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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 MAS*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 MAS*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 MASH 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 MASH 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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Filmography (Movies)
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2024
The Real M*A*S*H
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/09/2010
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2009
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/05/2002
Memories of M*A*S*H
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/1991
Diane
Character:Montecuculli
Release Date:12/01/1956
The Country Girl
Character:Larry
Release Date:15/12/1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Character:Vince Angelino
Release Date:03/09/1954
99 River Street
Character:Chuck
Release Date:21/08/1953
Slattery's Hurricane
Character:Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1949
The Big Cat
Character:Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
Release Date:01/04/1949
Jungle Patrol
Character:Lt. Marion Minor
Release Date:01/11/1948
Dead End Kids Go To War
Character:Eddie Holden
Release Date:02/10/1942
Junior G-Men of the Air
Character:Eddie Holden
Release Date:30/06/1942
Eagle Squadron
Character:The kid
Release Date:16/06/1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Character:Ru
Release Date:01/05/1942
Adventure in Washington
Character:Marty Driscoll
Release Date:29/05/1941
The Penalty
Character:Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Release Date:13/03/1941
The Penalty
Character:'Roosty'
Release Date:13/03/1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Character:Jimmy McMahon
Release Date:21/02/1941
Santa Fe Trail
Character:Jason Brown
Release Date:20/12/1940
Gallant Sons
Character:Johnny Davis
Release Date:15/11/1940
The Mortal Storm
Character:Rudi
Release Date:20/06/1940
Edison, the Man
Character:Jimmy Price
Release Date:10/05/1940
The Blue Bird
Character:Studious Boy
Release Date:15/01/1940
Bad Little Angel
Character:Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Release Date:27/10/1939
They Shall Have Music
Character:Frankie
Release Date:18/08/1939
The Flying Irishman
Character:Young Douglas Corrigan
Release Date:07/04/1939
The Spirit of Culver
Character:Carruthers
Release Date:10/03/1939
Boys Town
Character:Tony Ponessa
Release Date:08/09/1938
The Crowd Roars
Character:Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Release Date:06/08/1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Character:Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
Release Date:22/07/1938
In Old Chicago
Character:Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Release Date:15/04/1938
Of Human Hearts
Character:Jason Wilkins as a Child
Release Date:11/02/1938
Madame X
Character:Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Release Date:01/10/1937
The Californian
Character:Ramon as a Child
Release Date:18/07/1937
Captains Courageous
Character:Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1937
Thank You, Jeeves!
Character:Bobby Smith
Release Date:04/10/1936
Sins of Man
Character:Karl Freyman as a Boy
Release Date:19/06/1936
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Character:Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1935
Babes in Toyland
Character:Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1934
Washee Ironee
Character:Football Player
Release Date:13/11/1934
Television Appearances
Whirlybirds
Character:Hal Neilson
Highway Patrol
Character:Henry Corey
Climax!
Character:Hank
Studio 57
Character:
Studio 57
Character:Pvt. Peter Hunter
Public Defender
Character:
Annie Oakley
Character:Steve Bailey
The Man Behind the Badge
Character:
I Led 3 Lives
Character:Comrade Dan Ellman
General Electric Theater
Character:Gas Station Man
I Led Three Lives
Character:
Omnibus
Character:Archie Goodwin
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Cpl. Kalinsky
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:George Eastman
Dragnet
Character:
I Love Lucy
Character:Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
The Living Christ
Character:Blind Man
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Coke
The Lone Ranger
Character:Jim Andrews
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