Gary BurghoffGary Burghoff as Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.Gary Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is the actor who played the character Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly in both the movie and television series M*A*S*H.He was called Radar because he constantly beeped. He also played Charlie Brown in the 1967 off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Born with a club foot and his left hand deformed, Burghoff uses props to deflect attention: in Charlie Brown he had a baseball glove on that hand most of the time, and in the M*A*S*H television series, he usually had a clipboard in it. In addition to acting, Burghoff also works as a professional jazz drummer and a wildlife painter. This page about Gary Burghoff includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Gary Burghoff News stories about Gary Burghoff External links for Gary Burghoff Videos for Gary Burghoff Wikis about Gary Burghoff Discussion Groups about Gary Burghoff Blogs about Gary Burghoff Images of Gary Burghoff |
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He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The More the Merrier (1943). After his wife's death in 1937, Coburn relocated to Los Angeles, California and began acting in films. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Coburn formed an acting company with his wife, and in addition to managing the company, the couple performed frequently on Broadway. Charles Douville Coburn (June 17, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theater actor. |