William Reynolds
Acting • Born 1931-12-09 – 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.
Filmography
40 credits
Follow Me, Boys!
Movie • 1966
Hoodoo Henderson - Man
Cult of the Cobra
Movie • 1955
Pete Norton
All That Heaven Allows
Movie • 1955
Ned Scott
The Land Unknown
Movie • 1957
Lt. Jack Carmen
The Thing That Couldn't Die
Movie • 1958
Gordon Hawthorne
Away All Boats
Movie • 1956
Ensign Kruger
A Distant Trumpet
Movie • 1964
1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
No Questions Asked
Movie • 1951
Floyd (as William Regnolds)
Son of Ali Baba
Movie • 1952
Mustapha
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie • 1952
Howard Blaisdell
FBI Code 98
Movie • 1963
Special Agent Edward P. Fox
Hairway to the Stars
Movie • 1989
Detective
Mister Cory
Movie • 1957
Alex Wyncott
Dear Brat
Movie • 1951
Robbie Clark (as William Regnolds)
Gunsmoke
Movie • 1953
Brazos
The Raiders
Movie • 1952
Frank Morell
The Battle at Apache Pass
Movie • 1952
Lem Bent
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Movie • 1951
Manfred Rommel (uncredited)
Carrie
Movie • 1952
George Hurstwood, Jr.
The Mississippi Gambler
Movie • 1953
Pierre
The Big Beat
Movie • 1958
John Randall
Francis Goes to West Point
Movie • 1952
Wilbur Van Allen
Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk
Movie • 2007
Interviewee
There's Always Tomorrow
Movie • 1956
Vincent 'Vinnie' Groves
The Gallant Men
TV • 1962
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Special Agent Tom Colby
The Islanders
TV • 1960
Sandy Wade
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Lt. Fitzgerald
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Timothy Mackail
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Jim Bullock
Bronco
TV • 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Bruce McVeigh
Pete Kelly's Blues
TV • 1959
The Roaring 20's
TV • 1960
Maverick
TV • 1957
Bill Gregg
Maverick
TV • 1957
Ted Blake
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
SAC Kendall Lisbon
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Johnny Tremayne
Maverick
TV • 1957
Johnny Rain
Dragnet
TV • 1967
Sgt. William Riddle