Mike Farrell

Last updated

Mike Farrell
Mike Farrell 2016.jpg
Farrell in 2016
Born
Michael Joseph Farrell Jr.

(1939-02-06) February 6, 1939 (age 85)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • activist
  • public speaker
Years active1963–present
Spouses
(m. 1963;div. 1983)
(m. 1984)
Children2
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service1957–1959
Rank Private First Class
Unit 3rd Marine Division

Michael Joseph Farrell Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series M*A*S*H (1975–83). In addition, Farrell was a producer of Patch Adams (1998) starring Robin Williams, and he starred in the television series Providence (1999–2002).

Contents

Farrell is also an activist and public speaker for various political causes. He has been the President of Death Penalty Focus since 1994. [1] He is a long-time opponent of the death penalty. [2] In 2001, Farrell said of the work: “I’ve wept many times. But I keep finding people who inspire me--some of them on death row, and more of them in the trenches, in the courts, in religious circles, fighting against the death penalty.” [2] Farrell has helped raise defense funds for inmates he believes are innocent. [1]

Early life

Farrell, one of four children, was born in South St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Agnes Sarah Cosgrove and Michael Joseph Farrell. [3]

When he was two years old, his family moved from South St. Paul to Hollywood, California, where his father worked as a carpenter on film sets. Farrell attended West Hollywood Grammar School in the same class as fellow actor Natalie Wood, and graduated from Hollywood High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. After being discharged, he worked at various jobs before becoming an actor. [4]

Acting career

Early career

Mike with wife Judy at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966 MikeJudyFarrellKBF1966.jpg
Mike with wife Judy at Knott's Berry Farm in 1966

During the 1960s, Farrell guest-starred in a few series. Notable roles included playing a young US Forest Service ranger in the Lassie episode "Never Look Back" (February 1967); Federal Agent Modell in the episode "Monkee Chow Mein" on The Monkees in 1967; as a bellhop (uncredited) in The Graduate in 1967; astronaut Arland in the episode "Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie?" on I Dream of Jeannie ; an Army doctor in the episode "The Bankroll" of Combat! ; and an ex-high school friend turned famous actor of Chet Kincaid in The Bill Cosby Show .

In 1968, he originated the continuing role of Scott Banning in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives . In 1970, he starred as one of the young doctors in the CBS prime-time series The Interns, in a cast led by Broderick Crawford. In 1971, he played the assistant to Anthony Quinn in ABC's The Man and the City . In 1973, while under contract to Universal Studios, Farrell starred with Robert Foxworth in The Questor Tapes . During the years under contract, he guest-starred in a number of shows, including Banacek ; Mannix ; Marcus Welby, M.D. ; The Six Million Dollar Man ; and The New Land ; and starred in a television pilot with Jane Wyman, which did not sell.

In the early 1970s, Farrell guest-starred in the television Western drama Bonanza [5] [6] and did a number of commercials as a spokesman for Maytag dryers and Plymouth automobiles, among other products.[ citation needed ]

On the game show Stumpers!, 1976 Mike Farrell Stumpers 1976.jpg
On the game show Stumpers! , 1976

M*A*S*H (1975–83) and later roles

Farrell's big break came in 1975 when Wayne Rogers departed M*A*S*H at the end of the third season. Farrell was recruited for the newly created role of B.J. Hunnicutt, along with series lead Harry Morgan, who replaced McLean Stevenson, also at the end of the third season. Morgan had appeared as General Bartford Hamilton Steele in the season-three episode "The General Flipped at Dawn" (for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Guest Role in a Primetime Comedy Series). Farrell stayed with the series for its remaining eight years on the air. During that time, he wrote five episodes and directed four.

Since M*A*S*H, Farrell has guest-starred in Murder, She Wrote ; Justice League ; Desperate Housewives ; and many others. Farrell voiced Jonathan Kent in Superman: The Animated Series (1996) with wife Shelley Fabares voicing Martha Kent. [7]

Farrell hosted several National Geographic Presents specials and starred in a number of television films, including 1983's Memorial Day , which he co-produced. [8] He did two one-man shows: JFK, a One Man Show for PBS and, on stage, a national tour of David W. Rintels' play Clarence Darrow.

In 1985, Farrell partnered with film and television producer Marvin Minoff to create Farrell/Minoff Productions, a production company. [9] Together, Farrell and Minoff produced numerous television films. [10] In 1986, the company had signed a deal with The Walt Disney Studios wherein the Farrell/Minoff company would develop motion pictures and television properties. [11]

Farrell and Minoff executive-produced Dominick and Eugene , a 1988 Orion Pictures film that earned actor Tom Hulce a Golden Globe nomination for best actor. [9] The pair also produced 1998's Patch Adams , starring Robin Williams. [10] Farrell and Minoff's partnership lasted more than 25 years until Minoff's death in November 2009. [9] [10]

Providence (1999–2002)

In 1999, Farrell was given the part of veterinarian Jim Hansen, the father of the lead character Dr. Sydney Hansen, portrayed by Melina Kanakaredes, on the NBC-TV melodrama series Providence. In his portrayal of Sydney's father, Farrell played opposite Concetta Tomei, who portrayed his wife, Lynda Hansen. Tomei's character died during the first episode of the series but continued to appear as a ghost/memory in vignettes of later episodes. Farrell appeared in 64 of the 96 episodes.

He appeared as Milton Lang, the father of Victor Lang (John Slattery), husband of Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) on Desperate Housewives (2007–08).

He was seen in the season 10 episode "Persona" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . He appeared as the character Fred Jones in the season 8 episode "Hunteri Heroici" of Supernatural . In 2014 he was a supporting cast member on the Sundance TV Network criminal drama series The Red Road . He portrayed Lee Miglin, a real estate baron who fell victim to serial killer Andrew Cunanan, in FX's anthology series American Crime Story : The Assassination of Gianni Versace . Most recently, he appeared in NCIS , playing the role of Judge Miles Deakin in the episode "Judge, Jury..." and "...and Executioner."

Activism

Farrell meets with Senator Debbie Stabenow in 2002. Stabenow 060402farrell.jpg
Farrell meets with Senator Debbie Stabenow in 2002.
Farrell has worked on many activist campaigns. Farrell, Mike (2007 protest).jpg
Farrell has worked on many activist campaigns.

Even before he was well-known, Farrell was an activist for many political and social causes. He was co-chair of the California Human Rights Watch for ten years, was on the Board of Advisors of the original Cult Awareness Network, and has been president of Death Penalty Focus for more than 10 years, [12] being the first person to be awarded its Human Rights Award, subsequently named after him in 2006. He received PETA's Humanitarian Award in 2001 and narrated a public service campaign for them about animal abuse. [13]

In 1985, Farrell was in Central America, helping refugees from the civil war in El Salvador. A guerrilla commander, Nidia Diaz, had been taken prisoner. She needed surgery, but no Salvadoran doctor would help her, so Medical Aid for El Salvador recruited a foreign doctor. Farrell was present as an observer for Amnesty International but was, in his words, "shanghaied into assisting with the surgery" when the doctor said his help was needed. [14] The in-prison surgery was successful, and Diaz went on to be one of the signatories of the Chapultepec Peace Accords, the peace treaty ending the war.

Farrell has been active in the Screen Actors Guild. In 2002 he was elected first vice president of the Guild in Los Angeles and served in the post for three years. [15]

In 2006, Farrell appeared with Jello Biafra and Keith Gordon in the documentary Whose War?, examining the U.S. role in the Iraq War. He also served on the advisory board of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. [16]

In 2014, Farrell workshopped a play by George Shea that brought Charles David Keeling and his scientific work on atmospheric CO2 emissions to life. [17]

In 2016, after the US presidential election of Donald Trump, Farrell appeared in a commercial to urge Republican electors to block Trump from becoming president by having 37 electors change their vote in the Electoral College from Trump to John Kasich. [18]

Publications

Farrell wrote an autobiography, Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist (Akashic Books, ISBN   1-9333-5408-9), published in 2007. The book covers his working-class childhood in West Hollywood, his break into show business, his personal life, and his increasing involvement in politics and the human rights movement in the United States, Cambodia, and Latin America. His second book, Of Mule and Man (2009, Akashic Books, ISBN   1-9333-5475-5), is a journal of his five-week, 9,000-mile drive around the U.S. to promote the paperback edition of his first book.

Personal life

In 1963, Farrell married actress Judy Hayden, who was working as a high school English and drama teacher in Laguna Beach, California. [19] They separated in 1980 and divorced in 1983. They have two children, Michael and Erin. On M*A*S*H , Hunnicutt's daughter also was named Erin. Also on M*A*S*H, in the episode "The Colonel's Horse" (season 5, episode 12), a phone call is placed to Hunnicutt's father-in-law, Floyd Hayden, Hayden being the maiden name of Judy, Farrell's wife. He lives in Quapaw, Oklahoma, Judy's birthplace. Judy Farrell also acted on M*A*S*H from 1976 to 1983 as Nurse Able.

Since 1984, he has been married to actress Shelley Fabares. [20]

At the start of M*A*S*H's seventh season, Farrell grew a Walrus moustache for the B.J. Hunnicutt character, even though such a moustache below the upper lip was then, as now, a clear violation of Army uniform guidelines, especially when left untrimmed. The normally clean-shaven Farrell grew it out for the character, as fashion trends at the time made the moustache in general popular for the first time since the beginning of the 20th century, due in part to fellow actors such as Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck, as well as The Mustache Gang of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. While Farrell retained the moustache for the B.J. character for the rest of the series and saw a rise in acting jobs because of it, Farrell himself quickly grew tired of it and did not want to be typecast with "B.J.-like roles" for the rest of his career.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 Captain Newman, M.D. PatientUncredited
1966The Year of 53 Weeks
(USAF Training Film)
Captain Ralph Kendall, T-38 Instructor PilotUncredited
1967 Countdown Houston EngineerUncredited
1967 The Graduate Bellhop in Hotel LobbyUncredited
1968 Panic in the City Dick BlaineCredited as Michael Farrell
1968 Targets Man in Phonebooth
1968 Dayton's Devils Voucher Captain
1969Worthy to StandFred WashburnShort film
1976 Doomsday Machine 1st Reporter
1981 El Salvador: Another Vietnam Narrator
1983Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. LowensteinExecutive producer
1988 Dominick and Eugene Producer
1990 Lockdown Prentis
1995The Killers WithinCongressman Clayton
1996Hanged on a Twisted CrossDietrich Bonhoeffer
1998 Patch Adams Producer
2006 Superman: Brainiac Attacks Jonathan KentVoice, direct-to-video
2007Out at the WeddingFather of the Bride

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre Young Couple BoyCredited as Michael Farrell
1963 McHale's Navy The GunnerEpisode: "Washing Machine Charlie"
1963 Ensign O'Toole FergusonEpisode: "Operation: Physical"
1966 Combat! DoctorEpisode: "The Bankroll"
1967 The Monkees Agent ModellS1:E26, "Monkee Chow Mein"
1967 Iron Horse DebuyEpisode: "The Return of Hode Avery"; uncredited
1967 Custer First TrooperEpisode: "Desperate Mission"
1967 Garrison's Gorillas The CaptainEpisode: "Black Market"
1967–1969 Lassie Ranger / Joe3 episodes
1967–1974 Ironside Len Parsons / Bellhop2 episodes
1968 I Dream of Jeannie Astronaut ArlandEpisode: "Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie: Part 3"
1968 Daniel Boone JohnsonEpisode: "The Spanish Fort"
1968 Judd for the Defense Police Lieutenant / Employment Clerk2 episodes
1968 This Is the Life unknown roleEpisode: "Happiness is Dirty Hands"
1968–1970 Days of Our Lives Scott Banning Series regular (157 episodes)
1969 The Name of the Game ReporterEpisode: "The Inquiry"; uncredited
1969 The Bill Cosby Show Al SocconisEpisode: "A Word from Our Sponsor"
1970 Mannix Clay RieglesEpisode: "Blind Mirror"
1970–1971 The Interns Dr. Sam MarshSeries regular (24 episodes)
1971 Sarge Steve WainwrightEpisode: "A Terminal Case of Vengeance"
1971–1972 The Man and the City Andy HaysSeries regular (15 episodes)
1971–1973 Love, American Style The Young Man / Jack2 episodes
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Dr. Vic WheelwrightEpisode: "Discovery at Fourteen"
1972 The Sixth Sense Dr. Gil ClarkeEpisode: "Witch, Witch, Burning Bright"
1972 The Longest Night WillisTelevision film
1972Jigsawunknown roleEpisode: "The Men"
1972 Cannon Ron CotaEpisode: "Stakeout"
1972 Bonanza Dr. James WillisEpisode: "The Hidden Enemy"
1972 Circle of Fear Frank SimmonsEpisode: "Elegy for a Vampire"
1972 Banacek Jason TrotterEpisode: "The Greatest Collection of Them All"
1972 The Rookies Frank EssexEpisode: "The Wheel of Death"
1972 The Wide World of Mystery StevenEpisode: "Nightmare Step"
1972–1973 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Brad Newman / Blair Cameron2 episodes
1972–1974 Marcus Welby, M.D. Frank Ferra / Clifford Lorimer2 episodes
1973 She Cried Murder Walter StepanicTelevision film
1974 The Questor Tapes Jerry RobinsonTelevision film
1974 Live Again, Die Again James CarmichaelTelevision film
1974 The New Land unknown roleEpisode: "The World Is: Persistence"
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man David TateEpisode: "The Pioneers"
1974 Harry O Cole HarrisEpisode: "Material Witness"
1975Ladies of the CorridorPaul OsgoodTelevision film
1975–1980 Dinah! Himself (Guest)5 episodes
1976–1977 The Hollywood Squares Himself (Panelist)3 episodes
1976–1979 The $25,000 Pyramid Himself (Celebrity Contestant)5 episodes
1977–1977 Tattletales Himself (Panelist)6 episodes
1975–1983 M*A*S*H Captain B.J. HunnicuttSeries regular (179 episodes)
Writer (4 episodes)
Story by (1 episode)
Teleplay by (1 episode)
Written by (2 episodes)
1976McNaughton's DaughterColin PierceMiniseries
1976–1984 The $10,000 Pyramid Himself (Celebrity Contestant)49 episodes
1978BatteredMichael HawksTelevision film
1979Sex and the Single ParentGeorgeTelevision film
1979Letters from FrankRichard MillerTelevision film
1979 Ebony, Ivory and Jade Television film; writer
1979–1980 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Himself (Guest)2 episodes
1980Father Damien: The Leper PriestRobertsonTelevision film
1982 Prime Suspect Frank StaplinTelevision film
1982 The Merv Griffin Show Himself (Guest)Episode: "01.22.1982"
1982The Regis Philbin ShowHimself (Guest)Episode: "#1.81"
1983 Memorial Day Matt WalkerTelevision film; also executive producer
1983 Choices of the Heart Ambassador Robert E. WhiteTelevision film
1984J.F.K.: A One-Man ShowJohn Fitzgerald KennedyTelevision film
1984 The $25,000 Pyramid Himself (Celebrity Contestant)5 episodes
1985 Private Sessions Dr. Joe BradenTelevision film
1986Vanishing ActHarry KenyonTelevision film
1989A Deadly SilenceAttorney GianelliTelevision film
1989Incident at Dark RiverTim McFallTelevision film
Also executive producer and writer
1990 Coach JeffreyEpisode: "A Jerk at the Opera"
1990 Murder, She Wrote Drew BordenEpisode: "The Family Jewels"
1990 Frederick Forsyth Presents Joe RothEpisode: "The Price of the Bride"
1991 The Whereabouts of Jenny Van ZandyTelevision film
1991 Matlock Judge David Bennett2 episodes
1991Silent MotiveDetective Paul TrellaTelevision film; also producer
1991Memories of M*A*S*HHimselfTelevision special
1994 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die Frank CraneTelevision film
1994 An Evening at the Improv Himself (Host)Episode: "Mike Farrell/John Pinette/Bruce Gold, and more!"
1995 The Monroes Tustin3 episodes
1996Vows of DeceptionClay SpencerTelevision film
1996–1999 Superman: The Animated Series Jonathan KentVoice, recurring role (9 episodes)
1997 Sins of the Mind WilliamVoice, television film; also executive producer
1997–2003 Biography Himself (Interviewee)2 episodes
1999 Jeopardy! Himself (Celebrity Contestant)"S15 EP #184"
1999The Vatican RevealedNarratorTelevision film
1999–2002 Providence Dr. James HansenSeries regular (96 episodes)
2000The 70s: The Decade That Changed TelevisionHimself (Host)Television film
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary ReunionHimselfTelevision special; also executive producer
2003 The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron Kenneth LayTelevision film
2003 Justice League Jonathan KentVoice, episode: "Comfort and Joy"
2004The ClinicDr. Cyrus GachetTelevision film
2004 Justice League Unlimited Jonathan Kent, Brainiac Voice, episode: "For the Man Who Has Everything"
2005 Locusts Lyle RierdenTelevision film
2005 Larry King Live Himself (Guest)1 episode
2006 E! True Hollywood Story Himself (Interviewee)Episode: "Michael J. Fox"
2007 Smith Dr. Breenunknown episode
2007–2008 Desperate Housewives Milton Lang3 episodes
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jonah MalcolmEpisode: "Persona"
2009 Without a Trace Ross BaldwinEpisode: "Hard Landing"
2009 Ghost Whisperer Bill JettEpisode: "Do Over"
2010 Miami Medical Dr. Carl WillisEpisode: "Golden Hour"
2012 Supernatural Fred JonesEpisode: "Hunteri Heroici"
2014–2015 The Red Road David Rogers7 episodes
2018 American Crime Story Lee Miglin2 episodes
2019 NCIS Judge Miles Deakin2 episodes

Accolades

YearTitleAccolade / CategoryResultsRef
1980 M*A*S*H* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series (for playing B.J. Hunnicutt)Nominated
1982 M*A*S*H* Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series (for episode "Death Takes a Holiday")Nominated
1981 M*A*S*H* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (for episode "Death Takes a Holiday")Nominated
1982The Body Human: Becoming a Man Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming Nominated
1993 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Award for Humanitarian Award Won
2009 M*A*S*H* TV Land Award for Impact Award (shared with Alan Alda, Allan Arbus, William Christoper, Larry Gelbert, Jeff Maxwell, Burt Metcalfe, Gene Reynolds, David Odgen Stiers, Loretta Swit, Kellye Nakahara)Won
2018 American Crime Story Gold Derby Award for Ensemble of the Year (shared with Joanna Adler, Annaleigh Ashford, Jon Jon Briones, Darren Criss, Penelope Cruz, Jay R. Ferguson, Cody Fern, Max Greenfield, Judith Light, Ricky Martin, Dascha Polanco, Edgar Ramirez, Finn Wittrock)Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gary Burghoff</span> American actor (born 1943)

Gary Rich Burghoff 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.

<i>M*A*S*H</i> (TV series) American war comedy-drama TV series (1972–1983)

M*A*S*H 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 feature film M*A*S*H, which, in turn, was based on Richard Hooker's 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The series, which was produced with 20th Century Fox Television for CBS, follows a team of doctors and support staff stationed at the "4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital" in Uijeongbu, South Korea, during the Korean War (1950–53).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Landon</span> American actor and filmmaker (1936–1991)

Michael Landon was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Ogden Stiers</span> American actor (1942–2018)

David Allen Ogden Stiers was an American actor and conductor. He appeared in numerous productions on Broadway, and originated the role of Feldman in The Magic Show, in which he appeared for four years between 1974 and 1978.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Morgan</span> American actor (1915–2011)

Harry Morgan was an American actor whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1985). Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Skerritt</span> American actor (born 1933)

Thomas Roy Skerritt is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Poltergeist III, and Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences and Cheers. Skerritt has earned several nominations and awards, including winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1993 for Picket Fences.

<i>M*A*S*H</i> Franchise of book, film, and TV series

M*A*S*H is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonnie Franklin</span> American actress (1944–2013)

Bonnie Gail Franklin was an American actress. She is best known for her leading role as Ann Romano in the television series One Day at a Time (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glenn Corbett</span> American actor (1933–1993)

Glenn Corbett was an American actor in movies and television for more than 30 years. He came to national attention in the early 1960s, when he replaced George Maharis in the cast of the popular CBS adventure drama Route 66. He followed this with roles in high-profile films and television shows, including a guest role in the original Star Trek series, the daytime soap opera The Doctors, the primetime soap Dallas, and movies such as Chisum with John Wayne, as one of Jimmy Stewart's sons in Shenandoah, and the World War II epic Midway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Davis (actor)</span> American actor

Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role he continued until he was too ill from multiple myeloma to perform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larry Linville</span> American actor (1939–2000)

Lawrence Lavon Linville was an American actor known for his portrayal of the surgeon Major Frank Burns on the television series M*A*S*H.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger C. Carmel</span> American actor (1932–1986)

Roger Charles Carmel was an American actor. He originated several roles on Broadway, played scores of guest roles in television series, was a lead in the sitcom The Mothers-in-Law and appeared in motion pictures. He is most famous for his three appearances as the conniving Harry Mudd in Star Trek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dudley Sutton</span> English actor (1933–2018)

Dudley Sutton was an English actor. Active in radio, stage, film and television, he was arguably best known for his role of Tinker Dill in the BBC Television drama series Lovejoy.

Last Laugh (<i>M*A*S*H</i>) 4th episode of the 6th season of M*A*S*H

"Last Laugh" is an episode from the TV series M*A*S*H. It was the fourth episode of the sixth season, originally airing October 4, 1977 and repeated March 6, 1978, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell and directed by Don Weis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judy Farrell</span> American actress (1938–2023)

Judy Farrell was an American actress most noted for her role as Nurse Able on the television comedy series M*A*S*H. She performed small roles in several other television series, then later wrote 13 episodes for the soap opera Port Charles.

John Arthur Duttine is an English actor noted for his roles on stage, films and television. He is well known for his role as Sgt George Miller in Heartbeat and also Bill Masen in the TV series The Day of the Triffids.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregory Walcott</span> American actor

Gregory Walcott was an American television and film actor. Although he had roles in many Hollywood films and television series, he is perhaps best known for having appeared in the 1994 film Ed Wood and Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space from 1957.

Judith Margaret Loe is an English television actress. She was married to actor Richard Beckinsale until his death in 1979 and was later married to television director Roy Battersby until his death in 2024. She is the mother of film actress Kate Beckinsale, stepmother of Kate's half-sister and television actress Samantha Beckinsale, grandmother of Kate's daughter and actress Lily Mo Sheen, and former mother-in-law of American film director Len Wiseman.

Marvin Minoff was an American film and television producer best known for having produced The Nixon Interviews by British journalist David Frost of former U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1977. Minoff also co-produced, along with his business partner Mike Farrell and others, the 1998 film Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams.

References

  1. 1 2 "How 'MASH' actor Mike Farrell became a leading voice against the death penalty in California". Los Angeles Times. October 11, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 O’neill, Ann (April 1, 2001). "The Actor Standing in Front of Death's Door". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. "Today's Underrated Stars! – Meet Mike Farrell". Todaysunderratedstars.20m.com. November 18, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  4. "Together We Served - PFC Michael Farrell". TogetherWeServed.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. "21 TV stars who appeared as guests on 'Bonanza'". Me-TV Network. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. "Bonanza" The Hidden Enemy (TV Episode 1972), archived from the original on November 10, 2016, retrieved September 13, 2018
  7. Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781538103746.
  8. O'Connor, John J. (November 7, 1983). "TV VIEW; SOME MADE-FOR-TV FILMS ARE MORE THAN FLUFF". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Producer Marvin Minoff dies at 78 – Worked on Frost-Nixon TV interview specials". Variety . November 13, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  10. 1 2 3 Barnes, Mike (November 13, 2009). "'Nixon Interviews' producer Marvin Minoff dies". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  11. "Farrell & Minkoff Ink A Disney Pact". Variety . April 9, 1986. p. 22.
  12. "Mike Farrell Online". Mikefarrell.org. March 1, 2004. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  13. "Mike Farrell – Great Human Rights Activists" . Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  14. MILLER, MARJORIE (August 11, 1985). "TV Doctor From 'MASH' Scrubs Up For Salvador Surgery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  15. "Biography". Mike Farrell Online. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
  16. "Foundation voices". Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. Biggs, Julia (February 5, 2019). "'Dr. Keeling's Curve' starring TV star Farrell takes the stage at SIUE". Alton Telegraph. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  18. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Andrews, Jason (December 16, 2016). "Tucker Carlson vs. actor Mike Farrell on 'unqualified' Trump". Youtube.
  19. Farrell, Mike (2007). Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist . Akashic Books/RDV Books. pp.  61–68. ISBN   9781933354484.
  20. Metz, Vicki (November 8, 1987). "'Lights, Camera, Action! — on L.I." The New York Times. p. Long Island 11. Retrieved August 18, 2023.