Burghoff was born in Bristol, Connecticut and got started in acting and drumming during his high school years in Delavan, Wisconsin.

Although several actors from the original MASH film made guest appearances in the television series, Burghoff was the only actor cast as a regular.

His M * A * S * H character Radar O ' Reilly was spun off into an unsold TV show called W * A * L * T * E * R. Burghoff also appeared in an episode of The New Adventures of Wonder Woman " The Man Who Wouldn't Tell " in 1978, where he was reunited with his former band member Diana Prince a. k. a. Wonder Woman ( played by Lynda Carter ).

Burghoff is a philatelist and was the star of a United States Postal Service video for beginning stamp collectors.

In 2000, Burghoff was also a spokesman for dot-com era auction aggregation site PriceRadar. com.

Burghoff was married to Janet Gayle, from 1971 to 1979 ; they had one child before their divorce.

Radar was given to Big Bird by Gary Burghoff when he guest-starred on the show.

Actor Gary Burghoff was the drummer.

The only other main character from the original series to appear on AfterMASH was Radar ( played by Gary Burghoff ), who appeared in a first season two-part episode.

He was one of four actors to appear in both the 1970 film M * A * S * H and the television series M * A * S * H ( the other three were Timothy Brown, Corey Fischer and Gary Burghoff.

The chemistry between Somers and Reilly prompted Goodson-Todman and CBS to hire them as regular panelists ; Somers, who occupied the top center seat, remained on the show until 1982, while Reilly ( top right ) continued appearing through the 1983 – 1984 and 1990 – 1991 revivals, with a brief break from 1974 – 1975 when Gary Burghoff, Nipsey Russell, and Rip Taylor substituted for him.

Gary Richard Burghoff ( born May 24, 1943 ) is an American actor, known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter Eugene " Radar " O ' Reilly in the M * A * S * H movie and TV series.

Covering the conclusion of M * A * S * H for TV Guide in 1983, Burt Prelutsky wrote, " Although nobody wanted to be quoted for the record, the feelings about Gary Burghoff's leaving were fairly unanimous: loved Radar, hated Burghoff.

Burghoff also frequently appeared on the game show Match Game in the 1970s, both as a stand-in for regular Charles Nelson Reilly and also as the " special male guest " occupying seat one.

" Castmate Mike Farrell tried to persuade Burghoff to stay on the show, citing the lacklustre careers of former M * A * S * H regulars Larry Linville and McLean Stevenson after their departures.

* Actor Gary Burghoff, best known as playing Radar O ' Reilly on M * A * S * H, used to reside in Paradise.

Burghoff appeared regularly on TV, making appearances on other game shows as well like Tattletales, Hollywood Squares, and Showoffs.

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

Burghoff is also the inventor of ( and holds a patent on ) the " Chum Magic ", a fishing tackle invention that attracts fish toward the user's boat.

Other Burghoff inventions include a toilet seat lifting handle and a new type of fishing pole.

* Gary Burghoff: To M * A * S * H and Back: My Life in Poems and Songs, by Gary Burghoff.

Reilly's acting students included Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, and Gary Burghoff.

He laughed at a story that he planned to bolt the party if he was not nominated.

Just this April she was nominated for the seventh time for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in `` Sunrise at Campobello ''.

A former Democrat Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was nominated for Vice President to balance the ticket.

It was nominated in the New Times 1998 " Best Latin Influenced " category, the BAM Magazine 1999 " Best Rock en Español " category, and the LA Weekly 1999 " Best Hip Hop " category.

He was nominated to represent India to the League of Nations in 1932.

Johnson was nominated as the vice presidential candidate in 1864 on the National Union Party ticket.

The campaign was sure to be a struggle ; the Whigs nominated their " Eagle Orator " Gustavus Henry, and Johnson wasted no time in calling him to task for his " Henry-mandering " of the First District, as their debates made their way across the state from one county seat to the next.

However, he was not nominated in 1856 in part due to a split within his home state's delegation.

To fulfill promises made during the impeachment trial, Johnson nominated John M. Schofield as War Secretary, who was confirmed.

The book was nominated for the 1992 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 1993 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the 1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

Astrologers, nominated by the National Council for Geocosmic Research, acted as the astrological advisors, and helped to ensure that the test was fair.

Thomas was nominated to the U. S. Supreme Court by then-President George H. W. Bush, a position that required Senate hearings and confirmation.

In 2010, the Australian a cappella Quartet The Idea of North was nominated for an ARIA for their seventh studio album, " Feels Like Spring ", bringing a cappella music back into pop culture.

It was nominated for " Best Coastal Resort " in Scotland along with St Andrews in Fife, North Berwick in East Lothian, and Rothesay in Argyll and Bute.

In 1973 Andrei Sakharov was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1974 was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.

But in 1952, when General Motors president Charles E. Wilson, nominated for a cabinet post, told Congress "... what was good for the country was good for General Motors and vice versa ," he inspired one of Capp's greatest satires — the introduction of General Bullmoose, the robust, ruthless, and ageless business tycoon.

It was also nominated for Best Make-Up.

Army of Darkness was nominated for the Grand Prize at Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, and won the Golden Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film in 1993.

The film also won the Critics ' Award at Fantasporto, and was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award in the category of Best Film in 1993.

It was also nominated Best Film at the Sitges-Spanish International Film Festival.

Gianfranco Fini was notably nominated Deputy Prime Minister after the 2001 general election and was Foreign Minister from November 2004 to May 2006.

Penny Marshall's 1990 film Awakenings, which was nominated for several Oscars, is based on neurologist Oliver Sacks ' 1973 account of his psychiatric patients at Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx who were paralyzed by a form of encephalitis but briefly responded to the drug L-dopa.