How many MASH actors have now died?

[CTyankee]

I know Mclain Stevenson, Col. Potter, Father Mulcahy are deceased.

It's too sad to lose more and more of these cast members. Stiers was such fun...

Each death of these great cast members seems like a blow.

We used to watch reruns just to get the "old feeling" back of that series...

[Eugene]

1. Don't forget Trapper John and Major Burns.

[hlthe2b]

5. Yes.. Frank Burns actor died a long time ago

[Docreed2003]

2. By my recollection

McClain Stevenson, Harry Morgan, William Christopher, Stiers, Wayne Rogers, Larry Linville, Allan Arbus are those who were regulars on the show who have deceased. Sorry, I’m a M*A*S*H nerd

[subterranean]

7. Also Edward Winter, who played Col. Flagg.

One of my favorite characters from the earlier episodes, although he wasn't exactly a "regular."

[Docreed2003]

14. Yep...you are absolutely right

Had forgot him. And Col Flagg was a great recurring character!

[CTyankee]

21. we loved Flagg! He was so funny...

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Dont apologize, the best TV show ever or certainly top 3 with All In The Family

and Dick Van Dyke or whatever.

In a recent interview with the master, Alan, I was surprised to hear he had any involvement in writiing or directing any of the first 3 seasons, I knew about subsequent seasons

One Episode 19: "The Long John Flap" Written
Two Episode 5: "Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde" Written with Robert Klane
Episode 23: "Mail Call" Directed
Three Episode 16: "Bulletin Board" Directed

He said he never ONCE thought about politics in any of the shows he wrote, even though he was simultaneously very involved in the ERA movement.

No matter how you cut it, the show was AMAZINGLY funny and dramatic at the same time....



psst...secret, I have a friend who had a guest star role on an episode...

[louis-t]

11. Cool. I went to school with a girl who had a bit part on

Married With Children.

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. He had a part on that one also. Actually.

I asked him what was Ed like in real life, said he was kinda caustic but not too bad and that Christina was a sweetheart and very nice.

[Docreed2003]

13. Very cool story....

My favorite episode from those early seasons is “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet”.

If it had not been for the characters of Hawkeye, Trapper, and BJ....I doubt I’d be a surgeon today. Such an amazing show! And jealous that your friend was in a cameo!!

(Edit...that show is also why I’m an unabashed liberal!)

[Eliot Rosewater]

15. You are a surgeon? Cool, and that the show impacted you, even cooler. Or you know what I mean LOL

I think if you were to meet Alan Alda and tell him that it would make his day. Although he would say that he was only trying to entertain, not educate.

My friend recalls Alan going out of his way to welcome him, a nobody so to speak, when he arrived on set.

[Docreed2003]

18. So...

I’ve often thought about trying to reach out to Alda. Not only am I a surgeon but I’m a combat surgeon that served at a forward hospital in Afghanistan. I literally operated in crappy conditions and lived in my own SWAP, for seven months, minus the sweet Still!

I’m fully aware that “Hawkeye” is a character and not Alda himself, but his personification and bedside manner influenced me significantly, same for Mike Ferrell as BJ.

It might be totally naive, but I think they might appreciate hearing of the impact they had...

[Eliot Rosewater]

20. tweet him

https://twitter.com/alanalda?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[Skittles]

23. not naive

actors love that kind of stuff - especially someone like Alan Alda

[True Dough]

3. We still have Radar O'Reilly

Gary Burghoff is 74. Alive and kicking. Have a grape Nehi in his honor!

[SoCalNative]

6. Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Alan Alda and Loretta Swit

are still with us.

[CTyankee]

22. IIRC, Gary is a right winger now. So disappointing...

[True Dough]

24. Didn't know that

Well, I hope Ottumwa, Iowa, is forever blue to drive him around the bend!

[hlthe2b]

9. Living: Hawkeye (Alan Alda), BJ (Mike Farrell), Radar (Gary Burghoff), Klinger (Jamie Farr) Hot Lips

(Loretta Switt), Nurse Kellye (Kelleye Nakahara), Igor (Jeff Maxwell) are all still living.

Dwindling though.

[Freddie]

16. Mike Farrell is in The Assassination of Gianni Versace

He’s one of the other murder victims, a (probably) closeted real estate tycoon in his 70’s. He’s got white hair but still looks good.

[hlthe2b]

17. Like Alda (and Switt) a great progressive, too

[hlthe2b]

10. the actor who played Col Flagg died some time ago too. (Edward Winter)

[hlthe2b]

19. Lt Rizzo is still living too--OMG I had no idea that the actor (G W Bailey) who played Rizzo

is likewise Lt Provenza on the Closer and Major Crimes!

I truly never recognized him as the same person: