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Gene Reynolds

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Known For

96 Years Old

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.

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 4th April 1923

Died

3rd February 2020

All Credits

Dragnet Image
Dragnet
I Love Lucy Image
I Love Lucy
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
I Led Three Lives Image
I Led Three Lives
Annie Oakley Image
Annie Oakley
Steve Bailey
Whirlybirds Image
Whirlybirds
Hal Neilson
The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
Jim Andrews
Highway Patrol Image
Highway Patrol
Henry Corey
The Man Behind the Badge Image
The Man Behind the Badge
Public Defender Image
Public Defender
The Ford Television Theatre Image
The Ford Television Theatre
Cpl. Kalinsky
Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Archie Goodwin
Studio 57 Image
Studio 57
Pvt. Peter Hunter
Studio 57 Image
Studio 57
Climax! Image
Climax!
Hank
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Lux Video Theatre
Coke
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
George Eastman
The Living Christ Image
The Living Christ
Blind Man
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Gas Station Man
Babes in Toyland Image
Babes in Toyland
Boy (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail Image
Santa Fe Trail
Jason Brown
Captains Courageous Image
Captains Courageous
Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
The Country Girl Image
The Country Girl
Larry
The Mortal Storm Image
The Mortal Storm
Rudi
Boys Town Image
Boys Town
Tony Ponessa
Of Human Hearts Image
Of Human Hearts
Jason Wilkins as a Child
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M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Himself
Diane Image
Diane
Montecuculli
In Old Chicago Image
In Old Chicago
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Edison, the Man Image
Edison, the Man
Jimmy Price
99 River Street Image
99 River Street
Chuck
Eagle Squadron Image
Eagle Squadron
The kid
The Big Cat Image
The Big Cat
Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
Madame X Image
Madame X
Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Love Finds Andy Hardy Image
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television Image
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Self
They Shall Have Music Image
They Shall Have Music
Frankie
The Blue Bird Image
The Blue Bird
Studious Boy
Down Three Dark Streets Image
Down Three Dark Streets
Vince Angelino
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary Image
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Jimmy McMahon
Bad Little Angel Image
Bad Little Angel
Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Slattery's Hurricane Image
Slattery's Hurricane
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
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The Crowd Roars
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Image
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
The Californian Image
The Californian
Ramon as a Child
Thank You, Jeeves! Image
Thank You, Jeeves!
Bobby Smith
Gallant Sons Image
Gallant Sons
Johnny Davis
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The Tuttles of Tahiti
Ru
Adventure in Washington Image
Adventure in Washington
Marty Driscoll
The Penalty Image
The Penalty
'Roosty'
The Penalty Image
The Penalty
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
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Memories of M*A*S*H
Self
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The Calling of Dan Matthews
Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
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The Flying Irishman
Young Douglas Corrigan
Jungle Patrol Image
Jungle Patrol
Lt. Marion Minor
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Dead End Kids Go To War
Eddie Holden
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The Spirit of Culver
Carruthers
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Junior G-Men of the Air
Eddie Holden
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Sins of Man
Karl Freyman as a Boy
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The Real M*A*S*H
Himself
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Washee Ironee
Football Player