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M*A*S*H television series cast members c. 1974. Back row: Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, and Gary Burghoff. Front row: Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, and McLean Stevenson This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise created by Richard Hooker, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors (1968) and its sequels M*A*S*H Goes to Maine ...
Alan Alda (/ ˈ ɑː l d ə /; born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; January 28, 1936) is an American actor.A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner and a three-time Tony Award nominee, he is best known for playing Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the CBS wartime sitcom M*A*S*H (1972–1983).
M*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. It was developed by Larry Gelbart as the first original spin-off series adapted from the 1970 film of the same name, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.
The cast from the M*A*S*H series appeared in advertising for IBM products, such as the PS/2 line that introduced the PS/2 connector for keyboards and mice. Fox developed a M*A*S*H video game that was released for the Atari 2600 , Atari 8-bit computers , and TI-99/4A . [ 5 ]
In 1951, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea is assigned two new surgeons, "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Duke" Forrest, who arrive in a stolen Army Jeep.They are insubordinate, womanizing, mischievous rule-breakers, but they soon prove to be excellent combat surgeons.
The regular cast originally consisted of Alan Alda as Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce and Wayne Rogers as Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre, two surgeons; McLean Stevenson as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, a surgeon and the base commander; Loretta Swit as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan, the head nurse; Larry Linville as Major ...
Hawkeye gets a concussion in a jeep accident and finds shelter in a Korean farmer's home, where he talks nonstop to maintain consciousness while one of the family members goes for help. Note – Alan Alda is the only regular cast member to appear in this episode.
Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce: Nominated Best TV Show - Comedy or Musical — Nominated 1974 : Best Supporting Actor - Television: McLean Stevenson as Henry Blake: Won Best Supporting Actress - Television: Loretta Swit as Margaret Houlihan: Nominated Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical: Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce: Nominated 1975 : Won 1976