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Will Dockery · 07-18-2014, 03:43 PM

Kurt Weber began this thread in the Google Groups M*A*S*H newsgroup, and seems like folks here might enjoy it as much as I did:

* Maj. Frank Burns: Larry Linville or Robert Duvall

Larry Linville - Much more unlikable than Duvall, thus just the right Frank Burns, a character who should get no sympathy if played correctly!

* Maj. Margaret Houlihan: Loretta Swit or Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman - Kellerman, by a... urm... nose.

* Lt. Col. Henry Blake: Roger Bowen or McLean Stevenson

McLean Stevenson - By far more depth and humor in Stevenson's take.

* Capt. John McIntyre: Wayne Rogers or Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould - Gould by a long shot though probably not Rogers' fault, the changes in his character and scriptwriters leaning to Alda held him down.

* Capt. Benjamin Pierce: Donald Sutherland or Alan Alda

Alan Alda - After 11 years, Alda literally seemed to /become/ Hawkeye, or Hawkeye became Alda... who can tell?

* Tim Christopher as Father Mulcahy

Marvo301 · 07-18-2014, 07:27 PM

Yeah but who's the best Radar? Gary Burghoff or Gary Burghoff??

Will Dockery · 07-19-2014, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Yeah but who's the best Radar? Gary Burghoff or Gary Burghoff??

I was going to mention Radar but to be honest I couldn't spell Gary Burghoff without looking it up!

BTW here's the original thread this question apeared in:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/alt.tv.mash/NChinEwKyuM

07-18-2014, 03:43 PM	#1
Will Dockery Shadowville All-Stars Senior Member Join Date: Oct 31, 2006 Location: Shadowville Posts: 1,448	*Best MASH actors?** Kurt Weber began this thread in the Google Groups MASH newsgroup, and seems like folks here might enjoy it as much as I did: Maj. Frank Burns: Larry Linville or Robert Duvall Larry Linville - Much more unlikable than Duvall, thus just the right Frank Burns, a character who should get no sympathy if played correctly! * Maj. Margaret Houlihan: Loretta Swit or Sally Kellerman Sally Kellerman - Kellerman, by a... urm... nose. * Lt. Col. Henry Blake: Roger Bowen or McLean Stevenson McLean Stevenson - By far more depth and humor in Stevenson's take. * Capt. John McIntyre: Wayne Rogers or Elliott Gould Elliott Gould - Gould by a long shot though probably not Rogers' fault, the changes in his character and scriptwriters leaning to Alda held him down. * Capt. Benjamin Pierce: Donald Sutherland or Alan Alda Alan Alda - After 11 years, Alda literally seemed to /become/ Hawkeye, or Hawkeye became Alda... who can tell? * Tim Christopher as Father Mulcahy
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07-18-2014, 07:27 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Yeah but who's the best Radar? Gary Burghoff or Gary Burghoff??
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