[30] In the film, the nickname originates from a scene in which she has a tryst with Burns. Also, where Burns was always the fall-guy and butt of Hawkeye's roasts and insults, Winchester often was able to match wits with Hawkeye and even zinged him back, which Hawkeye seemed to actually respect. Duke makes racist comments about Jones, causing Hawkeye and Trapper to punish Duke. [citation needed]. Fans of the hit sitcom "M*A*S*H" were devastated when Kellye Nakahara Wallett, the beloved actress who played the role of Lt. Nurse Kellye Yamato on the sitcom, passed away on February 16 following a brief battle with cancer. She was 72. Not many of the stars from the iconic sitcom are alive today. Radar appeared in every episode of the show's first three seasons. 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. For example, in "Death Takes a Holiday" he quietly gifts an orphanage with expensive chocolates (a tradition in his family) while the camp assails his stinginess because true charity must be anonymous. Originally from Honolulu, she described herself as "part Chinese, part Hawaiian" in Episode 8/11 "Life Time" and speaks Japanese, as revealed in "Communication Breakdown". They believe their romance is discreet, but it is common knowledge in the camp. [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. He also enjoys smoking "genuine" Cuban cigars made by Puerto Ricans in New Jersey. has arranged painted white stones into the word "GOODBYE", visible from the air. 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). Benjamin (Hawkeye) Pierce: Responsible For The Death Of A Baby. The character also appeared as a new central character in AfterMASH, a spin-off starring the three cast members who had voted (unsuccessfully) to continue the first series. Sadly, in the nearly four decades since the show went off the air, many of the main cast members have passed away, including William Christopher (Father Mulcahy), By Matthew Mohan-Hickson. In early seasons she had several liaisons with visiting colonels or generals who were "old friends". 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. [31] In the seventh-season episode "None Like It Hot", after Margaret talks about a bathtub that is supposed to be kept secret, Hawkeye says to her, "Would you please keep your hot lips sealed? Capt. (Sparky seems to be at his desk around the clock). Company clerk Radar can usually anticipate his wishes and turn them into efficient military orders, but Henry often gets flustered when an important decision needs to be made. Igor became a favorite with both the fan base and the network. 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. Nonetheless, he maintains a dismissive attitude toward his better-trained colleagues, blaming others for his failures. Regarding his family life, he is divorced from his wife; the only mention of his children is that he has a grown son. In the screenplay, Ho-Jon is wounded and sent to the 4077th; however, his surgery is unsuccessful, and he dies. Clayton has somewhat less of a military bearing than Hammond, and seems to want to balance military expediency with "fatherly advice". In the episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", Hawkeye says that he shares a tent with three other doctors. Assigned to quarters in "the Swamp" with Hawkeye and B.J., Winchester found the conditions there appalling, calling the camp upon his arrival "an inflamed boil on the buttocks of the world". Although he glibly answers that the initials "B.J." left for Korea. In the film, it is overtly sexual and broadcast throughout the camp when Radar puts a microphone under Hot Lips' bunk in her tent. He has a virginal awkwardness with women and a fondness for superhero comic books. His full name was never mentioned in the series. Potter was created as a different type of commanding officer than his predecessor: a "Regular Army" career officer, and close to retirement. In the film, Hammond is dismissive of Major Houlihan and her negative report about Blake, while in the TV series Houlihan is a sometime lover whom he remembers fondly. Hunnicutt resided in Mill Valley, California before he was drafted. )[27], 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 Burns was not above misrepresenting events to make himself look better, e.g., "The Novocaine Mutiny", it is unknown if he was telling the truth. In the episode "The Incubator", and in this episode only, he is presented as a fool, answering questions of reporters in military double talk. [37] However, Winchester still has to adjust to the realities of field medicine. His wife eventually learns of the affair and threatens him with divorce; he denies it, describing Houlihan as an "old warhorse" and an "army mule with bosoms", beginning a rift that leads to her engagement to Donald Penobscott, a handsome lieutenant colonel stationed in Tokyo. In the novel and film, Mulcahy is familiarly known by the nickname "Dago Red", a derogatory reference to his ItalianIrish ancestry and the sacramental wine used during Holy Mass. He seems to have extra-sensory perception, appearing at his commander's side, with whatever paperwork is required, before being called; and finishing his sentences before the C.O. She was a nurse at the 4077th MASH during the Korean War. Colonel Sherman Tecumseh Potter appears in the M*A*S*H and AfterMASH television series. Captain Augustus Bedford "Duke" Forrest appears in the novel and the film (played by actor Tom Skerritt). He is also more reserved than his predecessor, often serving as the voice of reason when Hawkeye goes too far. 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. 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. Nothing further is known about the character's fate post-show from the TV series. [56], "Hawkeye (M*A*S*H)" redirects here. 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. 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. However, she faced racial discrimination and he turned to bookmaking, and is only able to escape prison time when Sherman Potter offers a character reference and hires him as his assistant at the veteran's hospital in Missouri where he now works. [47] In a season 3 episode, when asked what happened to "that surgeon you had from Georgia", Trapper answers, "He got sent stateside! His luck at poker is unremarkable, however. Her career has taken a new direction as the head of the "God Is Love in All Forms Christian Church, Incorporated", a cult or sect with the unusual distinction that its entire congregation consists of gay men. For example, in the episode "In Love and War", a new nurse arrives at the 4077th. However, Ugly John was still a recurring character, and may have been one of the "three other doctors". Potter takes pride in the competency of the rest of the medical staff despite their antics. Unfortunately, this has often backfired on him when both parties he was pranking find out and retaliate. While Trapper expresses great love for his wife and daughters, he also fraternizes with the nurses a great deal with no pretense of fidelity. Major Frank Burns, also known as Ferret Face, played by actor Larry Linville, who sadly passed away at the age of 60 after being Episode 1/17, "Sometimes You Hear The Bullet." He and writer Larry Gelbart evolved Radar into a nave farm boy,[39] who still sleeps with his teddy bear and whose favorite beverage is Nehi brand grape soda. Hunnicutt had remained in Korea where he was reassigned to another unit following the July 1953 deactivation of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at the end of M*A*S*H's finale and Dr. Craig also mentions serving in Korea with B.J. His father graduated from medical school and settled in Crabapple Cove, Maine in 1911. Though the motor pool seemed to function well, it did so despite Rizzo's casual work style and frequent naps. In the series of novels co-written with (or ghost-written by) William E. Butterworth, Houlihan reappears as the twice-widowed Margaret Houlihan Wachauf Wilson, both husbands having expired on the nuptial bed through excessive indulgence in her still-outstanding physical charms. However, as a similar omission exists regarding Colonel Potter's decorations, this may simply have been an error by the costume department. When Ginger is doing her rounds in post-op, she looks at his chart and says, "They've got you down as white. Episode 11/06, "Bombshells." In her first appearance, her name changed several times before it finally settled on "Nurse Kellye"; for example, she was referred to as "Nurse Able" in her first appearance in "A Full Rich Day". [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. M*A*S*H actor Timothy Brown has died at 82. He also has his eccentricities, including a love of horses from his cavalry days and an ability to use his Regular Army connections to the unit's advantage. Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson & Other M*A*S*H Stars Who Passed AwayWILLIAM CHRISTOPHER. Actor William Christopher played the role of Father Francis Mulcahy in "M*A*S*H" for 11 seasons. HARRY MORGAN. Harry Morgan played the part of Colonel Sherman T. LARRY LINVILLE. Larry Linville brought the character of Major Franklin Burns into life. WAYNE ROGERS. The beloved actor was known as Trapper John McIntyre. MCLEAN STEVENSON. He was portrayed by Harry Morgan and replaced the departing character of Henry Blake as commander of the 4077th MASH. The character grew steadily from a background (often non-speaking) character in the first season to a speaking character with a character arc of her own, culminating in the season 11 episode "Hey, Look Me Over" which was primarily about the character. Margaret is an army brat, born in an Army base hospital in 1920, the daughter of career artillery (or cavalry) officer Alvin "Howitzer Al" Houlihan (played by Andrew Duggan in the TV series). Freedman led Hawkeye to stop suppressing the memory of seeing a Korean mother smothering her crying baby to keep it silent, so a North Korean patrol would not find and kill or capture their group. One of Ginger's most prominent roles comes in the season 2 episode, "Dear DadThree" where a wounded soldier requests that he be given blood only from white donors. In the novel, it is related that while a poorly paid resident, he had been scouted by the Philadelphia Eagles playing semi-professional football in New Jersey for extra cash, and had been signed by the Eagles, playing with them until he was drafted. His name is only mentioned in the episode "Payday", though Hawkeye jokingly introduces him as his "brother-in-law Leroy" at the Officer's Club. Although he had a rather unremarkable boyhood growing up, by his own admittance he had had several experiences he never forgot: once when young he fell overboard in a pond and nearly drowned as a result of a cruel practical joke (which left him with lifelong claustrophobia); when he was 10 he made his father extremely angry when the elder Pierce found his son in bed with a girl and smoking a cigarette; when he was 12 he found out his father was dating a female bookkeeper; to keep attention to himself Hawkeye selfishly ruined their relationship so they couldn't marry. 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 characters are shocked by the news; the actors were shocked too, as they were not informed of the script change to have Blake die until just before the scene was shot.[11]. The announcer on the public address system is heard throughout the film and in most episodes of the series. Winchester does adjust accordingly, although his skill as a surgeon inadvertently frustrates his hope of transferred back to Tokyo since Col. Potter considers him too valuable to lose. After the "Swampmen" learn that Burns is having an affair with Major Margaret Houlihan, Hawkeye taunts him about it, baiting him to attack just as Blake enters the tent. 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. 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