William Christopher Dies: Father Mulcahy Actor On ‘M.A.S.H.’ Was 84

[razark]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

William Cristopher joins Harry Morgan who played Col. Sherman T potter, Larry Linville as Maj. Frank Burns, McLean Stevenson as Col. Henry Blake, Allan Arbus as Maj. Sidney Freedman and Edward Winter as Col. Flagg as characters on the TV series who have passed away.

And Wayne Rogers as Capt. Trapper John McIntyre, who passed away a year prior, Dec. 31, 2015.

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by razark

And Wayne Rogers as Capt. Trapper John McIntyre, who passed away a year prior, Dec. 31, 2015.

You're right. I forgot about Wayne Rodgers. Thanks for the correction. Mash was more a success than the movie, which inspired it. I think it was the quality of excellent writers and the gifted actors who starred in it that made the show what it was. While William Christopher as father Mulcahy was rather quiet in demeanor, his portrayal added a huge dimension of humanity to the brutalities of war and played a role in the success of the series.


No matter how many times I watch MASH, I always laugh.

[Von Due]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

Mash was more a success than the movie, which inspired it. I think it was the quality of excellent writers and the gifted actors who starred in it that made the show what it was.
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The time in which it was made was a stroke of luck for the series too and one other thing:
M*A*S*H is to my knowledge the only tv show ever that had the spine to go full metal satire on a topic so grim. So much is called satire now but swear words alone do not satire make (The Onion, I'm looking at you). M*A*S*H was comedy that made you think and question things. It is not something anyone have the spine to create now. In the setting of the series, the Father really added to it with his demeanor. Keep Calm And Carry On With The Madness.

[Jimbuna]

Never realised he was that old.

RIP Christopher