Craig Reynolds (born Harold Hugh Enfield, July 15, 1907 – October 22, 1949) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s.

Early life and career

Reynolds was born in

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, in 1907, the son of Leila Maybelle (née Goold) and Oscar Davenport Enfield. Reynolds enjoyed a film career spanning the 1930s and 1940s, although the majority of his roles occurred during the first decade of his career. As an actor with

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he was seen as a rising star and played second lead in several films throughout the 1930s. These included ''

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'' (1935), ''

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'' (1938) and '' The Mystery of Mr. Wong'' (1939). However, his career stalled after he left acting to join up during World War II. He was awarded a

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for his military service, and returned to acting following the war. However, he was killed in October 1949, aged 42, in an accident while riding a motor scooter in Los Angeles.

Personal life

He married actress

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in 1943, with whom he had two sons, John and Dennis. After his death in 1949, she never remarried.

Filmography

*1929: ''

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'' - Young Townsman at Dance (uncredited) *1933: '' Phantom of the Air'' - Blade (uncredited) *1933: ''

Don't Bet on Love ''Don't Bet on Love'' is a 1933 American comedy film directed by Murray Roth and written by Howard Emmett Rogers, Murray Roth and Ben Ryan. The film stars Lew Ayres, Ginger Rogers, Charley Grapewin, Shirley Grey, Tom Dugan and Merna Kennedy. Th ...

'' - Reporter (uncredited) *1933: ''

Gordon of Ghost City ''Gordon of Ghost City'' is a 1933 Pre-Code Universal movie serial based on the novel ''Oh, Promise Me!'' by Peter B. Kyne, directed by Ray Taylor and starring Buck Jones and Madge Bellamy. Plot Buck Gordon is hired to discover who has been ...

'' - Henchman Ed (as Hugh Enfield) *1933: ''

Saturday's Millions ''Saturday's Millions'' is a 1933 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Robert Young, Andy Devine, Leila Hyams and Johnny Mack Brown. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is an a ...

'' - Football Player (uncredited) *1933: '' Only Yesterday'' - Hugh (uncredited) *1933: '' The Perils of Pauline'' - Robert Ward (as Robert Allen) *1934: ''

Cross Country Cruise ''Cross Country Cruise'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code romance film directed by Edward Buzzell and written by Elmer Blaney Harris. The film stars Lew Ayres, June Knight, Alice White, Alan Dinehart, Minna Gombell, and Eugene Pallette. The film was r ...

'' - First Bus Driver (as Hugh Enfield) *1934: '' I'll Tell the World'' - Aviator (as Hugh Enfield) *1934: ''

Let's Be Ritzy ''Let's Be Ritzy'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Harry Sauber and Earle Snell. The film stars Lew Ayres, Patricia Ellis, Isabel Jewell, Frank McHugh, Berton Churchill and Robert McWade. The film ...

'' - Clerk *1934: ''

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'' - Clerk (as Hugh Enfield) *1934: '' Love Birds'' - Bus Driver *1934: '' Million Dollar Ransom'' - Eddie (as Hugh Enfield) *1935: ''

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'' - Bromley (uncredited) *1935: ''

Four Hours to Kill! ''Four Hours to Kill!'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Richard Barthelmess. Plot Taft, a policeman, has fugitive murderer Tony Mako in custody and in handcuffs, two thousand miles from the prison from whi ...

'' - Frank (as Hugh Enfield) *1935: ''

'' - Alphonse (as Hugh Enfield) *1935: ''

The Case of the Lucky Legs ''The Case of the Lucky Legs'' is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer. Plot Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble ...

'' - Frank Patton *1935: ''

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'' - Mr. Harry Adams *1935: '' Dangerous'' - Reporter (uncredited) *1936: ''

Ceiling Zero ''Ceiling Zero'' is a 1936 American adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. The picture stars Cagney as daredevil womanizing pilot "Dizzy" Davis and O'Brien as Jake Lee, his war veteran buddy a ...

'' - Joe Allen *1936: '' The Preview Murder Mystery'' - Actor (uncredited) *1936: ''

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'' - Dam Worker (uncredited) *1936: ''

Times Square Playboy ''Times Square Playboy'' is a 1936 American romance film directed by William C. McGann and starring Warren William, June Travis and Barton MacLane. It is also known by the alternative title of ''His Best Man''. The film's art direction was by E ...

'' - Joe Roberts *1936: '' His Best Man'' - Joe Roberts *1936: ''

Treachery Rides the Range ''Treachery Rides the Range'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald, written by William Jacobs, and starring Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Craig Reynolds, Monte Blue, Carlyle Moore Jr. and Henry Otho. It was released by War ...

'' - Wade Carter *1936: '' Sons o' Guns'' - Lieut. Burton *1936: '' The Golden Arrow'' - Jorgenson *1936: ''

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'' - Ken Williams *1936: '' Stage Struck'' - Gilmore Frost *1936: '' The Voice of Scandal'' - Rex Marchbanks *1936: '' The Case of the Black Cat'' - Frank Oafley *1937: ''

Smart Blonde ''Smart Blonde'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald. Starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane, a fast-talking wisecracking female reporter, teaming up with her boyfriend detective Steve McBride, to solve the killing of an ...

'' - Tom Carney *1937: ''

The Great O'Malley ''The Great O'Malley'' is a 1937 crime film directed by William Dieterle and starring Pat O'Brien, Sybil Jason, Humphrey Bogart, and Ann Sheridan. The 1925 silent version '' The Making of O'Malley'' starred Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill and ...

'' - Motorist Honking Horn *1937: '' Penrod and Sam'' - Roy 'Dude' Hanson *1937: ''

Melody for Two ''Melody for Two'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Louis King and starring James Melton, Patricia Ellis and Marie Wilson. The film is notable for introducing the song " September in the Rain", which subsequently became a pop standard ...

'' - William 'Bill' Hallam *1937: '' The Go Getter'' - Sailor on the Macon (uncredited) *1937: ''

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' is a 1937 drama film directed by William Clemens. It stars Donald Woods as Perry Mason and Ann Dvorak as Della Street, his secretary. Edward McWade plays the role of stuttering Bishop William Mallory. It i ...

'' - Gordon Bixler *1937: ''

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'' - Gambler *1937: '' The Footloose Heiress'' - Bruce 'Butch' Baeder *1937: ''

Back in Circulation ''Back in Circulation'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell. Based on the short story "Angle Shooter" by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Blondell plays a fast-moving newspaper reporter who senses ...

'' - 'Snoopy' Davis, a Reporter *1937: ''

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'' - M. Janin *1937: '' Under Suspicion'' - Nelson Dudley *1938: ''Romance Road'' (Short) - Flood *1938: ''

Making the Headlines ''Making the Headlines'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt. Cast *Jack Holt as Lt. Lewis Nagel *Beverly Roberts as Jeane Sanford *Craig Reynolds as Steve Withers * Marjorie Gateson as Muffin Wi ...

'' - Reporter Steve Withers *1938: '' Female Fugitive'' - Jim Mallory *1938: ''

Romance on the Run ''Romance on the Run'' is a 1938 American comedy crime film directed by Gus Meins and starring Donald Woods and Patricia Ellis. Plot A very expensive necklace known as the "Czarina's Tears" is stolen from Phelps' jewelry shop. The next morn ...

'' - Charlie Cooper *1938: ''

'' - Larry Cummings *1938: '' Slander House'' - Pat Fenton *1938: ''

I Am a Criminal ''I Am a Criminal'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by John W. Krafft. The film stars John Carroll, Kay Linaker, Craig Reynolds, Martin Spellman, Lester Matthews and Mary Kornman. The film was released on Dece ...

'' - Clint Reynolds *1939: ''

Navy Secrets ''Navy Secrets'' is a 1939 American espionage film. Directed by Howard Bretherton, the film stars Fay Wray, Grant Withers, and Dewey Robinson. It was released on February 8, 1939. The screenplay by Harvey Gates was based on the short story "Shore ...

'' - CPO Jimmy Woodford *1939: '' The Mystery of Mr. Wong'' - Peter Harrison *1939: ''

Wall Street Cowboy '' Wall Street Cowboy '' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Plot Wall Street stock marketeers try to swindle Roy Rogers out of his ranch, when molybdenum, a valuable mineral is discovered on the ...

'' - Tony McGrath *1939: ''

The Gentleman from Arizona ''The Gentleman from Arizona'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Earl Haley and written by Earl Haley and Jack O'Donnell. The film stars John 'Dusty' King, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joan Barclay, Ruth Reece, Craig Reynolds and Nora Lan ...

'' - 'Van' Van Wyck *1940: '' Mr. Wong at Headquarters'' - Frank Belden Jr. *1940: '' Son of the Navy'' - Brad Wheeler *1940: '' I Take This Oath'' - Joe Kelly *1944: ''

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'' - Cash Burridge *1945: '' Uncle Harry'' - John Warren *1945: ''

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'' - Bill Endicott *1945: '' The Lost Weekend'' - George - M.M.'s Escort (uncredited) *1946: '' Just Before Dawn'' - Jack Swayne (uncredited) *1946: ''

Queen of Burlesque ''Queen of Burlesque'' is a 1946 American mystery thriller film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Evelyn Ankers, Carleton G. Young and Marion Martin. The film was distributed by the low-budget Producers Releasing Corporation. Rose La Rose, w ...

'' - Joe Nolan *1946: ''

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'' - W. D. Stanfield, Attorney *1947: '' The Fabulous Texan'' - State Policeman (uncredited) *1948: '' The Man from Colorado'' - Parry (uncredited) (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Craig 1907 births 1949 deaths 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Anaheim, California American male film actors American military personnel of World War II Motorcycle road incident deaths Road incident deaths in California Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)