The actor was upset over the attention that Alan Alda was given and wanted off the show.
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'Trapper' John McIntyre was played by Wayne Rogers.
In the MASH series, 3 different actors played Captain "Trapper" John Francis Xavier McIntyre, M.D.Elliott Gould - Robert Altman's movie MASH (1970)Wayne Rogers - CBS television series M*A*S*H (1972-83)Pernell Roberts - CBS television series Trapper John M.D. (1979-86)
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On the CBS television series M*A*S*H (1972-83), Trapper John McIntyre left Korea when he was called back to the States to complete his service. He made the trip successfully. It was Col Henry Blake who was shot down over the Sea of Japan when he was on his way home to process out of the active Army.
Pernell Roberts was not on the CBS television series, M*A*S*H (1972-1983). After the series ended, Roberts did take the role of Trapper John McIntyre (originated in the book) for the CBS medical drama, Trapper John M.D. The show took place in San Francisco and ran from September 1979 until September 1986.