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MASH star Wayne Rogers dead at 82
However Rogers by no means had an issue with his castmates, & he & Alda stayed buddies long after he left the show.
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He co-starred opposite Robert Bray in TV Western “Stagecoach West” and made appearances on numerous shows including “Gunsmoke”, “The F.B.I.”, “Cannon” and “Barnaby Jones” before his career-defining role in “M.A.S.H”.
The two starred together on the 1970s series, with Rogers portraying Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce.
Wayne Rogers, “Trapper John” of the 1970s show M*A*S*H, died on Thursday of complications from pneumonia.
“M.A.S.H.” continued to run until 1983.
Born in Alabama, Rogers was a Princeton graduate and Navy veteran before finding fame as an actor.
Rogers had other TV and movie roles, including a turn as San Francisco surgeon Charley Michaels in the TV comedy “House Calls” from 1979 to 1982.
Following his discharge, Rogers studied at Sanford Meisner’s Neighborhood Playhouse and with dancer Martha Graham and worked as a waiter and lifeguard.
He also was a financial commentator for Fox News Channel.
Actor Wayne Rogers of “MASH” arrives at the 7th Annual TV Land Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on April 19, 2009 in Universal City, California.
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After M.A.S.H., Rogers became a successful businessman – founding an investment strategy firm and a production company. His last film credit was 2003’s Nobody Knows Anything!-a comedy about Hollywood. He is survived by his wife Amy, children Bill and Laura, and four grandchildren.