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.
Gary Burghoff. plays Radar
Radar O'Reilly is played by Gary Burghoff
Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
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)
Gary Burghoff left the television series "MAS*H" at the end of its eighth season, in 1979.
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Gary Burghoff's birth name is Gary Rich Burghoff.
Daughter-- Gena Gale Burghoff Son---Miles Burghoff Son--Jordan Burghoff
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.
Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly on the TV show MAS*H, was born with a physical deformity called Brachydactyly Type D. This condition caused the fingers on his left hand to be shorter than normal, giving it a distinctive appearance.
Gena Gale Burghoff is 5' 8".