Gary Burghoff as Walter "Radar" O'Reilly.

Gary Burghoff (born May 24, 1937 in Bristol, Connecticut) is the actor who played the character Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly in both the film and television series M*A*S*H. He also played Charlie Brown in the 1967 off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Born with a club foot and two short fingers on his left hand, Burghoff uses props to deflect attention from this: in Charlie Brown he had a baseball glove on that hand most of the time, and in the M*A*S*H television series, he usually had a clipboard in it. Radar OReilly, character on the MASH TV show. ... Radar OReilly, character on the MASH TV show. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bristol is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world. ... Corporal Walter Eugene Radar OReilly is a fictional character in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, the movie M*A*S*H, the television series M*A*S*H, the television movie W*A*L*T*E*R and two episodes of the series After M... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... M*A*S*H at the Internet Movie Database M*A*S*H Timeline Encyclopedia of Television 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 Yahoo Groups M... Charlie Brown Charles Charlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. ... A club foot, or talipes equinovarus (TEV), is a birth defect. ...

Burghoff was married to Janet Gayle, from 1971 to 1979; they had one child before the marriage ended in divorce. In 1991 he married Elisabeth Bostrom; they have two children together. Currently resides in Paradise, California and does TV ads for local doctors. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody...

In addition to acting, Burghoff also works as a professional jazz drummer, heading the trio The We Three, and as a wildlife painter. Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ...

See also

• Corporal Walter (Radar) O'Reilly
• M*A*S*H (TV series)
• M*A*S*H (movie)
• W*A*L*T*E*R

Corporal Walter Eugene Radar OReilly is a fictional character in the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, the movie M*A*S*H, the television series M*A*S*H, the television movie W*A*L*T*E*R and two episodes of the series After M... M*A*S*H at the Internet Movie Database M*A*S*H Timeline Encyclopedia of Television 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 Yahoo Groups M... 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. ... W*A*L*T*E*R was a pilot for a spin-off of M*A*S*H made in 1984 that was never picked up. ...

External link

• Gary Burghoff: Legendary actor and intense painter of wildlife
• Gary Burghoff at the Internet Movie Database