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Home/People/Gene Dynarski
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Born
Sep 13, 1932Died: Feb 27, 2020
Lived 87 years
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

16
Movies
40
TV Shows
Also Known As
Eugene Dynarski
IMDb Profile

Gene Dynarski

Acting

Biography
Eugene "Gene" Dynarski (September 13, 1933 – February 27, 2020) was an American actor. Three of the most popular projects that he has been involved with were two Steven Spielberg films, Duel and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Westwood Studios computer game Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
Apple Jack poster

Apple Jack

as Helmut Jitters
2003
Movers & Shakers poster

Movers & Shakers

as Board Member
1985
Best Defense poster

Best Defense

as Gil
1984
Sins of the Past poster

Sins of the Past

as Ralph Easton
1984
Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Ike
1977
All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men

as Court Clerk
1976
Earthquake poster

Earthquake

as Dam Caretaker
1974
The Gun poster

The Gun

as Mr. Russell
1974
Airport 1975 poster

Airport 1975

as 1st. Friend
1974
Double Indemnity poster

Double Indemnity

as Sam Bonventura
1973
Duel poster

Duel

as Man in Cafe
1971
Black Chariot poster

Black Chariot

as Doctor
1971
Then Came Bronson poster

Then Came Bronson

as Boots Kowalski
1969
The Sound of Anger poster

The Sound of Anger

as Lieutenant Morrisey
1968
In Enemy Country poster

In Enemy Country

as Capek (as Eugene Dynarski)
1968
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Morituri

as Merchant Marine (uncredited)
1965