Larry Linville felt he had gone as far as he could go with the character. His contract was up at the end of 5 years, so the timing seemed good for him to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Linville had grown tired of playing the same cartoonish, negative role, and he felt the show was moving on, but his character could not, so he turned down the offer of another two year contract with the show.
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The name of Frank Burns's wife was Louise.
Henry Blake was replaced by Frank Burns for 2 episodes and then Sherman Potter came in and was there til the end of the series
Frank never had an official nickname; however, he was often referred to as "ferret face" by the other cast members. This nickname was given to him by his brother when he and Frank were growing up. He confessed this to Trapper and Hawkeye in a drunken stupor after he had an argument with Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan.
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Frank was played by actor Larry Linville.