William Reynolds (born December 9, 1931, in Los Angeles) is a retired American television and film actor. He is best known for television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.
Reynolds’ mother died when he was five years old, and he was sent to boarding schools. He eventually attended Pasadena City College and worked in their radio department. After a talent agent spotted the handsome, capable actor in some minor theatrical roles, Reynolds signed with Un...
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William Reynolds (born December 9, 1931, in Los Angeles) is a retired American television and film actor. He is best known for television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.
Reynolds’ mother died when he was five years old, and he was sent to boarding schools. He eventually attended Pasadena City College and worked in their radio department. After a talent agent spotted the handsome, capable actor in some minor theatrical roles, Reynolds signed with Universal Studios in 1952 and began appearing in pictures such as Carrie (1952), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and There’s Always Tomorrow (1956). He often played the son of the leading character.
Reynolds tired of his dull, stereotyped roles in the movies and began his move to television in the late 1950s with the soon-cancelled Pete Kelly's Blues. In 1960–1961, he starred in the ABC series The Islanders with James Philbrook and Diane Brewster. He then costarred on ABC's The Gallant Men in 1962–1963. Reynolds caught his big break co-starring...
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