Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1923-04-04
Deathday: 2020-02-03 (96 years old)

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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 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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Filmography

all 110

TV Shows 65

Movies 45

Director 41

Producer 8

self 6

Writer 3

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

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television (2024)

Movie
Himself
The Real M*A*S*H

The Real M*A*S*H (2010)

Movie
Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (2009)

Movie
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

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

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)

Movie
Director
Promised Land

Promised Land (1996)

TV
Director
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

TV
8
Director
Hotel Malibu

Hotel Malibu (1994)

TV
Director
Christy

Christy (1994)

TV
Director
Monty

Monty (1994)

TV
Director
Second Chances

Second Chances (1993)

TV
Director
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)

TV
6.7
Self / Producer
Memories of M*A*S*H

Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)

Movie
Director / Producer
The Whereabouts of Jenny

The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991)

Movie
Producer
Blossom

Blossom (1990)

TV
6
Director
Life Goes On

Life Goes On (1989)

TV
6
Director
Studio 5-B

Studio 5-B (1989)

TV
Director
A Fine Romance

A Fine Romance (1989)

TV
Director
HeartBeat

HeartBeat (1988)

TV
Director
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night (1988)

TV
5.76
Creator / Producer
Mr. President

Mr. President (1987)

TV
Director
Doing Life

Doing Life (1986)

Movie
Director
The Duck Factory

The Duck Factory (1984)

TV
Director
In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids (1983)

Movie
Writer
Lou Grant

Lou Grant (1977)

TV
Director
The Fitzpatricks

The Fitzpatricks (1977)

TV
Creator / Producer / Director
Karen

Karen (1975)

TV
Writer
Roll Out

Roll Out (1973)

TV
Executive Producer / Director / Writer / Story
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Producer / Director
Anna and the King

Anna and the King (1972)

TV
Producer / Director / Writer
Room 222

Room 222 (1969)

TV
6
Producer / Director
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)

TV
6
Director
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Director
The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years (1967)

TV
Director
N.Y.P.D.

N.Y.P.D. (1967)

TV
Director
Captain Nice

Captain Nice (1967)

TV
Director
Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife (1966)

TV
Director
Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop (1966)

TV
Director
Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes (1965)

TV
Director
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts (1965)

TV
Director
Gidget

Gidget (1965)

TV
6
Director
F Troop

F Troop (1965)

TV
6
Director
The Munsters

The Munsters (1964)

TV
6.11
Director
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns (1964)

TV
Director
Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me (1964)

TV
Director
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

TV
Director
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV
Director
Margie

Margie (1961)

TV
Director
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride (1961)

TV
Director
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
Director
My Three Sons

My Three Sons (1960)

TV
6
Director
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Director
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Director
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (1958)

TV
6
Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

TV
Director
Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver (1957)

TV
Writer
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo (1957)

TV
Hal Neilson
Whirlybirds

Whirlybirds (1957)

TV
Montecuculli
Diane

Diane (1956)

Movie
Henry Corey
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol (1955)

TV
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Larry
The Country Girl

The Country Girl (1954)

Movie
Hank
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Pvt. Peter Hunter
Studio 57

Studio 57 (1954)

TV
Vince Angelino
Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets (1954)

Movie
Public Defender

Public Defender (1954)

TV
Steve Bailey
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (1954)

TV
The Man Behind the Badge

The Man Behind the Badge (1953)

TV
Chuck
99 River Street

99 River Street (1953)

Movie
Gas Station Man
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
I Led Three Lives

I Led Three Lives (1953)

TV
Archie Goodwin (segment 'The Fine Art of Murder')
Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)

TV
Cpl. Kalinsky
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

TV
George Eastman
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Dragnet

Dragnet (1951)

TV
7
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy (1951)

TV
7.33
Coke
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Jim Andrews
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (1949)

TV
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Slattery's Hurricane

Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

Movie
Wid Hawks, Gil' Son
The Big Cat

The Big Cat (1949)

Movie
Lt. Marion Minor
Jungle Patrol

Jungle Patrol (1948)

Movie
Eddie Holden
Dead End Kids Go To War

Dead End Kids Go To War (1942)

Movie
Eddie Holden
Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air (1942)

Movie
The kid
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron (1942)

Movie
Ru
The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

Movie
Marty Driscoll
Adventure in Washington

Adventure in Washington (1941)

Movie
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson / 'Roosty'
The Penalty

The Penalty (1941)

Movie
Jimmy McMahon
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)

Movie
Jason Brown
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

Movie
Johnny Davis
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons (1940)

Movie
Rudi
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

Movie
Jimmy Price
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
4
Studious Boy
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird (1940)

Movie
Thomas 'Tommy' Wilks
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel (1939)

Movie
Frankie
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music (1939)

Movie
Clyde 'Douglas' Corrigan
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman (1939)

Movie
Carruthers
The Spirit of Culver

The Spirit of Culver (1939)

Movie
Tony Ponessa
Boys Town

Boys Town (1938)

Movie
Tommy McCoy, as a boy
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars (1938)

Movie
Jimmy MacMahon Jr.
Love Finds Andy Hardy

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

Movie
Dion O'Leary (as a boy)
In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago (1938)

Movie
Jason Wilkins - as a Child
Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts (1938)

Movie
7.33
Raymond Fleuriot, Age 12-14
Madame X

Madame X (1937)

Movie
Ramon as a Child
The Californian

The Californian (1937)

Movie
Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1937)

Movie
5
Bobby Smith
Thank You, Jeeves!

Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

Movie
Karl Freyman as a Boy
Sins of Man

Sins of Man (1936)

Movie
Tommy's Friend (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)

Movie
Boy (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Movie
8
Football Player
Washee Ironee

Washee Ironee (1934)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1923-04-04

Deathday
2020-02-03 (96 years old)

Birth Name
Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal

Birth Place
Cleveland, United States of America

Relationships
Ann Sweeney (1979-01-01 - 2020-02-03), Bonnie Jones Reynolds (1967-01-01 - 1976-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal

Awards
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, Writers Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Directors Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award


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