Gene Reynolds
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1923-04-04
Day of Death
2020-02-03 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gene Reynolds
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
Acting
(2024)
(2010)
The Real M*A*S*H
as Himself
(2009)
(2004)
(2002)
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
as Himself
(1991)
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self
(1956)
Diane
as Montecuculli
(1954)
The Country Girl
as Larry
(1954)
Down Three Dark Streets
as Vince Angelino
(1953)
99 River Street
as Chuck
(1949)
The Big Cat
as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
(1949)
Slattery's Hurricane
as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
(1948)
Jungle Patrol
as Lt. Marion Minor
(1942)
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
as The kid
(1942)
Dead End Kids Go To War
as Eddie Holden
(1942)
Junior G-Men of the Air
as Eddie Holden
(1941)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Jimmy McMahon
(1941)
The Penalty
as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
(1941)
The Penalty
as 'Roosty'
(1941)
Adventure in Washington
as Marty Driscoll
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Jason Brown
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Rudi
(1940)
The Blue Bird
as Studious Boy
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Jimmy Price
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Johnny Davis
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Frankie
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as Young Douglas Corrigan
(1939)
Bad Little Angel
as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
(1939)
The Spirit of Culver
as Carruthers
(1938)
In Old Chicago
as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
(1938)
Boys Town
as Tony Ponessa
(1938)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
(1938)
Of Human Hearts
as Jason Wilkins as a Child
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
(1937)
Madame X
as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
(1937)
The Californian
as Ramon as a Child
(1936)
Sins of Man
as Karl Freyman as a Boy
(1936)
Thank You, Jeeves!
as Bobby Smith
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Boy (uncredited)
(1934)
Washee Ironee
as Football Player
Crew
(1991)
The Whereabouts of Jenny
Director, Producer
(1991)
Memories of M*A*S*H
Producer
(1986)
Doing Life
Director
(1983)
In Defense of Kids
Director