Gene Reynolds

Born: 1923-04-04

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.


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Captains Courageous

as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
Released: 1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a...

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Santa Fe Trail

as Jason Brown
Released: 1940-12-20

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B....

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The Blue Bird

as Studious Boy
Released: 1940-01-15

An ungrateful girl and her little brother are transported in their dreams by a fairy to a...

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Babes in Toyland

as Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1934-12-14

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the...

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Boys Town

as Tony Ponessa
Released: 1938-09-08

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of...

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The Country Girl

as Larry
Released: 1954-12-15

An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent...

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Diane

as Montecuculli
Released: 1956-01-12

Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's...

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The Mortal Storm

as Rudi
Released: 1940-06-20

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s....

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M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

as Self
Released: 2024-01-01

Join the individuals who made M*A*S*H as they celebrate one of the most beloved, enduringly...

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The Big Cat

as Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
Released: 1949-04-01

A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by...

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99 River Street

as Chuck
Released: 1953-08-21

A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with...

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Thank You, Jeeves!

as Bobby Smith
Released: 1936-10-04

Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.

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The Flying Irishman

as Young Douglas Corrigan
Released: 1939-04-07

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan...

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The Tuttles of Tahiti

as Ru
Released: 1942-05-01

After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has...

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They Shall Have Music

as Frankie
Released: 1939-08-18

The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his...

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Slattery's Hurricane

as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-11

A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his...

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In Old Chicago

as Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Released: 1938-04-15

The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually...

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The Crowd Roars

as Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Released: 1938-08-06

A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the...

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Of Human Hearts

as Jason Wilkins as a Child
Released: 1938-02-11

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil...

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Edison, the Man

as Jimmy Price
Released: 1940-05-10

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story...

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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

as Self
Released: 2004-01-01

Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject:...

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The Penalty

as Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Released: 1941-03-13

In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When...

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The Penalty

as 'Roosty'
Released: 1941-03-13

In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When...

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Love Finds Andy Hardy

as Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
Released: 1938-07-22

Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.

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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as Jimmy McMahon
Released: 1941-02-21

All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the...

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Washee Ironee

as Football Player
Released: 1934-11-13

Rich boy Waldo gets his clothes dirty playing football with the gang just before he has to go to...

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Madame X

as Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Released: 1937-10-01

An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that...

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M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

as Himself
Released: 2002-05-17

The M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special is a retrospective documentary on the CBS-TV series...

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Memories of M*A*S*H

as Self
Released: 1991-11-25

Hosted by one-time M*A*S*H guest star Shelley Long, “Memories of M*A*S*H” included brand-new...

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Bad Little Angel

as Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Released: 1939-10-27

A bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.

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The Californian

as Ramon as a Child
Released: 1937-07-18

Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians...

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Gallant Sons

as Johnny Davis
Released: 1940-11-15

When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to...

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Down Three Dark Streets

as Vince Angelino
Released: 1954-09-02

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.

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Sins of Man

as Karl Freyman as a Boy
Released: 1936-06-19

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche)...

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The Calling of Dan Matthews

as Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
Released: 1935-12-10

Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters),...

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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Himself
Released: 2009-09-22

A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The...

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Eagle Squadron

as The kid
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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Adventure in Washington

as Marty Driscoll
Released: 1941-05-29

A troubled youth is offered the opportunity to serve as a Senate page in Washington, DC.

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Jungle Patrol

as Lt. Marion Minor
Released: 1948-11-01

Eight fighter pilots hold off constant Japanese attacks during the construction of an airstrip...

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The Spirit of Culver

as Carruthers
Released: 1939-03-10

Tom Allen, an orphan accustomed to waiting in bread lines is awarded a scholarship to the Culver...

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Junior G-Men of the Air

as Eddie Holden
Released: 1942-06-30

A group of street kids battle a terrorist gang led by a Japanese spy.

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Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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Climax!

as Hank
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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I Love Lucy

as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
First aired: 1951-10-15

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....

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The Lone Ranger

as Jim Andrews
First aired: 1949-09-15

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring...

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Omnibus

as Archie Goodwin (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")
First aired: 1952-11-09

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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Highway Patrol

as Henry Corey
First aired: 1955-10-03

Highway Patrol was a syndicated, fictional police action series produced from 1955 to 1959,...

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Studio 57

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-09-21

Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont...

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Studio 57

as Pvt. Peter Hunter
First aired: 1954-09-21

Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont...

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Whirlybirds

as Hal Neilson
First aired: 1957-01-03

Whirlybirds is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111...

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The Ford Television Theatre

as Cpl. Kalinsky
First aired: 1952-10-02

This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to...

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Annie Oakley

as Steve Bailey
First aired: 1954-01-09

Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous...

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Public Defender

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-03-11

The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as...

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I Led Three Lives

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-01-01

I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs...

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The Man Behind the Badge

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-10-11

The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series...

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The Living Christ

as Blind Man
First aired: 1951-01-07

The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as George Eastman
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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General Electric Theater

as Gas Station Man
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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