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Biography

Burghoff, best known for his role on M*A*S*H as Corporal "Radar" O'Reilly, has appeared on numerous television shows and plays. After he let M*A*S*H,…more

Born

5/24/1943, Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name

Gary Rich Burghoff

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (9)

Role
- Pets: Part of the Family
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 13 Puppy Pre-Nups; Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe; 1st Day Home; Puppy ABCs; Soc. Animal
    7/29/00
  - S 2: Ep 12 Real World Vets; Dogue Vogue; Life in a Glass House; Playtime for K9s; Perf Life
    7/22/00
  - S 2: Ep 11 A Helping Paw; Bomb Dogs; Heaven Sent; When Kitty Comes Home; Horse Power
    7/15/00
  - S 2: Ep 10 Compassion @ Any Age; Pig Sense; Helping Kelpies; So U Wanna Be a Star; Brd Strk
    7/8/00
  - S 2: Ep 9 Safe Haven; A Salty Tale; Mutt Makeover; Painting Paws; Return to Sender
    7/1/00
  - + 21 More Credits
- W*A*L*T*E*R
  Walter O'Reiley
- M*A*S*H
  Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly (Season 1-8)
  - S 8: Ep 5 Good-Bye Radar (Part 2)
    10/15/79
  - S 8: Ep 4 Good-Bye Radar (Part 1)
    10/8/79
  - S 8: Ep 3 Guerilla My Dreams
    10/1/79
  - S 8: Ep 2 Are You Now, Margaret?
    9/24/79
  - S 8: Ep 1 Too Many Cooks
    9/17/79
  - + 143 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Frequent Panelist
  - S 7: Ep 16 MG79-16 (The Last Broadcast on CBS-TV)
    4/18/79
  - S 7: Ep 15 MG79-15
    4/16/79
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 MG79-12
    3/26/79
  - + 280 More Credits
- America 2Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 65 Martin Mull
    7/7/78
  - S 1: Ep 64 Man of the Year Award
    7/6/78
  - S 1: Ep 63 Taters the Clown
    7/5/78
  - S 1: Ep 62 Connie Stevens
    7/4/78
  - S 1: Ep 61 UBS Awards Ceremony
    7/3/78
  - + 59 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself (1974-1980)
  - S 6: Ep 25 MG78-25
    6/28/78
- America 2Night
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 The El Tijo Ballet Co.
    6/1/78
- M*A*S*H
  Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly
  - S 5: Ep 18 Hanky Panky
    2/1/77
  - S 5: Ep 17 End Run
    1/25/77
  - S 5: Ep 16 Ping Pong
    1/18/77
  - S 5: Ep 15 38 Across
    1/11/77
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Most Unforgettable Characters
    1/4/77
  - + 18 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 45 MG75-45
    11/11/75
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 43 MG78-43
    11/8/78
  - S 4: Ep 50 MG76-50
    12/16/76
  - S 4: Ep 7 MG76-7
    2/11/76
  - S 4: Ep 6 MG76-6
    2/4/76
  - S 3: Ep 50 MG75-50
    12/18/75
  - + 28 More Credits
- M*A*S*H
  Mrs. O'Reilly
  - S 4: Ep 14 Mail Call, Again
    12/9/75
- Match Game PM
  panelist
  - S 1: Ep 10 Match Game PM #1-10
    11/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 39 Match Game PM #1-39
  - S 1: Ep 28 Match Game PM #1-28
  - S 1: Ep 27 Match Game PM #1-27
  - S 1: Ep 21 Match Game PM #1-21
- M*A*S*H
  Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly
  - S 1: Ep 3 Requiem for a Lightweight
    10/1/72
- The Don Knotts Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 February 2, 1971
    2/2/71
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 19, 1971
    1/19/71
  - S 1: Ep 14 December 29, 1970
    12/29/70
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 13, 1970
    10/13/70
  - S 1: Ep 3 September 29, 1970
    9/29/70
  - + 1 More Credits
- M*A*S*H
  Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly (1972-1979)
  - — "Lil", #147; Oct.2,1978.
Guest Star (29)

Role
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Love Boat & MASH
    3/18/08
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Patrick Noyes
  - S 2: Ep 13 Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?
    7/20/95
- AfterMASH
  Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly
  - S 1: Ep 17 It Had To Be You
    1/23/84
  - S 1: Ep 16 Yours Truly, Max Klinger
    1/16/84
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Harry Flock
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Best Policy
    5/31/81
- CHiPs
  Himself (uncredited)
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party (2)
    12/7/80
- Fantasy Island
  Gordon Hughes
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Love Doctor / The Pleasure Palace / Possessed
    11/22/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 102 February 12, 1979
    2/12/79
  - S 4: Ep 171 May 29, 1978
    5/29/78
  - S 4: Ep 34 October 28, 1977
    10/28/77
  - S 3: Ep 57 December 13, 1976
    12/13/76
  - S 3: Ep 35 November 8, 1976
    11/8/76
  - + 7 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 6 MG79-6
    2/7/79
  - S 6: Ep 35 MG78-35
    9/8/78
  - S 6: Ep 22 MG78-22
    6/6/78
  - S 6: Ep 2 MG78-2
    1/5/78
  - S 5: Ep 42 MG77-42
    10/17/77
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 35 January 8-12, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    1/8/79
  - S 12: Ep 72 May 22-26, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    5/22/78
  - S 12: Ep 70 May 15-19, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    5/15/78
  - S 12: Ep 60 April 10-14, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    4/10/78
  - S 12: Ep 52 March 13-17, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    3/13/78
  - + 15 More Credits
- America 2Night
  himself
- Wonder Woman
  Alan
  - S 2: Ep 20 The Man Who Wouldn't Tell
    3/31/78
- Fantasy Island
  Richard C. Delaney/Paul Hughes
  - S 1: Ep 8 Superstar / Salem
    3/25/78
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 20 January 16, 1978
    1/16/78
  - S 5: Ep 1 September 6, 1977
    9/6/77
  - S 4: Ep 17 December 28, 1976
    12/28/76
  - S 3: Ep 46 July 12, 1976
    7/12/76
  - S 3: Ep 21 January 19, 1976
    1/19/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (as Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Riley)
  - S 12: Ep 31 December 26-30, 1977 (The Last Storybook SQUARES on NBC-TV)
    12/26/77
- The Love Boat
  Donald M. Flanders
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Captain's Captain/Hounded/Romance Roulette
    11/26/77
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 28 Loretta Swit & 5 Male Stars
    3/7/77
  - S 4: Ep 41 Phyllis George & Gary Burghoff
    6/14/76
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 GUESTS: BUDDY HACKETT, GARY BURGHOFF, CHUCK BERRY
    1/7/77
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    11/13/76
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 188 June 10, 1976
    6/10/76
  - S 12: Ep 147 April 10, 1975
    4/10/75
  - S 10: Ep 226 August 24, 1973
    8/24/73
- Ellery Queen
  Jerry Hacker
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger
    4/4/76
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 41 Michele Lee & Gary Burghoff
    6/9/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 188 June 4, 1975
    6/4/75
  - S 12: Ep 159 April 11, 1974
    4/11/74
- Insight
  Mombo
  - S 15: Ep 29 The Incredible Man
    3/16/75
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 19 Jack Benny (Celebrity Roast)
    2/22/74
  - S 9: Ep 13 Tony Randall & Jack Klugman (Celebrity Roast)
    12/21/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Jack Benny
    2/21/74
  - S 1: Ep 13 Jack Klugman and Tony Randall
    12/20/73
- Love, American Style
  Wilbur Wright
  - S 5: Ep 4 Love and the Plane Fantasy
    9/14/73
- Love, American Style
  Sydney Melvin Wimple
  - S 4: Ep 72 Love and the Crisis Line
    2/23/73
- The Name of the Game
  Watson
  - S 2: Ep 22 Man of the People
    3/6/70
- The Good Guys (1970)
  Mike Butterworth
  - S 1: Ep 13 Take A Computer To Lunch
    1/30/69

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- He won the Emmy award for best supporting actor in a comedy series in 1977.
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- Gary is good at playing the drums.
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- Gary was the star of the United States Postal Service video for stamp collectors.
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- Gary: As a child of five, I ran away from home, but much to my embarrassment I was returned the next day before the FBI could get on the case. A disgusted sewer worker had complained that I did the worst chicken imitation he had ever seen.
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- Gary: I don't vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most.
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- Gary: My son gave me the permission to accept my success.
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