“Long before moving west to become what he somewhat ruefully described as a ‘game show fixture,’ Mr. Reilly was an actor and an acting teacher in New York City. In 1962, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Bud Frump in the original Broadway production of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.’ But he was proudest of ‘The Belle of Amherst,’ a one-woman play starring Julie Harris based on the life of Emily Dickinson, which he directed on Broadway” in 1976.