Gene Ryals(1944-2014)
- Actor
Born Emmett Eugene Ryals in Lambert, Mississippi Feburary 29, 1944
(Leap year) the only child of Oakley and Mertie Mae Ryals. Father was
farm machinery mechanic in the Mississippi Delta. Certainly not very
wealthy. Gene joined the U.S.Army at age 17 and spent two and a half
years in Germany, where he met his first wife Cristal Albrecht. They
were married in June 1964. Two children from this marriage: Randall
born March 3 1965 and Carol born November 9 1966. Gene is an avid fan
of B Western movies. Was a close friend of legendary stuntman/actor,
Jock Mahoney. Has attended every Golden Boot Award which was started by
Pat Buttram and Gene Autry in 1982 to honor those who were involved in
the Western Movie Industry. Gene would like to see the B Western make a
comeback and hopes to be a part of that comeback.