M*A*S*H - Henry in Love - 01:00 am Thursday, March 5 on Great! TV

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Henry in Love
Season 2, Episode 16

Henry falls in love with Ohio University cheerleader Nancy Sue Parker, prompting Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar to take drastic measures to rescue his marriage. Korean War comedy, starring Alan Alda, Gary Burghoff and McLean Stevenson

Movie/Drama Sitcom

Cast & Crew

Alan Alda (Actor) .. Hawkeye Pierce

Larry Linville (Actor) .. Maj Frank Burns

Gary Burghoff (Actor) .. Radar O'Reilly

McLean Stevenson (Actor) .. Henry Blake

Wayne Rogers (Actor) .. Trapper John

Loretta Swit (Actor) .. Major Margaret Houlihan

Katherine Baumann (Actor) .. Nancy Sue Parker

Odessa Cleveland (Actor) .. Lt Ginger Bayliss

Gwen Farrell (Actor) .. Nurse Wilson

Sheila Lauritsen (Actor) .. Nurse Sheila

Don Weis (Director)

Larry Gelbart (Writer)

Laurence Marks (Writer)

More Information

Did You Know..

Alan Alda (Actor) .. Hawkeye Pierce

Born: January 28, 1936 in New York

Quote: 'It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.'

Trivia: Away from showbusiness, Alda is an activist for feminist issues.

Best Known For: TV series MASH.

Early-life: Born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in New York on January 28, 1936. His father, Robert Alda, was an acclaimed actor, while his mother, Joan Brown, was a beauty queen. His half-brother, Antony, was also a thespian. As a child, Alan was bedridden for two years and partially paralysed after contracting polio. In 1956, he received an English degree from Fordham University, then served for six months as a gunnery officer in the Korean War.

Career: Alda was interested in performing from an early age, appearing in numerous plays and on TV in Amsterdam alongside his father. Movies and US series including The Phil Silvers Show, Route 66 and The Mephisto Waltz followed, but landing the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the TV version of MASH made him a household name. The programme ran from 1972 to 1983, and was a smash hit across the globe. He also directed and wrote several episodes, winning Emmys for his work. He has written and directed movies and continued to act in such projects as ER, The West Wing, Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), The Aviator (2004), 30 Rock, Law & Order: LA, The Big C and The Blacklist.