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War of Nerves
Season 6, Episode 5
Freedman suffers pangs of guilt for sending a soldier back into battle, only to see him return as a casualty, and depression afflicts the whole camp until a bonfire helps to soothe tattered nerves. Korean War comedy, starring Allan Arbus
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Alan Alda
(Actor)
.. Hawkeye Pierce
Mike Farrell
(Actor)
.. Captain BJ Hunnicutt
Harry Morgan
(Actor)
.. Colonel Sherman T Potter
Loretta Swit
(Actor)
.. Major Margaret Houlihan
Gary Burghoff
(Actor)
.. Radar O'Reilly
Jamie Farr
(Actor)
.. Corporal Maxwell Q Klinger
William Christopher
(Actor)
.. Father Francis Mulcahy
David Ogden Stiers
(Actor)
.. Maj Charles Winchester
Allan Arbus
(Actor)
.. Maj Sidney Freedman
Johnny Haymer
(Actor)
.. Sgt Zelmo Zale
More Information
Did You Know..
Alan Alda
(Actor)
.. Hawkeye Pierce
Born:
January 28, 1936
in
New York
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.
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.
Mike Farrell
(Actor)
.. Captain BJ Hunnicutt
Harry Morgan
(Actor)
.. Colonel Sherman T Potter
Loretta Swit
(Actor)
.. Major Margaret Houlihan
Gary Burghoff
(Actor)
.. Radar O'Reilly
Jamie Farr
(Actor)
.. Corporal Maxwell Q Klinger
William Christopher
(Actor)
.. Father Francis Mulcahy
David Ogden Stiers
(Actor)
.. Maj Charles Winchester
Allan Arbus
(Actor)
.. Maj Sidney Freedman
Johnny Haymer
(Actor)
.. Sgt Zelmo Zale
