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Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff is the actor who played the character Corporal Walter Radar O'Reilly in both the movie and television series M*A*S*H. 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.


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Gary Burghoff Facts

OccupationActor
BirthdayMay 24, 1943 (65)
SignGemini
BirthplaceBristol, Connecticut, USA
Height5' 5" (1m65)

Selected Filmography

M*A*S*H
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