William Reynolds, who played Special Agent Tom Colby, opposite Ephraim Zimbalist Jr., for the past seven seasons of the ABC crime drama. FBI, died. He was 90 years old.
Reynolds died Wednesday in Wildomar, Calif., of pneumonia complicated by an illness unrelated to COVID-19, a family spokesperson said.
The Los Angeles native also starred in three other television series, all of which were short-lived: as a trumpeter on the 1959 NBC drama. pete kelly bluesCreated by Jack Webb; on ABC islanders, a 1960-61 adventure series set in the East Indies; and in the WWII series gallant menwhich aired on ABC from 1962 to 1963.
In 1960, Reynolds had a memorable role as a World War II officer who can’t ignore the sinister light on the faces of his men, who are doomed to die in a recognized crowd. the twilight zone The first episode of the season “Purple Covenant”.
On the big screen, he appeared in Douglas Sirk’s melodramas. Everything Heaven Gives (1955) and there is always tomorrow (1956); He worked with Donald O’Connor and Jore Francis goes to West Point (1952); and starred in the cult science fiction film One thing that cannot die (1958).
After appearing as a guest in the first two seasons. FBIWarner Bros. television and producer Quinn Martin, Reynolds took a career break when he was hired to play Colby in 1967, alongside Zimbalist as Inspector Lewis Erskine.
He stayed with the show until its end in 1974, then turned his back on Hollywood and became a successful businessman.
born William De Klerk Reynolds on December 9, 1931, Reynolds appeared in three films in 1951: Dear brother, no questions asked and, as the son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (James Mason), St. The Desert Fox: The Rommel Story.
In 1952, Reynolds signed a contract with Universal Pictures and played the son of Laurence Olivier’s character. Carrie And Mustafa, Tony Curtis’s Kashma Baba’s Best Friend Ali Baba’s son. These were just two of the seven films he appeared in that year.
After his military service in Japan during the Korean War, Reynolds returned to Universal and starred in a supernatural thriller. snake cult (1955), followed by investments away from all ships (1956), unknown land (1957), Mr Corey (1957) and big beat (1958).
Meeting Webb led to a more productive career in television series, and her small-screen resume included guest roles. bronco, millionaire, train wagon, roar 20s, Cheyenne, Dredge s Dissident.
In February 1960, Reynolds and Richard L. Nudes, the creator islandershe was injured when his plane crashed in the Caribbean after filming an episode of the series. The pair, along with two others, survived after swimming six kilometers to the Jamaican coast.
He was married to actress Molly Sinclair for 42 years until her death in 1992.
The survivors include their children Carrie (and her husband Brian) and Eric (and his wife Nikki); grandchildren Anthony and Nicholas; and grandson january
A public memorial service and tribute will be held at Miller Jones Menifee Memorial Park in Menifee, California on September 10 at 1 pm.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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