About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1923-04-04
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Gene Reynolds

Overview

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 M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television Actor Self 59
Average
2010 The Real M*A*S*H Actor Himself N/A
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2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman Actor Himself 59
Average
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Actor Self 59
Average
2002 M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion Actor Himself 59
Average
1991 Memories of M*A*S*H Actor Self N/A
N/A
1956 Diane Actor Montecuculli 59
Average
1954 The Country Girl Actor Larry 60
Fair
1954 Down Three Dark Streets Actor Vince Angelino 58
Average
1953 99 River Street Actor Chuck 60
Fair
1949 Slattery's Hurricane Actor Control Tower Operator (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Big Cat Actor Wid Hawks, Gil' Son 58
Average
1948 Jungle Patrol Actor Lt. Marion Minor 59
Average
1942 Dead End Kids Go To War Actor Eddie Holden N/A
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1942 Junior G-Men of the Air Actor Eddie Holden 59
Average
1942 Eagle Squadron Actor The kid N/A
N/A
1942 The Tuttles of Tahiti Actor Ru 59
Average
1941 Adventure in Washington Actor Marty Driscoll 59
Average
1941 The Penalty Actor 'Roosty' 59
Average
1941 The Penalty Actor Russell 'Roosty' Nelson 59
Average
1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Actor Jimmy McMahon 58
Average
1940 Santa Fe Trail Actor Jason Brown 58
Average
1940 Gallant Sons Actor Johnny Davis 59
Average
1940 The Mortal Storm Actor Rudi 60
Fair
1940 Edison, the Man Actor Jimmy Price 59
Average
1940 The Blue Bird Actor Studious Boy 59
Average
1939 Bad Little Angel Actor Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks 58
Average
1939 They Shall Have Music Actor Frankie 59
Average
1939 The Flying Irishman Actor Young Douglas Corrigan 58
Average
1939 The Spirit of Culver Actor Carruthers N/A
N/A
1938 Boys Town Actor Tony Ponessa 60
Fair
1938 The Crowd Roars Actor Tommy McCoy, as a boy 59
Average
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy Actor Jimmy MacMahon Jr. 59
Average
1938 In Old Chicago Actor Dion O'Leary (as a boy) 59
Average
1938 Of Human Hearts Actor Jason Wilkins as a Child 59
Average
1937 Madame X Actor Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14 59
Average
1937 The Californian Actor Ramon as a Child N/A
N/A
1937 Captains Courageous Actor Boy in Print Shop (uncredited) 62
Fair
1936 Thank You, Jeeves! Actor Bobby Smith 59
Average
1936 Sins of Man Actor Karl Freyman as a Boy N/A
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1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews Actor Tommy's Friend (uncredited) 58
Average
1934 Babes in Toyland Actor Boy (uncredited) 59
Average
1934 Washee Ironee Actor Football Player 59
Average

Directing
1991 The Whereabouts of Jenny Directing Director 58
Average
1986 Doing Life Directing Director 59
Average
1983 In Defense of Kids Directing Director 59
Average

Production
1991 Memories of M*A*S*H Production Producer N/A
N/A
1991 The Whereabouts of Jenny Production Producer 58
Average
1990 Blossom Production Producer 64
Fair
1987 Mr. President Production Producer 69
Fair
1977 Lou Grant Production Executive Producer 70
Good
1975 Karen Production Producer 69
Fair
1973 Roll Out Production Producer 69
Fair
1972 M*A*S*H Production Executive Producer 78
Good
1972 Anna and the King Production Producer 69
Fair
1969 Room 222 Production Producer 67
Fair
1968 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Production Producer 68
Fair