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Biography

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…more

Born

2/6/1939, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Birth Name

Michael Joseph Farrell

Gender

Male

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Star (10)

Role
- Providence
  Jim Hansen
  - S 5: Ep 11 The Eleventh Hour (1)
    12/20/02
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Eleventh Hour (2)
    12/20/02
  - S 5: Ep 10 Eye of the Storm
    12/13/02
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Sound of Music
    12/6/02
  - S 5: Ep 8 Left-Overs
    11/22/02
  - + 91 More Credits
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Jonathan Kent
- M*A*S*H
  Captain BJ Hunnicut (Season 4-11)
  - S 11: Ep 16 Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
    2/28/83
  - S 11: Ep 15 As Time Goes By
    2/21/83
  - S 11: Ep 14 Give and Take
    2/14/83
  - S 11: Ep 13 Friends and Enemies
    2/7/83
  - S 11: Ep 12 Say No More
    1/24/83
  - + 154 More Credits
- M*A*S*H
  Captain BJ Hunnicut
  - 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
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  Dr. Vic Wheelwright
  - S 3: Ep 11 Discovery At Fourteen
    3/5/72
- Man and the City
  Andy Hays
  - S 1: Ep 15 Diagnosis: Corruption
    1/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 14 Jennifer
    12/29/71
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Girls in Truck Seven
    12/15/71
  - S 1: Ep 12 Pipe Me a Loving Tune
    12/8/71
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Cross-Country Man
    12/1/71
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Man and the City
  Andy Hays
  - S 1: Ep 15 Diagnosis: Corruption
    1/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 14 Jennifer
    12/29/71
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Girls In Truck Seven
    12/15/71
  - S 1: Ep 12 Pipe Me A Loving Tune
    12/8/71
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Cross-Country Man
    12/1/71
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Interns
  Dr. Sam Marsh
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Choice
    3/26/71
  - S 1: Ep 23 Castle of the Lion
    3/19/71
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Manly Art
    3/12/71
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Guardian
    3/5/71
  - S 1: Ep 20 Heart Trouble
    2/26/71
  - + 19 More Credits
- M*A*S*H
  Captain BJ Hunnicut (1975-1983)
  - — "Lil", #147; Oct.2,1978.
- Days Of Our Lives
  Scott Banning I (#2) (1968-1970)
  - S 1: Ep 5 Ep. #5
    11/12/65
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ep. #4
    11/11/65
  - S 1: Ep 3 Ep. #3
    11/10/65
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ep. #2
    11/9/65
  - S 40: Ep 141 Ep. #10067
    5/25/05
  - + 1198 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Superman: The Animated Series
  Jonathan Kent
  - S 3: Ep 10 Unity
    5/15/99
  - S 3: Ep 3 New Kids in Town
    10/31/98
  - S 2: Ep 28 Little Girl Lost (2)
    5/2/98
  - S 2: Ep 27 Little Girl Lost (1)
    5/2/98
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Late Mr. Kent
    11/1/97
  - + 4 More Credits
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 25 4 Star Couples Weekday Charity Tournament (February 19-23, 1979)
    2/19/79
  - S 5: Ep 40 Pat Carroll & Mike Farrell
    5/30/77
  - S 5: Ep 30 Carol Lawrence & Mike Farrell
    3/21/77
  - S 5: Ep 23 Rita Moreno & Mike Farrell
    1/31/77
  - S 5: Ep 8 Adrienne Barbeau & Mike Farrell
    10/18/76
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (53)

Role
- Miami Medical
  Dr. Carl Willis
  - S 1: Ep 5 Golden Hour
    4/30/10
- Ghost Whisperer
  Bill Jett
  - S 5: Ep 4 Do Over
    10/16/09
- Without a Trace
  Ross Baldwin
  - S 7: Ep 20 Hard Landing
    4/14/09
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Jonah Malcolm
  - S 10: Ep 8 Persona
    11/25/08
- The Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Love Boat & MASH
    3/18/08
- Desperate Housewives
  Milton Lang
  - S 4: Ep 10 Welcome to Kanagawa
    1/6/08
  - S 4: Ep 6 Now I Know, Don't Be Scared
    11/4/07
  - S 3: Ep 23 Getting Married Today
    5/20/07
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 2: Ep 9 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 40 - 21
    10/20/04
- Justice League Unlimited
  Pa Kent
  - S 3: Ep 2 For the Man Who Has Everything
    8/7/04
  - S 2: Ep 23 Comfort and Joy
    12/13/03
- TV Tales
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 M*A*S*H
    4/21/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 56 Harlan Ellison, Charlotte Ross, Mike Farrell, Dana Rohrabacher
    11/20/01
- Hart To Hart
  Frank Crane
  - S 6: Ep 4 Old Friends Never Die (TV Movie)
    5/6/94
- Matlock
  Judge David Bennett
  - S 5: Ep 20 The Trial (2)
    2/26/91
  - S 5: Ep 19 The Trial (1)
    2/19/91
- Frederick Forsyth Presents
  Joe Roth
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Price of the Bride
    12/8/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Drew Borden
  - S 7: Ep 5 The Family Jewels
    11/4/90
- Coach
  Jeffrey
  - S 2: Ep 19 A Jerk at the Opera
    4/17/90
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 144 April 14, 1980
    4/14/80
  - S 6: Ep 51 November 21, 1979
    11/21/79
  - S 5: Ep 151 April 25, 1979
    4/25/79
  - S 5: Ep 102 February 12, 1979
    2/12/79
  - S 5: Ep 7 September 21, 1978
    9/21/78
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 38 Show #3138
    1/10/80
  - S 18: Ep 18 Show #3118
    12/4/79
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 21 November 12-18, 1979 (2)
    11/12/79
  - S 13: Ep 60 April 2-8, 1979 (2)
    4/2/79
  - S 13: Ep 46 February 12-18, 1979 (2)
    2/12/79
  - S 12: Ep 32 January 2-8, 1978 (2)
    1/2/78
  - S 11: Ep 72 May 16-22, 1977 (2)
    5/16/77
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 167 June 15, 1979
    6/15/79
  - S 17: Ep 166 June 14, 1979
    6/14/79
  - S 17: Ep 165 June 13, 1979
    6/13/79
  - S 17: Ep 164 June 12, 1979
    6/12/79
  - S 17: Ep 163 Week of June 11, 1979
    6/11/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 111 March 22, 1979
    3/22/79
  - S 14: Ep 107 February 10, 1976
    2/10/76
  - S 14: Ep 98 January 28, 1976
    1/28/76
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 27 Adrienne Barbeau & Mike Farrell
    3/6/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 40 October 28, 1977
    10/28/77
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 1: Ep 2 Special #2
    2/28/77
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 25 February 22, 1977
    2/22/77
  - S 3: Ep 18 December 29, 1975
    12/29/75
- Hollywood Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Ladies of the Corridor
    4/13/75
- Harry O
  Coley Harris
  - S 1: Ep 10 Material Witness
    11/14/74
- Ironside
  Len Parsons
  - S 8: Ep 5 Cross Doublecross
    10/10/74
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  David Tate
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Pioneers
    9/20/74
- The New Land
  Smith
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Word Is: Persistance
    9/14/74
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Blair
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Camerons Are a Special Clan
    10/24/73
- The Wide World Of Mystery
  Steven
  - S 1: Ep 14 Nightmare Step
    3/27/73
- The Rookies (1972)
  Frank Essex
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Wheel of Death
    2/19/73
- Love, American Style
  Jack
  - S 4: Ep 63 Love and the Hot Spell
    2/2/73
- Banacek
  Jason Trotter
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Greatest Collection of Them All
    1/24/73
- Ghost Story
  Frank Simmons
  - S 1: Ep 11 Elegy for a Vampire
    12/1/72
- Bonanza
  Dr. Will Agar
  - S 14: Ep 9 The Hidden Enemy
    11/28/72
- Cannon
  Ron
  - S 2: Ep 5 Stakeout
    10/11/72
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  character name
  - S 2: Ep 4 Hour of Judgment
    10/5/72
- The Sixth Sense
  Dr. Gil Clark
  - S 1: Ep 8 Witch, Witch, Burning Bright
    3/11/72
- Sarge
  Steve
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Terminal Case Of Vengeance
    9/21/71
- Mannix
  Clay Riegles
  - S 3: Ep 17 Blind Mirror
    1/24/70
- The Bill Cosby Show
  Al Socconis
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Word from Our Sponsor
    12/7/69
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  Guest Star
- Lassie
  Joe
  - S 15: Ep 16 What Price Valor?" (2)
    1/19/69
  - S 15: Ep 15 What Price Valor?" (1)
    1/12/69
- Daniel Boone
  American Officer #1
  - S 4: Ep 20 The Spanish Fort
    2/15/68
- I Dream of Jeannie
  Astronaut
  - S 3: Ep 18 Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie? (3)
    1/30/68
- Garrison's Gorillas
  The Captain
  - S 1: Ep 13 Black Market
    11/28/67
- Custer
  Trooper
  - S 1: Ep 9 Desperate Mission
    11/8/67
- The Monkees
  Agent Modell
  - S 1: Ep 26 Monkee Chow Mein
    3/13/67
- Lassie
  Young Ranger
  - S 13: Ep 22 Never Look Back
    2/26/67
- Combat!
  Doctor
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Bankroll
    12/13/66
- Ensign O'Toole
  Ferguson
  - S 1: Ep 28 Operation Physical
    4/7/63
- McHale's Navy
  The Gunner
  - S 1: Ep 22 Washing Machine Charlie
    3/14/63
Writer (1)

Role
- M*A*S*H
  Writer
  - S 11: Ep 11 Strange Bedfellows
    1/10/83
  - S 11: Ep 9 Run For the Money
    12/20/82
  - S 9: Ep 5 Death Takes a Holiday
    12/15/80
  - S 8: Ep 23 War Co-Respondent
    3/3/80
  - S 8: Ep 10 The Yalu Brick Road
    11/19/79
Director (1)

Role
- M*A*S*H
  Director
  - S 9: Ep 5 Death Takes a Holiday
    12/15/80
  - S 8: Ep 23 War Co-Respondent
    3/3/80
  - S 8: Ep 17 Heal Thyself
    1/14/80
  - S 7: Ep 24 Ain't Love Grand
    3/5/79

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- Mike appeared in a documentary called Whose War?, which talked about the war in Iraq.
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- Mike is the co-chairman of Human Rights Watch in California.
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- Mike attended West Hollywood Grammar School with Natalie Wood and Ricky Nelson.
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- Mike Farrell: (On the final episode of M*A*S*H) It was one of the hardest things I've ever done as an actor, because there were times when it wasn't appropriate to be crying.
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- Mike Farrell: I think it's appropriate for the international community in situations like this to intervene in Kosovo. I am in favor of an intervention. On some level, you have to say that at least somebody is doing something.
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- Mike Farrell: (Talking about first joining M*A*S*H.) I began to sweat at the [thought] that if this show fails in the fourth season, I'm going to wear it around my neck for the rest of my life: the guy who sank "M*A*S*H.
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