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Sarah The Trivia Hound · 04-14-2000, 06:29 PM

I'm sorry to report that the actor who played Frank Burns, Larry Linville, is dead. Even if you did not like the charcter he played, you could not help but laugh at his lines. He will live on in out hearts and in re-runs as Major Frank Burns. Also known as Ferrat Face and the Lipless Wonder.

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"You can wake up now, the
universe has ended"
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"Rebel Without a Cause"
1955

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tpkirby · 06-10-2000, 10:24 PM

Hi Sara:

I met Larry Linville in Portales, NM at Eastern NM Univ. I had a long talk with him and he was very nice. Did you know that he was a graduate from the Royal Accademy of Dramatic Arts in England? He also appeared in an episode of Bonanza called "the Fence" in 1969. God be with Larry and his family.

sarageme · 07-20-2002, 11:51 PM

RIP Ferret face

Did anyone see him in the tribute to past actors during soem wards show, I can't remember which one?

McLean Stevenson also passed away

treky · 07-21-2002, 12:58 AM

so did Roger Bowen, who played Col. Blake in the movie (ironicaly, it was about the same time as McLean Stevenson. Also, Richard Thornberger, who wrote the book under the name Richard Hooker.

CHUCK T · 07-22-2002, 07:36 PM

Larry Linville was a fine, underrated actor. Too bad his post MASH career seemed to be relegated to apparences on Love Boat and Fantasy Island type of shows. He was the only character on the show not allowed to develop--Hot Lips (Margaret) did, Hawkeye did, Radar went from a boy to a man, Klinger stopped wearing dresses,ect. I always hoped that perhaps they would have allowed some humanity occassionally to sneak in and the producers didn't. I think as an actor Linville tired of playing this one dimensional character. It is sad, too, that when he did leave and they brought in a replacement that they allowed Charles Emerson Winchester to be more than a stuffy aristrocrat, but a man of genuine emotions and able to compete with Hawkeye both in the surgury and in practical jokes.

Doug-oh · 06-18-2023, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CHUCK T

Larry Linville was a fine, underrated actor. Too bad his post MASH career seemed to be relegated to apparences on Love Boat and Fantasy Island type of shows.

Stiers also appeared in such shows, Matlock, etc., nothing really big.

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He was the only character on the show not allowed to develop--Hot Lips (Margaret) did, Hawkeye did, Radar went from a boy to a man, Klinger stopped wearing dresses,ect. I always hoped that perhaps they would have allowed some humanity occassionally to sneak in and the producers didn't. I think as an actor Linville tired of playing this one dimensional character.

It is sad, too, that when he did leave and they brought in a replacement that they allowed Charles Emerson Winchester to be more than a stuffy aristrocrat, but a man of genuine emotions and able to compete with Hawkeye both in the surgury and in practical jokes.

Agree. They cheated Linville.

04-14-2000, 06:29 PM	#1
Sarah The Trivia Hound Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2000 Location: Lost somewhere between 1955-1974 Posts: 112	FRANK BURNS IS DEAD I'm sorry to report that the actor who played Frank Burns, Larry Linville, is dead. Even if you did not like the charcter he played, you could not help but laugh at his lines. He will live on in out hearts and in re-runs as Major Frank Burns. Also known as Ferrat Face and the Lipless Wonder. ------------------ "You can wake up now, the universe has ended" Jim Stark (James Dean) "Rebel Without a Cause" 1955 "Teenagers are like airplanes: You only hear about the ones that crash" -Dwight Eisenhower

07-20-2002, 11:51 PM	#3
sarageme figment of a dream Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 20, 2002 Location: a state of insomnia Posts: 18	RIP Ferret face Did anyone see him in the tribute to past actors during soem wards show, I can't remember which one? McLean Stevenson also passed away
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07-21-2002, 12:58 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	so did Roger Bowen, who played Col. Blake in the movie (ironicaly, it was about the same time as McLean Stevenson. Also, Richard Thornberger, who wrote the book under the name Richard Hooker.
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06-10-2000, 10:24 PM	#2
tpkirby Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 10, 2000 Location: Roswell, NM 88202 Posts: 1	Hi Sara: I met Larry Linville in Portales, NM at Eastern NM Univ. I had a long talk with him and he was very nice. Did you know that he was a graduate from the Royal Accademy of Dramatic Arts in England? He also appeared in an episode of Bonanza called "the Fence" in 1969. God be with Larry and his family.

07-22-2002, 07:36 PM	#5
CHUCK T Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2002 Posts: 84	Larry Linville was a fine, underrated actor. Too bad his post MASH career seemed to be relegated to apparences on Love Boat and Fantasy Island type of shows. He was the only character on the show not allowed to develop--Hot Lips (Margaret) did, Hawkeye did, Radar went from a boy to a man, Klinger stopped wearing dresses,ect. I always hoped that perhaps they would have allowed some humanity occassionally to sneak in and the producers didn't. I think as an actor Linville tired of playing this one dimensional character. It is sad, too, that when he did leave and they brought in a replacement that they allowed Charles Emerson Winchester to be more than a stuffy aristrocrat, but a man of genuine emotions and able to compete with Hawkeye both in the surgury and in practical jokes.