https://www.metv.com/stories/david-ogden-stiers-found-that-shakespeare-helped-his-performance-on-m-a-s-h

"I bring everything I can to the part of Winchester in M*A*S*H," said Stiers.

After the second season of M*A*S*H, Jamie Farr issued this ultimatum to the show's creators (https://www.metv.com/stories/after-the-second-season-of-m-a-s-h-jamie-farr-issued-this-ultimatum-to-the-shows-creators)

"My aspiration was to be a television star," said Farr.