M*A*S*H
American war comedy-drama TV series (1972–1983)
Loosely based on the real-life M*A*S*H unit 8055, life at the 4077 revolved around the day-to-day routines of Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce, Captain "Trapper" McIntyre, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, Major Margaret Houlihan, Major Franklin Burns and Corporal "Radar" O'Reilly. Through these characters, viewers traveled beyond the long hours and the horrors of the operating room to a place where friendships were forged, laughter was found and drinks were served.
Cast ages at the series premiere (September 17, 1972)
- Alan Alda, as Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce: 36
- Loretta Swit, as Major Margaret J. "Hot Lips" Houlihan: 34
- William Christopher, as Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy: 39
- Jamie Farr, as Corporal / Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger: 38
- Gary Burghoff, as Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly: 29
- Mike Farrell, as Captain B. J. Hunnicutt: 33
- Harry Morgan, as Colonel Sherman T. Potter: 57
- David Ogden Stiers, as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III: 29
- Larry Linville, as Major Franklin Delano Marion Burns: 32
- Wayne Rogers, as Captain John Francis Xavier "Trapper" McIntyre: 39
- McLean Stevenson, as Lt. Colonel Henry Braymore Blake: 44