Duke makes racist comments about Jones, causing Hawkeye and Trapper to punish Duke.

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.

Potter is well-liked by his subordinates, especially Radar, who comes to see him as a mentor and father figure after Blake's transfer stateside and subsequent death. Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott was played by two actors, Beeson Carroll and former football player and Tarzan actor Mike Henry. He is later promoted to Sergeant ("Promotion Commotion") and begins to take his duties even more seriously; the writers had decided to "tap into his street skills" to flesh out his character. 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].

He went through his military training at Fort Sam Houston. Although his quiet faith in God is unshakable, Mulcahy is often troubled over whether his role as chaplain and religious leader has importance compared to the doctors' obvious talent for saving lives. He has a keen but dry sense of humor and enjoys practical jokes as well as the occasional prank to get revenge on his bunkmates for something they did or for his amusement.

It was these abilities that earned him the nickname "Radar". Today, Farr is less active in the entertainment industry, but he's been immortalized by his stellar work as Klinger on "M*A*S*H.". Margaret receives her official divorce decree from Donald in the episode "Hot Lips is Back in Town". The star was best known for working on the long-running smash-hit TV series MASH which aired from 1972 until 1983.

On another occasion, he gave away a Bronze Star he was awarded because he felt he did not deserve it.[8]. As Burns holds the same rank as Hawkeye in the novel Blake tries to make sure neither is on duty at the same time, but cannot do so when things get busy. [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.

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. He has starred in more than 200 films. 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. This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the television series M*A*S*H, AfterMASH, W*A*L*T*E*R, and Trapper John, M.D. [16] Burns longs for command of the 4077th himself and resorts to underhanded means in attempting to achieve this end, such as filing misleading complaints about Blake and unsuccessfully preventing Hawkeye and Trapper from testifying in Blake's defense. Rizzo enjoys shooting craps and seems to win more than he loses. In both the film and the series, Hammond has a cordial relationship with Col. Blake. When Hawkeye and B.J. invite Potter to their tent for a post-surgery drink, he is very affable and complimentary of their brewing skills, even giving them tips on how to improve their gin still and get a higher yield of alcohol. WebSandy (maiden name unknown; marriage annulled when she left him for another man while on their honeymoon) Relatives/Children: Mr. O'Reilly (father; deceased) Edna O'Reilly (mother) Edward/Edwin (uncle) Jimmy (cousin) Unnamed younger brother (died in childhood, age unknown) Unnamed younger sister Unnamed older brother Unnamed 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.

Government should get out of his liquor cabinet".[4]. Winchester does adjust accordingly, although his skill as a surgeon inadvertently frustrates his hope of being transferred back to Tokyo since Col. Potter considers him too valuable to lose. Ginger appears to be a competent nurse who is well-liked by the medical staff but occasionally runs afoul of Frank Burns who blames her for his mistakes, leading to Hawkeye and Trapper coming to her defense by pulling pranks on Frank. Finally, in the season seven episode "Peace on Us", Margaret announces she's getting a divorce due to Donald transferring himself to San Francisco without telling her. April 4, 2023 7:02 PM PT. Radar's lovable, put-upon persona is a key piece of the show for the eight seasons that feature him, and it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. In the film, Hawkeye and Trapper are given roughly equal focus, but in the TV series, the character devolved to become more of a sidekick to the character of Hawkeye.

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In later years, she becomes a more relaxed and less criticizing member of the unit, tempering her authority with humanity. The character is seen and heard only once, in the first-season episode "Tuttle". He is also more reserved than his predecessor, often serving as the voice of reason when Hawkeye goes too far.

"Hawkeye (M*A*S*H)" redirects here.

While it wasn't a starring role, G. W. Bailey's performance as Sergeant Rizzo was always great to see on "M*A*S*H." The operator of the motor pool, Rizzo is often used as a gatekeeper in various plotlines throughout the show when other characters want to use a jeep or borrow money. He also is the camp loan shark, getting Charles on his hook at one point to the extent he had to have money sent from home to clear his debt with the cigar-chewing sergeant. Sometimes he is a jeep driver.

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. Spearchucker was shown during several episodes during the first season of the series. She's remained close with many of her former "M*A*S*H" co-stars, Maxwell actually published his own cookbook. Afterward, Mulcahy reluctantly helps the doctors to stage the famous "Last Supper" faux suicide, to convince Painless that he should continue with life. In the movie, he is played by Bud Cort, and Boone's humiliation at the hands of Maj. Burns leads to Trapper striking Burns later that day. 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.

"; in that episode's original script, Klinger was an effeminate gay man ("a silly fag character" as stated by Farr in the documentary Making M*A*S*H), but the writers later agreed that it would be more interesting to have Klinger be heterosexual, but wear dresses in an attempt to gain a Section 8 discharge.

Alda said of Pierce, "Some people think he was very liberal. Some accounts assert the producers were unable to find evidence for black Army surgeons in Korea; there were, however, several black surgeons who served in the US military at the time.[51]. Trapper: "So are you, Sweetheart, but you don't know it.")

He runs the camp public address system and radio station, which are often used in minor gags; in one episode he transmits messages to a Navy carrier by Morse code. In the episode "I Hate a Mystery", Ho-Jon steals many valuable items and Hawkeye's poker winnings to bribe the border guards to bring his family down from the North.

After being prominently featured as Hawkeye's love interest in the pilot, she appeared in only one further episode (Episode 1/11) before leaving the show entirely.

In the pilot episode, to raise funds for Ho-Jon's education, Trapper "jokingly" suggests selling Spearchucker. On other occasions, B.J. The staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. after he is kissed by Margaret. He continued to appear on TV in various capacities in the years after the show ended, including in various spokesman roles and even on game shows.

He has a virginal awkwardness with women and a fondness for superhero comic books. Between long sessions of treating wounded patients, he is found making wisecracks, drinking heavily, carousing, womanizing, and pulling pranks on the people around him, especially Frank Burns and "Hot Lips" Houlihan. He replaced Trapper, both in his position within the unit and as an ally of Hawkeye Pierce and a foil of Frank Burns, appearing in all but one episode of the rest of the series.

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. In the series finale, while releasing POWs from a holding pen in the path of an artillery barrage, he is nearly killed and loses most of his hearing when a shell explodes at close range. When Colonel Potter takes command, Klinger immediately tries the same with him, but Potter sees through the scam immediately. His mother is deceased and he has a sister (although, like Vermont, they are mentioned in some early episodes), and he is close to his father, whoas mentioned in the later episodesis also a doctor. and a scene showing a jeep driving off with the deceased Ho-Jon, causing a brief pause in the poker game.[56]. He thereafter appears in a handful of episodes as a very minor character, played by Bob Gooden. McLean always admitted that he left M*A*S*H because he wanted to be the shows main character. In the TV version, the doctors raise funds for him by raffling off a weekend pass to Tokyo with Nurse Dish. [2] His birth name is taken from a member of Hooker's own family named Franklin Pierce.[3].

In 1989, Swit received a well-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Not many In the first season, McIntyre's chief nurse, nicknamed "Starch", is said to have served with/worked for him in Korea, but never appeared in the novel, movie, or TV series.

A hospital orderly who is innocent and not especially bright.

He serves as an orderly/sentry and later company clerk assigned to the 4077th. 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".

He is transferred stateside for psychiatric evaluation, but although the 4077th is delighted to be finally rid of him, Burns has the last laugh. For seven straight years, Burghoff earned annual nominations at the Emmy Awards for his performance as Radar, winning once in 1977. Nakahara joined Morgan, Christopher, and Farr on AfterMASH, albeit off-camera, as the recurring voice of the public address system at the V.A. In one episode, one of Burns' patients had to have emergency surgery because Burns was too lazy to properly sterilize the patient during an operation.

First aired November 29, 1982. The cast is still on during the wedding ceremony, and he is unable to move without assistance. Humbled, he retreats to the Swamp, where Klinger brings him a Christmas dinner (made up of party leftovers), and they exchange quiet Christmas greetings, on a first-name basis. [45] This leads him to periodically prove himself, such as volunteering for a dangerous mission to demonstrate his courage to a soldier who had shot himself in the foot to get out of combat duty ("Mulcahy's War"), and putting himself in harm's way to retrieve or negotiate for medical supplies ("Tea and Empathy", "Out of Gas"). Potter is married to Mildred, and they have only one daughter and one grandson in some episodes, while in others he has multiple children [such as a son born 1926 who is a dentist] and grandchildren. He was not promoted, but made it clear that he was American "with an American wife and American son, Billy Bubba". He mentions in one episode that he is from Brooklyn, which was the reason he didn't know what people who were heading to California in the late 1840s were looking for when quizzed.

The character was played by an actor not coincidentally named Roy Goldman.

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). He carries with him a pocketful of passes for any potential scam that might arise and has a racket of selling tickets for spying through a peephole into the nurses' shower. 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". The character's middle name was Harmon in the film and Wendell in the novels. Although the character was originally intended to develop a romance with Houlihan,[citation needed] the chemistry between the two was not there, so Charles and Margaret maintain a platonic, professional friendship. [30][29], Her nickname "Hot Lips" has different origins in the original novel, film, and TV show. Hollywood actress Judy Farrell has died at the age of 84. 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. In the film, Ho-Jon is drafted, and Hawkeye drives him to the induction center.

In all iterations, the Spearchucker character is a superior surgeon who was also a stand-out collegiate athlete. This is demonstrated in his agreeing to perform Protestant church services for Colonel Potter ("Welcome to Korea: Part 2"), offering a prayer in Hebrew for a wounded Jewish soldier ("Cowboy"), and explaining the rituals of a Buddhist wedding to other attendees from the camp ("Ping Pong"). According to his own account he has been in practice 10 years (apparently he went to Medical School at age 14; graduated at 18 and somehow missed service in World War II). Sadly, Stevenson died at just 66 years old after a heart attack,

Unlike Blake, he is not afraid to put his foot down when the camp's antics get out of hand, but this is motivated by not wanting to see his troops get into trouble outside of the camp.

Before playing Flagg, Winter played a similar character named Captain Halloran in the episode "Deal Me Out".

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M*A*S*H is a media franchise revolving around the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they attempt to maintain sanity during the harshness of the Korean War. In the first-season episode, "Major Fred C. Dobbs", Ginger is working with Frank in the O.R. On one occasion, he borrowed a deactivated hand grenade from Igor and used it to scare B.J. The MASH surgeons get a big laugh when they saw a film of his wedding - even then Burns couldn't hold a knife while cutting his wedding cake. He convinced a reluctant Hawkeye that the best thing for him now was to return to duty for the last days of the war. Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Franklin Delano Marion "Frank" Burns is the main antagonist in the film (played by Robert Duvall) and the first five seasons of the television series (Larry Linville).

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.

Hollywood actress Judy Farrell has died at the age of 84. Her long-standing affair with Frank ends after she finally realizes that Burns has no intention of divorcing his wife to marry her; she does have an engagement and subsequent marriage to Lieutenant Colonel Donald Penobscott. 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. His first appearance was in the fourth episode, "Chief Surgeon Who? After leaving Korea and the army, Freedman accepts a post at the University of Chicago. Henry attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was the football team's athletic trainer. After saying she was recently involved with a colonel named Donald, Margaret comes to conclude he has cheated on her, and she flies into a rage against the nurse. That same year, Alda was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for his long career as an actor, writer, director, and producer. He attended the fictional Androscoggin College. WebM*A*S*H: Created by Larry Gelbart. Both medals were stolen by Hawkeye and given to people who deserved them: an underage Marine (played by Ron Howard);[25] and a Korean mother and her infant son who had been shot just before she gave birth. In the early part of the series he was a stock character of comic relief who usually talked about the Korean orphans taken care of by Catholic nuns. 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.

In addition, Potter, who had been managing administrative work before his assignment to the 4077th with the asset of knowing many of his superiors as personal acquaintances, possesses formidable skills as a surgeon and for keeping morale high in the operating room. He once refers to Henry Blake as "a dear friend", though Blake always addresses him as "General." In "Comrades in Arms", Margaret receives a letter from Donald that was meant for another womana letter that says unkind things about Margaret and hints at Donald having an affair with the other woman. WebLarry Gelbart (developed for television by) (251 episodes, 1972-1983) Larry Gelbart (written by) (30 episodes, 1972-1976) Larry Gelbart Played by Odessa Cleveland on the TV series, Ginger is one of few nurses to have a recurring, speaking role in the series as the same character. Ginger is a commissioned Lieutenant but is not a stickler for rules or military discipline like Major Houlihan.

Judy Farrell, known for her role as Nurse Able in M*A*S*H , died on Sunday. "M*A*S*H" is a series that defined an era of television, balancing smart comedy with heavy, sometimes politicized storylines. He was in practice for 12 years before going to Korea in 1950. I'm just crazy!" WebM*A*S*H (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American war comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983.

This is also the only time his rank and real name are mentioned. For the Australian public servant, see.

However, as a similar omission exists regarding Colonel Potter's decorations, this may simply have been an error by the costume department. Episode 1/17, "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet." In the movie, General Hammond's first name is Charles, and he is very enthusiastic about football, challenging the 4077th to a game against his 325th Evac unit. ", Frank has a quiet, insightful conversation with Trapper, where he admits that he grew up in a strict family where he couldn't talk at meals, and that he became a snitch, "so I could talk to somebody.". 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. 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]. He is portrayed by Dennis Fimple, who plays him with a noticeable Southern US accent. 1st Lt./Capt. 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.

After rehabilitation, he resumes his position as "Swampboy." Dennis has glasses and straight, light hair, and usually has a mustache. The first "Hot Lips," Sally Kellerman (who originated the role in the classic 1970 Robert Altman film the series would be based on), died in 2022 .

[citation needed]. Radar frequently looks to the doctors for advice, and increasingly regards Henry Blake and then Sherman Potter as father figures, having lost his elderly father at a young age.

The Duke Forrest character did not make it to the TV series. Muldoon". The same thing happened to the character in the television series. In AfterMASH, it is revealed that Max and Soon Lee found her family and helped them reestablish themselves as farmers, then moved together to the U.S. to settle down. Another of the four stars to make it through all eleven seasons of "M*A*S*H," Loretta Swit played head nurse Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the show. There is a running joke that Mulcahy always wins the betting pools. Nonetheless, he maintains a dismissive attitude toward his better-trained colleagues, blaming others for his failures. 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. 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. Skerritt was 37 years old at the time. Gelbart, Larry & Marks, Lawrence. WebM*A*S*H. 72 Metascore. Potter is from Hannibal, Missouri, one-quarter Cherokee[12] and possesses a passion and fondness for horses. 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. As for Klinger's religion, in an early show, Klinger said he gave up being an atheist for Lent.

He is also sometimes tasked with duties with Radar, as seen in the season 5 episode "Mulcahy's War".

", "The Abduction of Margaret Houlihan", and "Rally 'Round the Flagg, Boys". In M*A*S*H Mania, he is shown to have become the director of admissions at Androscoggin College (Hawkeye's alma mater). He had harsh words with Winchester when the latter, acting as motor pool officer, required him to completely disassemble a jeep's engine and lay it out on white sheets, for no good reason that Rizzo could see. But he was also a traditional conservative. WebBack in the day he was one of the best characters of all time on M.A.S.H., but like every part thats ever been written it had to end eventually.

Calling her "Hot Lips", Trapper suggests that they should get together since he has become Chief Surgeon and she is the Chief Nurse.