Known for:	MASH, Behind the Waterfall, W*A*L*T*E*R
Birthday:	24 May 1940, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
Height:	5' 5" (1.65 m)

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. Was a drummer who headed a jazz trio, The We Three, and was an award-winning songwriter. Studied acting with James Tuttle and musical comedy with Charles Nelson Reilly. His character 'Radar' on "M*A*S*H*", who showed a fondness for the care of animals, was actually inspired from Gary's true love for wildlife. He once worked for the Animal Rehabilitation Clinic in Southern California where he nurtured and cared for many species of birds such as the brown pelican, and many other animals including opossums, grey squirrels, raccoons and abandoned creatures needing special attention. Is a renowned painter of Wildlife Art. Launched a chain of ice cream/frozen yogurt stores in Hawaii in the late 1970s, which had limited success. Originated the role of Charlie Brown in the off-Broadway musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Was the first "M*A*S*H" actor to be cast for the TV series Along with G. Wood, Timothy Brown and Corey Fischer, he is one of only four actors to appear in both the original 'MASH' movie and the subsequent spin-off series. Played Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly in four different Mash productions: the feature movie MASH (1970), regular in television series "M*A*S*H" (1972), guest star appearance on "After MASH" (1983), and the television pilot W*A*L*T*E*R (1984) (TV). Gary's favorite sports are baseball and fishing. He has visited and fished in every state except Alaska, where he plans to visit one day. He is also an inventor and holds several patents for fishing tackle, including Chum Magic, a floating device that can be filled with chum to attract fish. Gary says it helps increase catches by about 300 percent. He wrote an introduction for Two-Character Plays for Student Actors, a collection of plays by Robert Mauro. Burghoff attended the memorial service for McLean Stevenson when the actor passed away in 1996. After graduation, he headed to New York to study. He sold underwear at Saks Fifth Avenue to make money while studying and also played jazz at local night spots with "The We Three," a musical trio he formed. Gary was born to Rodney Burghoff, who worked for a clock company, and Ann Burghoff, who had been a professional dancer and directed local theater productions. He has an older brother, David. He left M*A*S*H after Season 7 because of burnout and a desire to spend more time with his family, though he returned in Season 8 to film a special 2-part farewell episode, "Goodbye Radar". He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.

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