John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film, M*A*S*H played by Rene Auberjonois and the television series version played by William Christopher. M*A*S*H was the title of a novel that was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film, and one of the most popular American television series ever. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... William Christopher (born October 20, 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor who is most well-known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Categories: People stubs | 1932 births | People from Illinois ... George Morgan (1924 – 1975) was a mid-20th century country music singer. ... A television pilot is the first episode of an intended television series. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... M*A*S*H is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman, based extremely loosely on the novel written by Richard Hooker. ... René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1, 1940 in New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and his role as Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... M*A*S*H at the Internet Movie Database Finest Kind - Fan Site w/ News, Episode Guides, Video Clips U.K. Fan Site w/ Interviews, Episode Guides Best Care Anywhere - Fan Site w/ Episode Guides, Memorable Moments TV Tome Categories: 1970s TV shows in the United States | 1980s TV shows... William Christopher (born October 20, 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor who is most well-known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Categories: People stubs | 1932 births | People from Illinois ...

The character, named Father John Patrick 'Dago Red' Mulcahy, in the film is a US army chaplain assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Despite his position, few of the worldly staff members take him seriously and regard him as a professor of empty religious rhetoric and meaningless morality. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A chaplain is a priest or a member of the clergy serving a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church. ... A Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is a self-contained United States Army military unit established to perform surgery and provide post-operative care immediately behind the front lines. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ...

In the television series, the character began in the same style, but the character began to evolve. For instance, Father Mulcahy initially had a difficult time helping in the operating room without being physically revolted at the blood and gore, but eventually proved an able assistant beyond his spiritual duties. Outside the surgery, the priest gradually gained the respect of the staff with his emerging courage and wisdom in the most difficult circumstances. This included when he had to perform an emergency tracheotomy (using a pocket knife and a pen) while under fire and many times he provided critical advice for various staff members. In addition, he eventually revealed numerous practical skills like being a champion amateur boxer as well as numerous connections he's needed for helping others, including black market contacts. However, this respect did not extend beyond the camp considering Mulcahy's long and frustrating struggle to get promoted which finally took a personal appeal by CO Col Sherman T. Potter to the responsible officer at The Pentagon to achieve. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Tracheotomy is a surgical procedure used to cut a hole in the trachea through which a small tube is inserted. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... The black market is the sector of economic activity involving illegal economic dealings, typically the buying and selling of merchandise illegally. ... Colonel Sherman T. Potter was a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television show. ... The Pentagon, looking east with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. ...

In the series finale, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, Father Mulcahy was wounded and deafened during a mortar attack and he begged B.J. Hunnicutt to keep it a secret. He elected to stay in Korea after the cease fire to care for other deaf people. Series finale is a promotional/advertising term used to describe the final episode of a television series, usually a sitcom or a drama. ... Mortar has several meanings: A mortar is a vessel used to contain a substance which is then ground into a powder and/or mixed with a pestle. ... Categories: Television stubs | M*A*S*H | Fictional soldiers | Fictional medical personnel ... Korea (한국) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the west and Russia to the north. ...

However in the short lived sequel series, After M*A*S*H, the priest decided to return to America to work in a veterans hospital with his hearing partially recovered. AfterMASH was a situation comedy that ran for two seasons (1983-1985) on CBS. A spin-off of the long-running hit series M*A*S*H, AfterMASH took place immediately following the end of the Korean War and chronicled the adventures of three characters from the original series: Colonel...

External links

• Finest-Kind.net - M*A*S*H website with character profile
• Best Care Anywhere - M*A*S*H website with character profile