Henry would never meet his son. In the novel, Burns is a well-off doctor who attended medical school, but whose training as a surgeon was limited to an apprenticeship with his father in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In the episode "The Incubator", and in this episode only, he is presented as a fool, answering questions of reporters in military double talk. He later comments that he is 62, making the 1890 birthdate more credible. Episode 11/06, "Bombshells." During Margaret's stay in Tokyo, Burns drinks all of Hawkeye's booze, cleans out Hawkeye and BJ's poker winnings of $200, and confesses that he wants to have affairs with two other nurses besides Houlihan: Nurse Kellye, and an unnamed "little red-haired nurse". Skerritt reportedly turned down the offer from 20th Century Fox to reprise his role as Duke on the series because he doubted that a half-hour sitcom adaptation of the film would succeed. Throughout M*A*S*H's run, fans watched Radar, played by Gary Burghoff, grow from a naive 18-year-old who was just drafted with his teddy bear by his side to a Coincidentally, actor Timothy Brown played most of his nine-year NFL career with Philadelphia and was selected to the team's Hall of Fame in 1990.[50]. Fans of the early seasons of "M*A*S*H" will remember the character of Captain Calvin Spaulding, the music-minded doctor played by Loudon Wainwright III who appears in a handful of episodes. Gelbart, Larry & Marks, Lawrence. He convinced a reluctant Hawkeye that the best thing for him now was to return to duty for the last days of the war. During his brief run on the show, it was implied that he and nurse Ginger Bayliss (played by Odessa Cleveland) were romantically involved. In season 3, he remarked that he would be glad to live past age 18, though other ages are given in other episodes, and by then the actor was pushing 30. Radar is briefly promoted to Second Lieutenant as the result of a poker game debt ("Lt. Radar O'Reilly") but soon returns to Corporal after discovering that life as a commissioned officer is more complicated than he had originally thought. [22], Despite his ongoing affair with Major Houlihan, he is unwilling to divorce his wife because his money, stocks, and house are in her name. Unfortunately, this has often backfired on him when both parties he was pranking find out and retaliate. Her son, Michael, confirmed the news to Fox News Digital. In its depiction of the Korean War, "M*A*S*H" spoke out subversively against America's military presence in Vietnam, and while some of the show's content feels a bit dated by modern standards, it broke progressive ground in its day by pushing the boundaries of what comedies and TV shows at large were capable of. Captain B.J. She falls in love with him on the spot, and he quickly asks her to marry him. ", Freedman told those gathered in the operating room: "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice." Burns claims that he was performing superior work, even going so far as to donate blood to a critically wounded soldier in between treating patients and completing the Last Rites benediction in Latin for the deceased after Father Mulcahy passed out from exhaustion. Later, when Trapper and Hawkeye explain to the soldier that all blood is the same, he reflects upon his behavior. Judy Farrell, who portrayed Nurse Able on M*A*S*H opposite her then-husband Mike Farrell and later served as a writer on the ABC soap opera Port Charles, has died.She was 84. In the series pilot, it is clear that he is a surgeon as well as an administrator, and his first name is Hamilton. In talking to psychiatrist Sidney Freedman he first says that the woman had suffocated a chicken, until Freedman led him to admit the repressed memory - the horror of a mother smothering her own baby. However, as a similar omission exists regarding Colonel Potter's decorations, this may simply have been an error by the costume department. This contrasts with an incident in the pilot where he receives his college acceptance letter and leaves to tell his parents, who presumably live nearby. He is married with two daughters. In the show, he was the sergeant in charge of the motor pool. Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. By season seven, Burghoff started experiencing burnout and decided it was time to quit; he finished season seven, then returned the next season for a two-part farewell episode titled "Good-Bye Radar" in which Radar was granted a hardship discharge after the death of his Uncle Ed to help on the family farm, which he accepted after being satisfied that Klinger could adequately replace him.
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Another one of the main recurring nurse characters on "M*A*S*H" was Lieutenant Ginger Bayliss, played by Odessa Cleveland. In the Season 10 episode "Promotion Commotion", Rizzo was one of three 4077th enlisted who appeared before a promotion board consisting of Hawkeye, B.J., and Winchester. [2] His birth name is taken from a member of Hooker's own family named Franklin Pierce.[3]. Regarding his family life, he is divorced from his wife; the only mention of his children is that he has a grown son. (Sparky seems to be at his desk around the clock). Radar is from Ottumwa, Iowa, and joined the army right out of high school. Cutler was played by actress/singer Marcia Strassman. In season six, he receives a Dear John letter from Laverne saying she has found another man, whom she later breaks up with, then becoming engaged to Klinger's supposed best friend. An experimental procedure was said to have restored most of his hearing. In "Henry Please Come Home" Hammond is personally responsible for Henry's short-lived transfer to Tokyo. In contrast to the philandering Trapper John, B.J. Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in MASH, has died. After the "Swampmen" learn that Burns is having an affair with Houlihan, Hawkeye taunts him about it, baiting him to attack just as Blake enters the tent. The show was set at the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in Missouri, where he served as chaplain. Winchester's commanding officer in Tokyo transferred him to the 4077th on temporary duty in retaliation for the major's gloating attitude about beating him at cribbage for $672.17 (equivalent to about $7,130 in 2022). His philosophy on success in the army was that it was possible to never do work, so long as your superiors don't see you enjoy yourself: "Where else [but the Army] can you be a bum and get paid for it?". The announcer on the public address system is heard throughout the film and in most episodes of the series. The character's original defining characteristic was his continual attempts to gain a Section 8 psychiatric discharge from the Army, by habitually wearing women's clothing and engaging in other "crazy" stunts. His sister's religious name is Theresa. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake is introduced in the 1968 novel M*A*S*H and is also a character in the film (played by Roger Bowen) and television series (played by McLean Stevenson). They share a disdain for the "un-military" doctors, against whom they conspire ineffectively. [28], She is the head nurse of the 4077th MASH, the highest-ranking female officer in the unit, and fiercely protective of the women under her command. As he prepares to depart the 4077th to rejoin his unit, he thanks the doctors then turns and salutes Ginger, who returns the salute and wishes him well. Ho-Jon was portrayed by Kim Atwood in the film, and Patrick Adiarte in the series. He even appeared as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live," all the way back in the show's very first season. 1st Lieutenant Maria "Dish" Schneider was played by Jo Ann Pflug in the film and (as Lt. Maggie Dish) by Karen Philipp in the series. As the 4077th's most irreverent surgeon, he blended great comedic timing with moments of intense emotional acting a microcosm of the balance that made the show so great. Unbeknownst to them, a hidden PA microphone is broadcasting their conversation to the whole camp, including her growl to Frank, "kiss my hot lips".
The wedding is cut short by incoming wounded, which leaves Donald in the mess hall, unable to move in his body cast. Sygma via Getty Images. Mike attended grammar school with [20] He also failed to become a male nurse when he couldn't fold bed sheets with hospital corners, and in his hometown the local funeral director sends him Thank You cards every Christmas. (Gary Burghoff is the other.). He's a cigar-chomping, gruff-talking character who was never elevated to the status of a series regular, but he remained a stalwart member of the 4077th until the series finale. as a nurse. In the television series, he is a reservist called up to active duty and taken from his private practice in Bloomington, Illinois. Major Margaret J "Hot Lips" Houlihan appears in the novel, the film (played by Sally Kellerman), and the TV series (Loretta Swit). Who died during the filming of MASH? While he assumes the same general disregard for military discipline exhibited by both Hawkeye and Trapper--going as far as to grow out a moustache at the start of the 7th season in clear violation of Army uniform guidelines (and would be retained by the character for the rest of the series, though Farrell would shave it off immediately after the series ended)[7]--B.J. When he angrily lashes out at her, she pulls rank on him, warning: "I'm a lieutenant, soldier. Christopher, who was diagnosed with cancer about 18 months ago, died in his bed at his home in Pasadena, California, according to his longtime New York-based agent, Robert Malcolm. Drinking problems appear to run in her family. After the war, he went to medical school, and began his service as an Army doctor in 1932,[6] serving in World War II. In the episode "A Full Rich Day", Blake says, "Tony, hit it", cueing the national anthem of Luxembourg over the PA Tony could have been the name of the announcer starting a record or the name of a "live" pianist. He is a skilled surgeon, willing to take extraordinary measures to save a patient, such as in "Heroes", where he undertakes an experimental procedure he had read about in a medical journal, using a primitive open-chest defibrillator and open-chest heart massage. Potter refers to Burns as a head twerp; Hawkeye tells how they became enemies when he remarked Burns lost more patients than food poisoning; Trapper John sneers Burns couldn't cut salami without bungling it; B. J. remarks that Burns became a surgeon after washing out of embalming school. In Episode 17 of Season 5 (Ping Pong) Hawkeye refers to the house boy of The Swamp being drafted two years prior. In the pilot episode, Ho-Jon is accepted at Hawkeye's old college, just as in the novel. She once told Frank that half of her salary went to support her mother; half of that money went towards drying her out, the other half for bail money (her mother was a kleptomaniac). Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in M*A*S*H , died on Sunday. The character on the television show was an anesthesiologist from Australia, often depicted wearing an Australian slouch hat. Klinger's discharge was dropped, and Freedman left the camp. These labels would not leave him, though; as Sidney put it: "From now on, you go through life on high heels." Goldman appears off and on throughout the run of the series, usually when a soldier is needed for a random line or reaction. In the original novel, Ho-Jon is described as a 17-year-old Korean, tall, thin, bright, Christian, and living in Seoul. Potter initially takes a hard line against Klinger's attempts to get discharged but is convinced to let him continue cross-dressing and eventually assigns him to be his new company clerk. Charles Winchester was born in his grandmother's house in the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Beacon Hill, and is part of a wealthy family of Republican Boston Brahmins. However, the producers added a final scene to his last episode in which Radar delivers news that Blake's plane has been shot down with no survivors. Spearchucker's role was limited. It is Mulcahy who alerts the doctors that the camp dentist "Painless" is severely depressed. [36] Although she projects a tough persona she is an emotionally lonely person who had only four close friends in her adult life (once in college and three in nursing school). By the time the series went off the air, he'd accrued a staggering 25 Emmy Award nominations and 12 Golden Globe nods for his work. In "The Price of Tomato Juice", Igor identifies himself as "Maxwell", and Major Frank Burns also refers to him as "Maxwell" in the following line of dialogue. He is transferred stateside for psychiatric evaluation, but although the 4077th is delighted to be finally rid of him, Burns has the last laugh. In M*A*S*H Goes to Maine, Ho-Jon is briefly seen again, having pursued a successful career in university administration. He is also sometimes tasked with duties with Radar, as seen in the season 5 episode "Mulcahy's War". He makes it a point to play up his antics to visiting high-ranking officers in an attempt to gain their sympathy and convince them that he is unfit to serve. In addition to her acting work, Swit has published books on needlepoint and watercolor painting, and she's a seasoned activist in the animal rights field. Like Swit, Farr has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and appeared in every season of "M*A*S*H." He even starred in the short-lived sequel series "AfterMASH," which followed Klinger, Harry Morgan's Sherman T. Potter character, and the late William Christopher's Father Mulcahy (the fourth and final character to feature in all eleven seasons) after they returned home from the war. In "Run for the Money", he stands up for a wounded soldier whose comrades and commanding officer mock his stuttering, encouraging the young man to live up to his intellectual potential. [47] Among the characters Klinger has tried to dress up include Moses, Zoltan King of the Gypsies, Cleopatra, The Statue of Liberty, Snow White, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind; a ballerina, a U.S. Army female nurse, a 1920s flapper, a nun, and a Korean woman. Burns' departure from the series stemmed from the expiration of Linville's original five-year contract for the series, which he opted not to renew, concluding that there was simply no room for further development in the character. Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Samuel Flagg is played by Edward Winter. Frank is last referred to in the second-to-last episode "As Time Goes By", where the question is asked (by Winchester) if anything that was put in the 4077th's time capsule belonged to Burns. Flagg appears in six M*A*S*H episodes: "A Smattering of Intelligence", "Officer of the Day", "White Gold", "Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler? When Burns is left in command of the unit (per military regulations), he generally micromanages camp operations, just for the sake of being in command but demonstrates a profound lack of military competence as well. Although he glibly answers that the initials "B.J." Sometimes, for special calls, Sparky requires a bribe to arrange the connection. In the series, it is unknown where on the base the PA announcer is posted, as Radar is the only one seen in control of the radio and PA system. One of those names, however, applies to Roy Goldman (see above), thus one can assume that the name was merely a one-time usage. She entered nursing school in 1938 and graduated in 1942 when she joined the Army. In the episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", Hawkeye says that he shares a tent with three other doctors. His nickname comes from an incident in which he was caught having sex with a woman in the lavatory aboard a Boston & Maine Railway train: she claimed in her defense that "he trapped me!". He also has claimed to be in two different theaters of War during World War II: In the summer of 1944 on Guam; in December 1944 in the Battle of the Bulge. Flagg is an American intelligence agent who acts paranoid and irrational and appears to the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital to be mentally unstable. He was given the nickname "Hawkeye" by his father, Benjy (Sr.), in the novel and in the series from the character in the novel The Last of the Mohicans, "the only book my old man ever read". The next day, Burns is permanently sent away for psychiatric evaluation in a straitjacket, shot full of tranquilizers. She's one of the camp's most capable nurses and is shown multiple times to be a friend of Hawkeye and Trapper. A nurse at the 4077th, and Henry Blake's paramour during much of the first season, and is at his side through much of the pilot. His most recent starring role was as Detective Louie Provenza in TNT's "The Closer" and "Major Crimes." As a singer-songwriter, he's probably most famous for his notorious comedy song "Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)"; his most recent studio album, "Lifetime Achievement," was released in 2022. In the pilot episode, to raise funds for Ho-Jon's education, Trapper "jokingly" suggests selling Spearchucker. That didn't stop him, however, from delivering a great performance in the 2019 Oscar-nominated Scarlett Johansson/Adam Driver film "Marriage Story." Photo: 20th Century Fox Television. In one episode, "Officer of the Day", he appears with another soldier and his last name is said to be Carter or Willis (it is unclear who is being referred to). He donates his winnings to the local orphanage. WebM*A*S*H cast members. Father Mulcahy was one of three regular M*A*S*H characters to star in the spin-off AfterMASH, with William Christopher joining Harry Morgan and Jamie Farr. She uses her sex appeal to her professional advantage as well as personal satisfaction, as shown by her relationship with Frank Burns. Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in the TV show M*A*S*H, has died following a stroke. For all of its smart writing and direction, however, "M*A*S*H" may have flown under the radar if it weren't for the show's stellar ensemble cast. [19], A borderline-incompetent surgeon (he twice failed the medical exams and only passed by buying the answers the third time - even so it took him seven years to complete medical school), his reputation for incompetence has spread even to the South Korean Army. She is an experienced surgical nurse, so although she thoroughly disapproves of the surgeons' off-duty tomfoolery, she can set her personal feelings aside to appreciate their skills, such as when she came down with appendicitis and asked that Hawkeye, not Burns, perform the surgery if needed.[35]. McLean goes on to star in several failed sitcoms and make fun of In later seasons, his roles were expanding, making him more of a recurring cast member. Trapper: "So are you, Sweetheart, but you don't know it.") The Swampmen, who are very fond of Ho-Jon, arrange to have him sent to Hawkeye's old college in the US. meatball surgery to increasing his efficiency with the large number of critical patients that typically arrive at a time. The film version includes elements of the novel's Major Jonathan Hobson, a very religious man who prays for all souls to be saved. As a surgeon, he does not like the use of firearms and he refuses to carry a sidearm as required by regulations when serving as Officer of the Day. Judy Farrell, the actress and writer best known for her role as Nurse Able on the long-running TV dramedy M*A*S*H, has died at 84. All told, Cleveland appeared in 25 episodes of M*A*S*H spanning seasons 14. She is the Regular Army head nurse of the 4077th and begins allied with Major Frank Burns against the more civilian doctors of the unit. Capt. Actor McLean Stevenson played Blake, and for the first three seasons of "M*A*S*H," Stevenson's Blake drank, fished, and cheated on his wife. In the series finale, at the 4077th's final dinner Rizzo claimed that he would be going home to work on a new moneymaking venture: breeding frogs to sell to French restaurants. The star of the show, both as Captain Hawkeye Pierce and later one of its chief creative forces, Alan Alda is still a big name in Hollywood at age 87. She's remained close with many of her former "M*A*S*H" co-stars, Maxwell actually published his own cookbook. When Radar places a hidden microphone inside Hot Lips's tent as she and Frank Burns have sex, members of the camp listen in, and Mulcahy at first mistakes their conversation (and noises) for an episode of The Bickersons, leaving abruptly when he realizes otherwise. Loretta Swit, who starred as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on "M*A*S*H," says Farrell was "family." The AfterMASH episode "Madness to His Method" has as its frame Colonel Potter writing a letter in Missouri about the episode's situation to an unseen Freedman. The 88-year-old has also appeared on shows like "The Love Boat," "That '70s Show," and "Family Guy," and in films like the "Cannonball Run" series. She returns to the US to take a position in an Army hospital. Keeping with the show's tradition of replacement characters who are in some way the antithesis of their predecessors, Winchester is as skilled a surgeon as Burns was ineptalthough he had to learn how to perform battlefield medicine, a.k.a. First aired November 29, 1977. Potter became chief of staff and chief of surgery of the fictional General Pershing VA Hospital in River Bend, Missouri, where he is joined by Klinger and his wife Soon-Lee, and Father Mulcahy. Burns is also M*A*S*H 4077's Physical Fitness instructor, Food Procurement Officer, Food Inspector (where he came down with a case of food poisoning), and Sanitary Disposal Officer, positions normally filled by a much junior officer. Dennis rarely speaks, and never beyond a few words. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He is an ardent supporter of the anti-communist Senator Joseph McCarthy and appears irritated to learn his wife is becoming involved in Republican Party envelope-stuffing campaigns. Source: (pinterest.com) Hawkeye was a wisecracking, heavy drinking, womanizing, prank-pulling doctor played by Donald Sutherland in the film. He is beloved for his down-to-earth, laid-back manner by many under his command, especially Hawkeye and Trapper John (with whom he drinks, flouts regulations, and chases women). Midway through the series, the "Hot Lips" nickname phases out, with characters addressing her as either Margaret or Major Houlihan, though her nickname is still referenced occasionally. He also has exceptionally good hearing, able to hear helicopters before anyone else and to tell from the rotor sounds if they are coming in loaded or not. The Duke Forrest character did not make it to the TV series. His father graduated from medical school and settled in Crabapple Cove, Maine in 1911. The character's middle name was Harmon in the film and Wendell in the novels. In the TV show, the origin of her nickname is never shown or explained in detail, though it seems to refer to various aspects of her passionate nature. Another time Major Burns manipulates Klinger and Zale into a boxing match, which results in Burns being knocked out by both men. Rizzo enjoys shooting craps and seems to win more than he loses. When Wayne Rogers left "M*A*S*H" between its third and fourth seasons and took his "Trapper" John McIntyre character with him, it would have been fair for fans to have some trepidation about his replacement. Captain "Trapper" John Francis Xavier McIntyre appears in the novels, the film (played by Elliott Gould), the M*A*S*H TV series (played by Wayne Rogers), and the spin-off Trapper John, M.D. He was drafted into the South Korean army, subsequently, wounded and sent back to the 4077th for treatment. Though Winchester did embody some antagonistic qualities similar to that of Burns, he proved over the course throughout his time on the series to be a very different character than his predecessor, being far more intelligent, humane, kind, and skilled in surgery. In the novel, the phrase is first used by Trapper John McIntyre, when he is flirting with Margaret after learning about her affair with Frank Burns. On television, Alan Alda played the Captain. Hawkeye remarks, "Watch the cake die of malpractice!". 4/4/2023 7:35 AM PT. Though by military rank Burns is second-in-command of the unit, he is outranked in medical matters by Hawkeye, who reluctantly accepts appointment by Colonel Blake as Chief Surgeon. In the episodes "For the Good of the Outfit" and "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde", Dennis is General Clayton's jeep driver. He is from Philadelphia and is frequently seen wearing a Loyola sweatshirt. In the same episode, Trapper agrees to participate in a boxing match with a fighter from another outfit in exchange for a promise by Henry Blake that Cutler will be kept at the 4077th. On an episode of St. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon in the film, and in the episode in which Hawkeye becomes chief surgeon, Spearchucker's specialty is indicated as he struggles to do other types of surgery and when he asks Hawkeye for help, he says, "Anything outside the skull, I'm dead". Today, Maxwell spends his professional time discussing the show that made him famous on the podcast "M*A*S*H Matters," which he co-hosts with writer Ryan Patrick. Mulcahy understands that many of his "flock" are non-religious or have other faiths, and does not evangelize them overtly. While originally written to be from New York City, when the producers heard Bailey's southern accent in his first dailies his character was moved to Louisiana. Skerritt was 37 years old at the time. The entire cast reunited in 1991 for Memories of M*A*S*H on CBS. In 2002, the surviving cast members came together for the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special on FOX. His strength as a commander is his ability to maintain the morale of his unit, which he does through heartfelt talk and indulgence of the lunacy that is a hallmark of the 4077th. He also actually served in the military during the Korean War. From then on, he wears his Army uniform more often. One of the most distinct, memorable performances on "M*A*S*H" is that of Jamie Farr, who played the crossdressing Lebanese American corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger. Burghoff is the only actor to play the same character in the 1970 "M*A*S*H" film and the TV series, and it's easy to see why he was brought back. Today, Klinger is arguably one of the most interesting and complicated parts of the show, and much has been written on how the character should be read. Claim: The cast of <em>M*A*S*H</em> did not learn of Col. Blake's death until they were actually filming the scene in which it was announced. In "Promotion Commotion", Igor relentlessly tries to impress Hawkeye and BJ, so he can be promoted to Corporal. His name was not set for several seasons. [31] In the film, the nickname originates from a scene in which she has a tryst with Burns. Burns becomes even more erratic than usual after Houlihan's engagement and even a little before, such as when she was attending a meeting in Tokyo during Season 4 without him.
