Carl Warren Reindel (January 20, 1935 – September 4, 2009) was an American actor, who was known for portraying Lieutenant Kenneth M. Taylor in the epic war film Tora! Tora! Tora!.

Formative years Carl was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 20, 1935.

Career

Reidel appeared in plays such as Babes in Arms, I Married an Angel, Guys and Dolls, and Tchin-Tchin.

He made several appearances on popular television series. In 1964, he appeared on Perry Mason as the defendant and title character, Barry Davis, in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout" and in 1966 he played golf caddy and murderer Danny Bright in "The Case of the Golfer's Gambit."

In 1966, Episode 25, on the series, Gidget, he played Scott Baker, a paid watchful eye, to make sure Gidget was safe on a weekend away at a surfboard competition. He also appeared on Gunsmoke (S7E31 - "Cale"), as the title named young cowboy set on doing things his way, but usually for good. He reprised his role of Cale in the S8E1 of Gunsmoke, suspected as a horse thief.The F.B.I., Bonanza, The Virginian (as Carl Reindell) and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and also played the son of a man bent on vengeance on the western series Wagon Train before leaving show business in the early 1980s.

In 1968 he played "Mike" in Elvis Presley's Speedway and "Stanton" in Steve McQueen's hit film Bullitt.

Death Reindel died from a heart attack at the age of 74, on September 4, 2009, in Valley Village, Los Angeles.

TV and filmography

Naked City (TV series, 1961) - Shag The New Breed (TV series, 1962) - Gene Garrity Cheyenne (TV, 1962) - Terry 'Billy' Brown Rawhide (TV, 1962) - Ben Whitney The Virginian (TV, 1962) - Bruce McCallum Gunsmoke (TV series, 1962–1965) - Cale / Dave Carson / Emmett Calhoun Bonanza (TV series, 1962–1970) - Frank Wells / Andrew 'Andy' Buchanan / Billy Horn (3 episodes) Dr. Kildare (TV series, 1963) - Joe Sartell Laramie (TV series, 1963) - Cass GE True (TV series, 1963) - Doug Tolliver 77 Sunset Strip (TV series, 1963) - Paul Atwell Wagon Train (TV series, 1963) - Adam Bancroft He Rides Tall (1964) - Gil McCloud Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV, 1964) - Evans Perry Mason (TV, 1964–1966) - Danny Bright / Barry Davis The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series, 1965) - Gus Combat! (TV series, 1966) - Pvt. Murray 12 O'Clock High (TV series, 1966) - Lieutenant Dickey Gidget (TV series, 1966) - Scott Death Valley Days (TV, 1966) - Jack Desmond / Jim Bridger Follow Me, Boys! (1966) - Tank Captain (uncredited) Shane (TV series, 1966) - Jed Andrews The F.B.I. (TV series, 1966–1968) - Roy Carey / Bobby Hendricks / Gene Black The Fugitive (TV series, 1967) - Assistant The Mothers-in-Law (TV series, 1967) - Golf Starter Speedway (1968) - Mike Bullitt (1968) - Carl Stanton Ironside (TV series, 1968–1970) - Bobby Patterson / Richy Bolton The Thousand Plane Raid (1969) - Bombardier (uncredited) The Gypsy Moths (1969) - Pilot Adam-12 (TV series, 1969) - Mark Gurney The New People (TV series, 1969) - Dan Stoner Medical Center (TV series, 1969–1970) - Dr. Sam Hauser The Young Lawyers (TV series, 1970) - Ernie Blake The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) - Pete Dodge Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Lieutenant Kenneth M. Taylor The Most Deadly Game (TV series, 1971) - Jed The Psychiatrist (TV series, 1971) - Larry The Andromeda Strain (1971) - Lt. Comroe The Forgotten Man (1971, TV Movie) - Lieutenant Diamonte Gemini Man (TV mini-series, 1976) - 8nd Agent The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series, 1977) - Jensen Quincy, M.E. (TV series, 1980) - Roger Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series, 1981) - Air Force Sergeant (final appearance)

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Carl Reindel Papers dated circa 1950s-1968 contains press clippings, photos, correspondence, scripts, programs, and production posters from Broadway shows Reindel starred in along with a scrapbook and photographs of Laine Rosen are held by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University Libraries. Obituary – Tributes.com Social Security Death Index