Mike Farrell

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9.4 Superb
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Biography

Recent Role:
Dr. Carl Willis on Miami Medical
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-6-1939
Birthplace:
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Birth Name:
Michael Joseph Farrell
AKA:
Mike Joseph Farrell, Michael Farrell
Mike, one of a carpenter's four children, was only two years old when he moved with his family to Los Angeles after his father was offered a lucrative job at a movie studio. Mike caught the acting bug at an early age and was soon acting in high school plays. He briefly put acting aside for a two year stint in the U.S. Marines Corp. Then shortly after his discharge he began taking drama courses at UCLA and the Jeff Corey Workshop. He got his first big break in 1968, when he played architect Scott Banning on the NBC soap Days of Our Lives. However, he is best known for his work onMore M*A*S*H

Today Mike is active in many political and charitable causes, including CONCERN/America, an international refugee aid and development organization, Human Rights Watch in California, and Death Penalty Focus. He is also a member of the California State Commission on Judicial Performance. He is married to actress Shelly Fabares and has two children by screen-writer Judy Hayden; Michael Joshua, a martial arts teacher, and Erin, who works in the Los Angeles office of Jesse Jackson.

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    9.5 Superb
    mike farrell played captain BJ Hunicut in M*A*S*H as well as playing in other shows and movies, not to mention he also did voiceography for a number of shows including Superman:animated series hide show

    i really liked mike as BJ Hunicut in M*A*S*H even though he was only there from season 4 up to 11. He was a great friend to Hawkeye and i definately liked him a lot better than trapper. BJ and Hawkeye were a perfect stand up comedy act, they were more a less a perfect tag team of pranksters. i heard that the guy playing trapper left because he didnt want to be a second banana to Hawkeye but not mike, mike almost made it seem like that role was an honour, actually more like they were both equal, even though we knew Hawk's the main guy. Mike is such a good sport and a really good actor. i think that his acting reflects his personality and he is a charmer, a family man, and a good friend.

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    10 Perfect
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    I really like this actor, He waas a good second hand banana to Hawkeye, better in some ways than Trapper because tho, he had disregard for the military, he never had disregard for his wife, I have liked his later roles as well.. He is a good man not afraid to stand for his values

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