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Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Actor · Producer
96 years (Apr 4, 1923 – Feb 3, 2020)Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known for
  1. 1938 Tony Ponessain Boys Town
  2. 1954 Larryin The Country Girl
  3. 1940 Jason Brownin Santa Fe Trail
Gene Reynolds has worked in the acting trade in American film and television, and the record offers the outline rather than the detail. One credit that can be pinned down is 'Boys Town', playing Tony Ponessa. 'The Mortal Storm' sits in the filmography beside the rest. His filmography opens in 1934. He has been working on screen for about 92 years. He won the Emmy for 'M*A*S*H'.
Known for
  1. 1938 Tony Ponessain Boys Town
  2. 1954 Larryin The Country Girl
  3. 1940 Jason Brownin Santa Fe Trail
Gene Reynolds has worked in the acting trade in American film and television, and the record offers the outline rather than the detail. One credit that can be pinned down is 'Boys Town', playing Tony Ponessa. 'The Mortal Storm' sits in the filmography beside the rest. His filmography opens in 1934. He has been working on screen for about 92 years. He won the Emmy for 'M*A*S*H'.
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Hank
★ 3.8
1957Season 4
Whirlybirds
Hal Neilson
★ 6.0
1957Season 1
I Love Lucy
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
★ 7.9
1956Season 6
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Soldier (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1956
Diane
Montecuculli
★ 6.0
1956
Highway Patrol
Henry Corey
★ 6.2
1955Season 1
Studio 57
Pvt. Peter Hunter
★ 7.5
1955Season 2
The Country Girl
Larry
★ 7.0
1954
The Ford Television Theatre
Cpl. Kalinsky
★ 7.8
1954Season 3
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gene Reynolds still alive?
Gene Reynolds passed away on February 3, 2020 at age 96.
What are the most famous roles of Gene Reynolds?
Gene Reynolds is best known for roles in Captains Courageous, Babes in Toyland, Boys Town.
How many movies has Gene Reynolds been in?
Over a 86-year career (since 1934), Gene Reynolds has appeared in 37 movies and 12 TV shows.
What was Gene Reynolds's first movie?
The career of Gene Reynolds began with Washee Ironee (1934).
What is Gene Reynolds's most recent movie or series?
Gene Reynolds's most recent release is The Real M*A*S*H, which premiered on September 1, 2010.
What TV shows has Gene Reynolds appeared in?
On television, Gene Reynolds has appeared in I Love Lucy, Dragnet, The Lone Ranger, Climax!.
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Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds
1923-04-04 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

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