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Gary Burghoff

Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is an American actor who is known for originating the role of Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film M*A*S*H, as well as the TV series. He was a regular on television game show Match Game from 1974 to 1979 for 204 episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly, who was in New York doing a Broadway play, and continued to make recurring appearances afterwards.

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Born
Gary Rich Burghoff (1943-05-24) May 24, 1943 (age 82)Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Education
Delavan High School, Delavan, Wisconsin
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1967–1995, 2010
Spouses
mw- Janet Gayle (m. 1971; div. 1979) Elisabeth Bostrom (m. 1985; div. 2005)
Children
3

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1970
Role(s)
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
1971
Role(s)
Ted Bufman
1975
Twigs
Role(s)
Clergyman
Notes
TV movie
1979
Role(s)
Bob Willis
Notes
TV movie
1980
Role(s)
Bill Taylor
Notes
TV movie
1991
Doubles
Role(s)
Arnie
1992
Small Kill
Role(s)
Fleck / Lady Esmerelda
Notes
Also director
1995
Behind the Waterfall
Role(s)
Mr. Connors
2010
Daniel's Lot
Role(s)
Pastor Mahoney
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1970
M*A*S*H
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
1971
I Love You
Ted Bufman
1975
Twigs
Clergyman
TV movie
1979
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Bob Willis
TV movie
1980
Casino
Bill Taylor
TV movie
1991
Doubles
Arnie
1992
Small Kill
Fleck / Lady Esmerelda
Also director
1995
Behind the Waterfall
Mr. Connors
2010
Daniel's Lot
Pastor Mahoney
· Filmography › Television
1967
Role(s)
Boy
Notes
Episode: "An Evening Journey to Conway Massachusetts"
1969
Role(s)
Mike Butterworth
Notes
Episode: "Take a Computer to Lunch"
1970
Role(s)
Watson
Notes
Episode: "Man of the People"
1972–79
Role(s)
M*A*S*H
Notes
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
1973
Role(s)
Sydney Melvin Wimple / Wilbur Wright
Notes
Episodes: "Love and the Crisis Line", "Love and the Plane Fantasy"
1974–75
Role(s)
Insight
Notes
Milo / Mombo
1974–81
Role(s)
Match Game
Notes
Self
1976
Role(s)
Gerald Hacker
Notes
Episode: "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger"
1977
Role(s)
Donald M. Flanders
Notes
Episode: "The Captain's Captain/Romance Roulette/Hounded (A Dog's Life)"
1978
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Help Every Little Person"
Role(s)
Richard C. Delaney
Notes
Episode: "Superstar/Salem"
Role(s)
Alan
Notes
Episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Tell"
1979
Role(s)
Roscoe Fuller
Notes
Episode: "Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C."
1980
Role(s)
Gordon Hughes
Notes
Episode: "The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed"
1981
Role(s)
Eddie Martin
Notes
Episode: "Maid for Each Other/Lost and Found/Then There Were Two"
Role(s)
Harry Flock
Notes
Episode: "The Best Policy"
1984
Role(s)
Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
Notes
Episodes: "Yours Truly, Max Klinger", "It Had to Be You"
Role(s)
Unsold pilot
Carnival of the Animals
Role(s)
himself/host
Notes
TV special featuring music of Camille Saint-Saëns
1995
Role(s)
Patrick Noyes
Notes
Episode: "Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1967
NET Playhouse
Boy
Episode: "An Evening Journey to Conway Massachusetts"
1969
The Good Guys
Mike Butterworth
Episode: "Take a Computer to Lunch"
1970
The Name of the Game
Watson
Episode: "Man of the People"
1972–79
M*A*S*H
Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
174 episodes (seasons 1-8)
1973
Love, American Style
Sydney Melvin Wimple / Wilbur Wright
Episodes: "Love and the Crisis Line", "Love and the Plane Fantasy"
1974–75
Insight
Milo / Mombo
Episodes: "Five Without Faces", "The Incredible Man"
1974–81
Match Game
Self
Episodes: 311-315, 331-335, 341-350, 356-365, 371-415, 417-470 (129 episodes, 1974-75). Recurring appearances afterwards from 1975 to 1981
1976
Ellery Queen
Gerald Hacker
Episode: "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger"
1977
The Love Boat
Donald M. Flanders
Episode: "The Captain's Captain/Romance Roulette/Hounded (A Dog's Life)"
1978
America 2-Night
Himself
Episode: "Help Every Little Person"
1978
Fantasy Island
Richard C. Delaney
Episode: "Superstar/Salem"
1978
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
Alan
Episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Tell"
1979
$weepstake$
Roscoe Fuller
Episode: "Roscoe, Elizabeth, and the M.C."
1980
Fantasy Island
Gordon Hughes
Episode: "The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed"
1981
The Love Boat
Eddie Martin
Episode: "Maid for Each Other/Lost and Found/Then There Were Two"
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
Harry Flock
Episode: "The Best Policy"
1984
AfterMASH
Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
Episodes: "Yours Truly, Max Klinger", "It Had to Be You"
1984
W*A*L*T*E*R
Unsold pilot
1984
Carnival of the Animals
himself/host
TV special featuring music of Camille Saint-Saëns
1995
Burke's Law
Patrick Noyes
Episode: "Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?"

References

  1. "Gary Burghoff"
    http://www.tmz.com/person/gary-burghoff/
  2. The New York Times
    https://archive.today/20130130054745/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/9579/Gary-Burghoff/biography
  3. Film Reference
    http://www.filmreference.com/film/45/Gary-Burghoff.html
  4. http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/garyburghoff/biography.htm retrieved November 2, 2018.
    http://www.bestcareanywhere.net/garyburghoff/biography.htm
  5. The Belfry Players... Twenty-Ninth Season of Plays
  6. "HB Studio - Notable Alumni - One of the Original Acting Studios in NYC"
    https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/
  7. By Ken Levine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140415073732/http://kenlevine.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/gary-burghoff-explains-radar.html
  8. Assist News Service
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140224024058/http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2006/s06050004.htm
  9. mikefarrell.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20060125013241/http://www.mikefarrell.org/interviews/MASH.html
  10. PriceRadar.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20000407104400/http://priceradar.com/
  11. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/nyregion/a-second-act-paintbrush-in-hand-for-gary-burghoff.html
  12. TV.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090522132305/http://www.tv.com/mash/showtime/episode/43223/summary.html
  13. mash4077tv.com
    https://www.mash4077tv.com/2017/05/episode-spotlight-bulletin-board/
  14. Honolulu Star-Bulletin
    https://web.archive.org/web/20041225220628/http://starbulletin.com/97/04/17/features/story3.html
  15. mw- .mw- US patent 5235774, Gary Burghoff, "Enhanced fish attractor device", issued August 17, 1993
    https://worldwide.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=US5235774
  16. "MASH: Where are they now?"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151223104339/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/ss/m-a-s-h-where-are-they-now-slideshow/photo-gary-burghoff-photo-1347582636.html
  17. Boys' Life
    https://books.google.com/books?id=0WYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63
  18. Daniel's Lot at IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675291/
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