William Reynolds
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-12-09 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2022-08-24
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William de Clerq Reynolds (born December 9, 1931) is a retired American actor. He is best known for his film roles in the 1950s and his television roles in the 1960s and 1970s. Reynolds signed with Universal Studios in 1952 and began appearing in pictures such as Carrie (1952), where he had a prominent role as the son of Laurence Olivier, and the Douglas Sirk melodramas All That Heaven Allows (1955) and There's Always Tomorrow (1956). He often played the son of the leading character. Reynolds became tired of his dull, stereotyped roles in the movies and began his move to television in 1959, playing the title role in Pete Kelly's Blues. In 1960–1961, he starred as Sandy Wade on the ABC/Warner Brothers television series The Islanders. In 1962-1963, Reynolds costarred on ABC's The Gallant Men. Reynolds caught his big break co-starring with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. in another ABC series, the long-running The F.B.I.. Reynolds first made guest appearances in seasons one and two in 1966, before he appeared as series regular Special Agent Tom Colby from 1967 to 1973. He made two appearances as Colby in the ninth season (1973–74). Reynolds left show business after The F.B.I. ended its run and became a businessman.
Most Known For
The Twilight Zone
as Lt. Fitzgerald
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Bruce McVeigh
Maverick
as Bill Gregg
Maverick
as Ted Blake
Maverick
as Johnny Rain
Cheyenne
as Johnny Tremayne
The F.B.I.
as Special Agent Tom Colby
The F.B.I.
as SAC Kendall Lisbon
Dragnet
as Sgt. William Riddle
The Millionaire
as Timothy Mackail
Bronco
The Roaring 20's
The Gallant Men
Lux Video Theatre
as Jim Bullock
The Islanders
as Sandy Wade
All That Heaven Allows
as Ned Scott
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
A Distant Trumpet
as 1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
Gunsmoke
as Brazos
There's Always Tomorrow
as Vincent 'Vinnie' Groves