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!.
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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.