William Christopher (born October 20, 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American actor who is best known for playing Father Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H and Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Incorporated City in 1872. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... 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. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... M*A*S*H was an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and inspired by the 1961 novel Catch-22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels; and—primarily—the 1970 film MASH. It is the most well... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from September 25, 1964 to September 9, 1970. ...

Family life and early acting career

College and early acting work

After attending New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, he went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1954. He majored in drama and was active in fencing, soccer, singing with the glee club, performing in various dramatic performances and become a brother of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He met his future wife, Barbara O' Conner, on a blind date. They were married in 1957 and have two sons, John and Ned. Christopher is also said to be a direct descendant of the American patriot Paul Revere. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Incorporated Village in 1869. ... Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Nickname: Forest City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Midstate Region Incorporated (town) 1651 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1923 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano Area    - City 42. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artists own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some... Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest international all-male college social fraternities, with chapters at universities predominantly in the United States and several in Canada. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Go to american revolution at wiki to get the same information provided below! This article concerns Patriots in the Revolutionary War. ... Portrait of Paul Revere by John Singleton Copley, c. ...

Off-Broadway appearances

After appearing in a variety of regional productions, Christopher landed roles in a number of off-Broadway productions, most notably The Hostage at One Sheridan Square. His Broadway debut came in Beyond the Fringe, a British revue. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Hostage is a 1958 play by Brendan Behan, set in a very odd house of ill-repute somewhere in Dublin. ... Album of Beyond the Fringe Published by EMI in 1996 Beyond the Fringe was a British comedy stage revue written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller. ...

The move to television

Christopher left the New York stage for Hollywood to attempt to gain work in television, where he guest starred in several well-known series, including: The Andy Griffith Show (he portrayed a new, young doctor scheduling Opie Taylor for a tonsilectomy), Death Valley Days, The Patty Duke Show and The Men from Shiloh. Christopher had recurring roles on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., That Girl and Hogan's Heroes. In 1972, Christopher landed the role of Father Mulcahy in the television series M*A*S*H-an ironic role since as a reported descendant of Paul Revere his ancestors are Hugenot! NY redirects here. ... Interior of the 1928 B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts. ... ... The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ... Opie Taylor was the name of the character played by Ronny Howard on The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom of the 1960s on the CBS television network. ... A tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure, during which the tonsils are removed. ... Death Valley Days was a long-running American radio and television anthology about true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. ... The Patty Duke Show was a sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to the final episode aired on May 4, 1966 and repeats through August 31, 1966. ... The Virginian was a Western-themed television series which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971. ... The term role in the performing arts is usually taken to mean an actors interpretation of a fictional character written in a script that culminates in a unique performance of that character. ... Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was a television series that ran on CBS from September 25, 1964 to September 9, 1970. ... That Girl was a television situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. ... Hogans Heroes was an American television situation comedy that ran from September 17, 1965 to July 4, 1971 on the CBS network for 168 episodes. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy is a principal character from the film M*A*S*H, played by Rene Auberjonois, and the television series, played by William Christopher. ... Portrait of Paul Revere by John Singleton Copley, c. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. ...

Christopher's work in motion pictures

In feature films, Christopher performed in The Fortune Cookie, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, The Shakiest Gun in the West, With Six You Get Eggroll and Hearts of the West. He won parts in such telefilms as The Movie Maker, The Perils of Pauline and For the Love of It (film). The Doris Day film With Six You Get Eggroll is notable for fans of M*A*S*H as Jamie Farr appears along with Christopher five years before the show, both playing hippies. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Fortune Cookie is a 1967 film with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. ... The Private Navy of Sgt. ... The Shakiest Gun in the West, starring Don Knotts The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) is a film starring Don Knotts. ... With Six You Get Eggroll is a Chinese movie from 1963, starring American actor George Carlin and American television show host Johnny Carson in wild chase across America to save a baby seal in the nick of time. ... The Perils of Pauline was a silent movie serial which debuted in 1914. ... With Six You Get Eggroll is a Chinese movie from 1963, starring American actor George Carlin and American television show host Johnny Carson in wild chase across America to save a baby seal in the nick of time. ... Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and film actor and popular game show panelist. ...

Charity work

Christopher devotes much of his spare time to the National Autistic Society because his son Ned is autistic. He has done public service announcements to bring attention to this medical condition. In 1985 he and his wife wrote Mixed Blessings, a book about their experiences raising Ned. The National Autistic Society (NAS) is the United Kingdoms most prominent autism-related charity. ... A boy with autism and his mother Autism refers to a spectrum of disorders, and lies somewhere under the umbrella of a greater encompassing spectrum, that of pervasive developmental disorders that involve the functioning of the brain. ... A public service announcement or PSA is a non-commercial advertisement—typically on U.S. or Canadian radio or television, broadcast for the public good. ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recent acting work

Since M*A*S*H, Christopher has appeared on various series, including Murder, She Wrote (where, in a character switch from Mulcahy, he played a murderer). In 1998, Christopher guest-starred in an episode of Mad About You. Christopher has also remained active in the theater, including a tour of the U.S. in the mid-1990s with Jamie Farr doing Neil Simon's The Odd Couple on stage. He also appeared with Jamie Farr in an episode of Diagnosis Murder. M*A*S*H was an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart and inspired by the 1961 novel Catch-22, the 1968 Richard Hooker novel M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors and its sequels; and—primarily—the 1970 film MASH. It is the most well... Jessica in the Murder, She Wrote episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Mad About You was an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and film actor and popular game show panelist. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... See Odd Couple (disambiguation) for other works with the same title Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau, stars of film adaption Tony Randall & Jack Klugman, stars of TV adaption The Odd Couple was a hit 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as...

External link

• William Christopher at the Internet Movie Database