{"id":527196,"date":"2026-03-16T17:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/527196\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:13:15","slug":"meet-the-kids-of-the-mash-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/527196\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Kids of the \u201cM*A*S*H\u201d Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

M*A*S*H aired for 11 seasons on CBS between 1972 and 1983<\/p>\n

The show followed the doctors and support staff stationed at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Korea during the Korean War<\/p>\n

Get to know the kids of the cast, from Alan Alda’s three daughters to Jamie Farr’s two children and William Christopher’s two children<\/p>\n

Few shows have captured the cultural zeitgeist like M*A*S*H<\/a> did.<\/p>\n

Blending belly laughs with the kind of heart-wrenching reality that made viewers feel like part of the team, the show followed the doctors and support staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (hence the titular acronym) based in South Korea during the Korean War.<\/p>\n

For 11 seasons, audiences tuned in and made it one of the highest-rated shows in television history \u2014 even up until its series finale in 1983, which remains the most-watched finale and episode of a scripted TV series of all time.<\/p>\n

While fans connected with the cast, including Alan Alda<\/a>, Loretta Swit<\/a>, Jamie Farr<\/a>, William Christopher<\/a> and Wayne Rogers<\/a>, on the small screen, these actors connected with their loved ones when the cameras weren’t rolling.<\/p>\n

Get to know the kids of the M*A*S*H cast below.<\/p>\n

01 of 09<\/p>\n

Alan Alda’s 3 Children\"Alan<\/p>\n

Alan Alda (R), wife Arlene (L) and their daughters Eva, Elizabeth and Beatrice at Elizabeth’s 19th birthday party in New York City in 1979
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Alda, who won two Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for playing surgeon Captain Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce for M*A*S*H’s entire run, shares three children with his longtime wife, Arlene<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The couple, who married in 1957 and are still together nearly 70 years later, are parents to three daughters: Eve, Elizabeth and Beatrice.<\/p>\n

Speaking to PEOPLE in 1975, Alda discussed the crossover between his personal and professional lives, specifically on the sitcom We’ll Get By, and how he drew inspiration from his family and included some of their real-life stories in the script.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s an attempt to show a family living the way people really do live \u2014 and not as they do on television,” he said at the time. “Once I was watching a tape of the show at home in which there was an argument between mother and daughter. I turned around and my wife and one of my daughters were having exactly the same argument.”<\/p>\n

02 of 09<\/p>\n

Jamie Farr’s 2 Children\"Jamie<\/p>\n

Jamie Farr and daughter Yvonne at the 10th People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., in 1984
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Farr, who played Corporal Maxwell Klinger for M*A*S*H’s entire run, married wife Joy Ann Richards in 1963.<\/p>\n

The couple have welcome two children: a son, Jonas, and a daughter, Yvonne, seemingly named after Farr’s older sister.<\/p>\n

03 of 09<\/p>\n

William Christopher’s 2 Children\"William<\/p>\n

William Christopher and wife Barbara at the Angel Awards in Los Angeles in 1987
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Christopher, who played Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy on M*A*S*H, was the father of two.<\/p>\n

He and wife Barbara raised two sons, John and Ned. The couple were married for decades until Christopher’s death<\/a> in 2016 at the age of 84.<\/p>\n

At the time, John revealed that his father died from non-small cell lung carcinoma at his home in Pasadena, Calif.<\/p>\n

04 of 09<\/p>\n

Wayne Rogers’ 2 Children\"Wayne<\/p>\n

Wayne Rogers and daughter Laura pictured together in the ’80s
Credit: MediaPunch\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Rogers, who played surgeon Captain Trapper John McIntyre on M*A*S*H, was a father of two. According to the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, he shared a son, Bill, and a daughter, Laura, with his first wife, Mitzi McWhorter. The actor, who died in 2015, later wed his second wife, Amy.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Princeton Alumni Weekly<\/a>, Bill called his dad a “fearless” businessman. Rogers was a notable investor and money manager who frequently appeared on Fox News’ Cashin’ In.<\/p>\n

“Even as he got older, he would call at all hours to talk about business deals we were working on,” Bill added. “He was a guy who lived every moment to the fullest, relentlessly.”<\/p>\n

05 of 09<\/p>\n

McLean Stevenson’s 2 Children\"McLean<\/p>\n

McLean Stevenson and wife Ginny in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1990
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

McLean Stevenson, who played Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake on M*A*S*H, had two children: son Jeffrey and daughter Lindsey.<\/p>\n

Stevenson died in 1996 and was survived by his wife Ginny and his two children. He was 66.<\/p>\n

06 of 09<\/p>\n

Larry Linville’s 1 Child\"Larry<\/p>\n

Larry Linville and daughter Kelly at the 3rd Producers Guild of America Golden Laurel Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 1992
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Linville played surgeon Major Frank Burns on M*A*S*H \u2014 but off screen, he was the proud dad to his daughter, Kelly.<\/p>\n

The actor died in 2000 at age 60, per CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“He was a wonderful man, a wonderful father, and certainly well prepared for the acting craft,” costar Jamie Farr told the outlet at the time.<\/p>\n

07 of 09<\/p>\n

Gary Burghoff’s 3 Children\"Gary<\/p>\n

Gary Burghoff and daughter Gena at the Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., in 2012
Credit: Globe Photos\/ZUMA Press Wire\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Burghoff, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1977 for his portrayal of Corporal Walter Eugene “Radar” O’Reilly on M*A*S*H, welcomed daughter Gena with his first wife in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

He later welcomed sons Miles and Jordan with his second wife. After the couple split, Burghoff moved across the street from his estranged wife so they could co-parent their kids together, according to a 2006 interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

08 of 09<\/p>\n

Mike Farrell’s 2 Children\"Mike<\/p>\n

Mike Farrell (R) stands beside wife Shelley Fabares and kids Michael and daughter Erin at the ‘JFK’ world premiere in Westwood, Calif., in 1991
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Farrell, who played Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H, welcomed two children: son Michael and daughter Erin, which happened to the same names as Hunnicutt’s daughter on M*A*S*H.<\/p>\n

He has been married to wife Shelley Fabares since 1984.<\/p>\n

09 of 09<\/p>\n

Harry Morgan’s 4 Children\"Harry<\/p>\n

Harry Morgan and wife Eileen at the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in 1981
Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd.\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n

Morgan, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1980 for his portrayal of Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H, was a father of four.<\/p>\n

Per The New York Times<\/a>, he shared all four of his children \u2014 sons Christopher, Charles, Paul and Daniel \u2014 with his first wife, Eileen Detchon, who died in 1985. One of those sons, Daniel, died in 1989.<\/p>\n

“My dad would read a script the way somebody else would read TIME magazine and put it down and be on the set the next day,” Morgan’s son Charles, a lawyer, told The New York Times of his father’s photographic memory.<\/p>\n

When Morgan died in 2011 at the age of 96, he was still married to his second wife, Barbara Bushman, whom he married in 1986, and was survived by his three living sons and several grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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