Gary Burghoff starred in the 1970 movie "M.A.S.H" and played the character, Radar O'Reilly. When the TV series premiered in 1972, Gary Burghoff continued the role and played the character until 1979 in his final appearance as RADAR in the episode called, "Good bye RADAR". He played along side others such as Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Larry Linville and Jamie Farr. Burghoff also appeared in the short lived series, "After M.A.S.H".

Burghoff was nominated for six Emmy Awards for "M.A.S.H" in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and, of those nominations, he won an Emmy in 1977. Burghoff's co-star Alan Alda accepted the award on his behalf.

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