Many keyMASHactors exited the showduring its 11-season run.
More than that, Radar was one of the most popular supporting players.
Burghoff brought a lot of warmth to the role, and his final episode was suitably emotional.
Radar salutes back and is then driven out of the camp.
Needless to say, Burghoff’s exit is a poignant one, and made for one ofMASH’smost emotional episodes.
This was a smart move - though CBS didn’t read it that way.
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Burghoff was the only one to respond, as most of hisMASHfollow-up projects failed to perform.
The pilot eventually aired once in 1984 before fading into obscurity.
Gary Burghoff co-directed and starred in the 1992 horror movieSmall Kill.
MASH is a drama-comedy series set during the Korean War, centering on the lives of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of wartime medical service with humor and resilience.*
AfterMASH is a spin-off of the television series MASH, featuring Colonel Potter, Klinger, and Father Mulcahy as they adjust to civilian life following the Korean War, working together at a stateside veterans' hospital.*
