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
Dead End Kids Go To War
1942
as Eddie Holden
Sins of Man
1936
as Karl Freyman as a Boy
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Jimmy McMahon
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009
as Self
Gallant Sons
1940
as Johnny Davis
Jungle Patrol
1948
as Lt. Marion Minor
The Californian
1937
as Ramon as a Child
Thank You, Jeeves!
1936
as Bobby Smith
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
The Flying Irishman
1939
as Young Douglas Corrigan
Junior G-Men of the Air
1942
as Eddie Holden
The Real M*A*S*H
2010
as Himself
Washee Ironee
1934
as Football Player
The Spirit of Culver
1939
as Carruthers
About Gene Reynolds
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… With 60 credits spanning from 1934 to 2024, Gene Reynolds has appeared in 42 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gene Reynolds Movies
- Eagle Squadron (1942) — as The kid
- Captains Courageous (1937) — as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
- Babes in Toyland (1934) — as Boy (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Trail (1940) — as Jason Brown
- The Blue Bird (1940) — as Studious Boy
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