Biografía

Tried to talk Gary Burghoff out of leaving M.A.S.H. (1972), citing the lackluster careers of McLean Stevenson and Larry Linville after their departures, but to no avail.

While he was a cast member on M.A.S.H. (1972) as Captain BJ Hunnicut, his first wife, Judy Farrell, also appeared on M.A.S.H. (1972) playing various nurse characters.

It was Alan Alda's idea for him to grow a mustache in the seventh season, which he kept for the rest of the show's run.

Served in the U. S. Marines 1957 - 1959.

Best friend of Alan Alda.

I think alternative sentencing, if I understand your use of the term, is a good idea for some offenders, who can then continue to be useful members of society at the same time as they are having their activities restricted by law, but is not appropriate for those who have demonstrated, for example, a propensity for violence against others.

(On joining the cast of M.A.S.H. (1972)): "I began to sweat at the [thought] that if this show fails in the fourth season, I'm going to wear it around my neck for the rest of my life: the guy who sank M.A.S.H. (1972).

(On the final episode of M.A.S.H. (1972)): It was one of the hardest things I've ever done as an actor, because there were times when it wasn't appropriate to be crying.

(Who presided over the largest C.I.A. station in the world, which was Honduras): I mean it's just a pathetic thing. I laugh about it now, but Honduras was the base for the Contras against Nicaragua. Honduras was also the repository of a great number of refugees from the horror in Guatemala and the terrible brutality in El Salvador. We were there trying to deal with the needs of the people who were refugees and who were being treated abominably by their own governments and by the United States if every way they could be. I remember coming back from Honduras and talking to the Assistant Secretary of State for Latin American Affairs. I told him about the brutality that was being visited on these people.

(On besides playing somebody else other than "BJ Hunnicut," he was offered another role): The script. I liked the fact that it was serious and a bit wacky and I liked the idea of dealing with family issues. After reading it I told my agent it would be worth a meeting with them and I liked it even better after meeting the people involved. Meeting Melina was the icing on the cake.