Gary Burghoff

Gary Burghoff (born May 24, 1943 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.

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May 24 - 1943 - Bristol, Connecticut - Corporal - Walter "Radar" O'Reilly - Film - Television - M*A*S*H - Charlie Brown - 1967 - Broadway - Musical - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - Club foot

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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.

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Married - Janet Gayle - Divorce - Elisabeth Bostrom

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In addition to acting, Burghoff also works as a professional jazz drummer, heading the trio The We Three, and as a wildlife painter.

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Jazz - Drummer - Painter

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