'M*A*S*H': Where Are They Now?

Alan Alda (Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce)
Hawkeye, the illustrious chief surgeon and ringleader in the Swamp, was the only character to appear in every episode of the series. Alan Alda not only played Hawkeye, but also eventually began writing, directing, and producing the series. He is also the only person associated with the show to win an Emmy for acting, writing, and directing. While he is synonymous with his "M*A*S*H" role, he ... more 

Alan Alda (Captain Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce)
Hawkeye, the illustrious chief surgeon and ringleader in the Swamp, was the only character to appear in every episode of the series. Alan Alda not only played Hawkeye, but also eventually began writing, directing, and producing the series. He is also the only person associated with the show to win an Emmy for acting, writing, and directing. While he is synonymous with his "M*A*S*H" role, he has managed to have a full career well beyond the tent flaps of the 4077th.

After "M*A*S*H," Alda was involved in a string of movies, both in front of and behind the camera, including "Sweet Liberty" in 1986, Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" in 1989, "Flirting With Disaster" in 1996, and "Murder at 1600" in 1997. But it wasn't until his turn as Senator Owen Brewster in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" in 2004 that he finally got an Oscar nod.

In 1999, Alda returned to his roots as a TV doctor on "ER" as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence. On the sixth season of "The West Wing," he made his first appearance as U.S. senator and presidential candidate Arnold Vinick. He won an Emmy for the role in 2006.

More recently, Alda made several appearances on "30 Rock" playing Jack Donaghy's father, earning another Emmy nod, and Dr. Atticus Sherman on "The Big C." He also appeared in the 2011 film "Tower Heist" and the 2012 movie "Wanderlust." less