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Radar O'Reilly is played by Gary Burghoff
Radar's proper name was Walter, and his character was played by Gary Burghoff.
Radar O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff) had an extraordinary ability to detect the arrival of choppers transporting wounded long before anyone else could hear a thing. When Burghoff left the series, the company clerk role was taken up by Corporal, later Sergeant, Klinger (Jamie Farr)
For the CBS television series M*A*S*H (1972-83) there are no records of an actor with a glass eye. However, Gary Burghoff (Radar O'Reilly) does have a congenital deformity of three fingers on his left hand. He always kept that hand away from the camera, usually hidden by a clipboard.
On M*A*S*H, Radar's uncle died and his mother needed his help since she was otherwise alone tending to the family farm. He was able to leave the army on compassionate grounds. In real life, Gary Burghoff made the choice to leave because he wished to spend more time with his family.