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Gary Burghoff Biography
Actor
Gary Burghoff is best known for his portrayal of Walter "Radar" O'Reilly in the television series M*A*S*H. Burghoff, a veteran of Broadway, played the same role in the feature film (1970), and was in the CBS series from 1972 to 1979. After he quit the show, Burghoff made infrequent television appearances and was a regular on Gene Rayburn's game show The Match Game (1979-81).
Extra credit: Burghoff played lovable loser Charlie Brown in the original 1967 off-Broadway cast of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown... Other stars of M*A*S*H included McLean Stevenson (as Henry Blake) and Loretta Swit (as 'Hot Lips' Houlihan).
Burghoff appears alongside Michael Jordan and Richard Nixon in our loop Quitters!
He's also in our loop Celebrities Missing Fingers, along with Jerry Garcia and Buster Keaton.
Blog posts mentioning Gary Burghoff:
Four Good Links
Gary Burghoff, "The Birdman of Malibu"
Full meal deal from a dedicated fan
Trapp and Kling's Guide to M*A*S*H
Loosey-goosey fan page for Burghoff's big show
Gary Burghoff Filmography
From the Internet Movie Database
Gary Burghoff
Brief but entertaining 1997 interview
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Best Known As
"Radar" O'Reilly on TV's M*A*S*H