Biography
He left the show in 1965 due to conflicts with producers over the show's writing, and became a regular face in guest-starring roles on television and in the occasional film. But in 1979, he returned to television stardom with the lead role in "Trapper John, M.D." (CBS, 1979-1986), a medical drama based on the Korean War doctor played by Elliott Gould in the Robert Altman feature "M*A*S*H" (1970) and by Wayne Rogers in the television version. …
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Career Milestones
| Enlisted in the US Marine Corps; served two years as a musician with the Marine Corps band | ||
| Made professional stage debut with Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at the Olney Theatre in Maryland | ||
1944 | Worked briefly as an apprentice with the Atlantic Coastline Railroad after graduating from high school | |
1950 | Joined the newly formed Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he performed in more than a dozen plays | |
1952 | Worked with several off-Broadway theatres in New York, including the American Lyric Theatre and the Equity Library Theatre | |
1954 | Had roles in "Twelfth Night" and "The Merchant of Venice" with New York's Shakespeare Theatre Company | |
1955 | Made Broadway debut in "Tonight in Samarkand" | |
1955 | Won a Drama Desk Award for his performance in the off-Broadway play, "Macbeth" | |
1957 | Made feature film debut with a sizable supporting role in "Desire Under the Elms" | |
1959 | Played stalwart Adam Cartwright on NBC's Western series, "Bonanza"; left after the sixth season due to disagreements with the writers and a desire to return to theatre | |
1979 | Played the title role in the CBS-TV series, "Trapper John M.D."; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in 1981 | |
1988 | Co-starred with Milla Jovovich in the TV movie, "The Night Train to Kathmandu" | |
1991 | Hosted the TV series, "FBI: The Untold Stories" | |
2001 | Final TV appearance was on an episode of CBS' "Diagnosis Murder" | |
Awards
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Trapper John, M.D. |