Person Details

Birthday: 1923-04-04 06:28:45

Death: 2020-02-03 06:28:45

Aliases: Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 37

TV Involvements: 71


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

M*A*S*H
Average
8

M*A*S*H

(1972) Story
The Andy Griffith Show
Average
7

The Andy Griffith Show

(1960) Director
Hogan's Heroes
Average
8

Hogan's Heroes

(1965) Director
Lou Grant
Average
7

Lou Grant

(1977) Creator
77 Sunset Strip
Average
7

77 Sunset Strip

(1958) Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Average
7

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1958) Director
My Three Sons
Average
6

My Three Sons

(1960) Director
The Munsters
Average
8

The Munsters

(1964) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
2010 Himself
2009 Himself
2004 Self
2002 Himself
1991 Self
1957 Hal Neilson
1956 Montecuculli
1955 Henry Corey
1954 Larry
Hank
N/A
Vince Angelino
N/A
Steve Bailey
1953 N/A
Chuck
Gas Station Man
N/A
1952 Archie Goodwin (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")
Cpl. Kalinsky
1951 George Eastman
N/A
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
1950 Coke
1949 Jim Andrews
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
1948 Lt. Marion Minor
1942 Eddie Holden
Eddie Holden
The kid
Ru
1941 Marty Driscoll
'Roosty'
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Jimmy McMahon
1940 Jason Brown
Johnny Davis
Rudi
Jimmy Price
Studious Boy
1939 Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Frankie
Young Douglas Corrigan
Carruthers
1938 Tony Ponessa
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
Jason Wilkins as a Child
1937 Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Ramon as a Child
Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
1936 Bobby Smith
Karl Freyman as a Boy
1935 Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
1934 Boy (uncredited)
Football Player
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1996 Director
1994 Director
Director
Director
Director
1993 Director
Director
1991 Director
1989 Director
Director
Director
1988 Director
Director
1986 Director
1984 Director
1983 Director
1977 Director
1975 Director
1972 Director
Director
1969 Director
1968 Director
1967 Director
Director
Director
Director
1966 Director
Director
1965 Director
Director
Director
Director
1964 Director
Director
Director
1963 Director
Director
1961 Director
Director
1960 Director
Director
1958 Director
Director
Director
Director
1957 Director
1955 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Creator

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1977 Writer
1972 Writer
Story
1969 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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