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

Gary Burghoff (Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly)

Gary Burghoff is the only actor who appeared in both the "M*A*S*H" film and the TV series. He played Radar, who earned his nickname due to his uncanny ability to hear incoming choppers before anyone else and his knack for appearing before being summoned. Burghoff's portrayal of Radar earned him seven Emmy nods and one win in 1977. He began limiting his appearances four years into the show's... more 

Gary Burghoff (Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly)

Gary Burghoff is the only actor who appeared in both the "M*A*S*H" film and the TV series. He played Radar, who earned his nickname due to his uncanny ability to hear incoming choppers before anyone else and his knack for appearing before being summoned. Burghoff's portrayal of Radar earned him seven Emmy nods and one win in 1977. He began limiting his appearances four years into the show's run, and by the end of Season 7, he decided to leave for good. His sendoff happened in a two-part episode called "Good Bye, Radar" at the start of Season 8.

After leaving "M*A*S*H," Burghoff appeared on a few episodes of the spinoff "After MASH" and even attempted his own follow-up "W*A*L*T*E*R," but the pilot was not picked up. He had appearances on "The Love Boat," "Fantasy Island," and a few TV movies, including "The Man in the Santa Claus Suit" and "Casino."

By the mid-1990s, he had stopped performing on camera but continued to have an artistic career both onstage and as a wildlife painter. Burghoff also became an inventor in the late '80s and early '90s, creating an advanced fishing pole, a toilet seat lifting handle, and Chum Magic, a device for attracting fish to a boat.

Burghoff gave acting another shot in the 2010 Christian film "Daniel's Lot" playing Pastor Mahoney. A few years earlier, he contributed to a book called "How Do You Know He's Real? Celebrity Reflections on Christ." less