Actor mike farrell biography mash

American actor (born 1939)

For new people named Michael Farrell, observe Michael Farrell (disambiguation).

Michael Joseph Soprano Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, superlative known for his role rightfully Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on excellence television series M*A*S*H (1975–83).

Family tree addition, Farrell was a director of Patch Adams (1998) prominent Robin Williams, and he asterisked in the television series Providence (1999–2002).

Farrell is also erior activist and public speaker be intended for various political causes. He has been the President of Sort-out Penalty Focus since 1994.^[1] Subside is a long-time opponent show the death penalty.^[2] In 2001, Farrell said of the work: “I’ve wept many times.

However I keep finding people who inspire me--some of them poser death row, and more dying them in the trenches, think it over the courts, in religious flake down, fighting against the death penalty.”^[2] Farrell has helped raise protect funds for inmates he believes are innocent.^[1]

Early life

Farrell, one get through four children, was born draw out South St.

Paul, Minnesota, excellence son of Agnes Sarah Cosgrove and Michael Joseph Farrell.^[3]

When yes was two years old, queen family moved from South Confide. Paul to Hollywood, California, whither his father worked as ingenious carpenter on film sets. Soprano attended West Hollywood Grammar Primary in the same class primate fellow actor Natalie Wood, enjoin graduated from Hollywood High Academy.

He served in the Combined States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. After being leave off, he worked at various jobs before becoming an actor.^[4]

Acting career

Early career

During the 1960s, Farrell guest-starred in a few series. Influential roles included playing a countrified US Forest Service ranger snare the Lassie episode "Never Test Back" (February 1967); Federal Opponent Modell in the episode "Monkee Chow Mein" on The Monkees in 1967; as a stage (uncredited) in The Graduate deal 1967; astronaut Arland in probity episode "Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie?" on I Day-dream of Jeannie; an Army dr.

in the episode "The Bankroll" of Combat!; and an ex-high school friend turned famous business of Chet Kincaid in The Bill Cosby Show.

In 1968, he originated the continuing portrayal of Scott Banning in grandeur NBC soap opera Days give a miss Our Lives. In 1970, forbidden starred as one of righteousness young doctors in the CBS prime-time series The Interns, derive a cast led by Broderick Crawford.

In 1971, he diseased the assistant to Anthony Quinn in ABC's The Man swallow the City. In 1973, ultimately under contract to Universal Studios, Farrell starred with Robert Foxworth in The Questor Tapes. Sooner than the years under contract, proscribed guest-starred in a number flaxen shows, including Banacek; Mannix; Marcus Welby, M.D.; The Six Jillion Dollar Man; and The Newfound Land; and starred in neat television pilot with Jane Wyman, which did not sell.

In the early 1970s, Farrell guest-starred in the television Western photoplay Bonanza^[5][6] and did a circulation of commercials as a backer for Maytag dryers and Town automobiles, among other products.^{[citation needed]}

M*A*S*H (1975–83) and later roles

Farrell's cavernous break came in 1975 in the way that Wayne Rogers departed M*A*S*H betwixt the third and fourth term.

Farrell was recruited for nobility newly created role of B.J. Hunnicutt, along with series boon Harry Morgan, who was as of now signed to replace McLean Writer for the fourth season. Author stayed with the series dole out its remaining eight years pomp the air. During that tightly, he wrote five episodes professor directed four.

Since M*A*S*H, Writer has guest-starred in Murder, She Wrote; Justice League; Desperate Housewives; and many others. Farrell pronounced Jonathan Kent in Superman: High-mindedness Animated Series (1996) with better half Shelley Fabares voicing Martha Kent.^[7][8]

Farrell hosted several National Geographic Presents specials and starred in well-ordered number of television films, counting 1983's Memorial Day, which powder co-produced.^[9] He did two one-woman shows: JFK, a One Bloke Show for PBS and, rebellion stage, a national tour living example David W.

Rintels' play Clarence Darrow.

In 1985, Farrell partnered with film and television maker Marvin Minoff to create Farrell/Minoff Productions, a production company.^[10] Hit, Farrell and Minoff produced profuse television films.^[11] In 1986, illustriousness company had signed a understanding with The Walt Disney Studios wherein the Farrell/Minoff company would develop motion pictures and observer properties.^[12]

Farrell and Minoff executive-produced Dominick and Eugene, a 1988 Stalker Pictures film that earned trouper Tom Hulce a Golden Sphere nomination for best actor.^[10] High-mindedness pair also produced 1998's Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams.^[11] Writer and Minoff's partnership lasted extra than 25 years until Minoff's death in November 2009.^[10][11]

Providence (1999–2002)

In 1999, Farrell was given position part of veterinarian Jim Hansen, the father of the edge character Dr.

Sydney Hansen, portray by Melina Kanakaredes, on character NBC-TV melodrama series Providence. Pathway his portrayal of Sydney's holy man, Farrell played opposite Concetta Tomei, who portrayed his wife, Lynda Hansen. Tomei's character died midst the first episode of high-mindedness series but continued to superficial as a ghost/memory in vignettes of later episodes.

Farrell arised in 64 of the 96 episodes.

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He appeared as Poet Lang, the father of Prizewinner Lang (John Slattery), husband method Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) fantasize Desperate Housewives (2007–08).

He was seen in the season 10 episode "Persona" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. No problem appeared as the character Fred Jones in the season 8 episode "Hunteri Heroici" of Supernatural.

In 2014 he was simple supporting cast member on ethics Sundance TV Network criminal screenplay series The Red Road. Settle down portrayed Lee Miglin, a occur estate baron who fell scapegoat to serial killer Andrew Cunanan, in FX's anthology series American Crime Story: The Assassination garbage Gianni Versace.

Most recently, proscribed appeared in NCIS, playing decency role of Judge Miles Deakin in the episode "Judge, Jury..." and "...and Executioner."

Activism

Even formerly he was well-known, Farrell was an activist for many national and social causes. He was co-chair of the California Possibly manlike Rights Watch for ten grow older, was on the Board dominate Advisors of the original Arduous Awareness Network, and has antediluvian president of Death Penalty High spot for more than 10 years,^[13] being the first person result be awarded its Human Uninterrupted Award, subsequently named after him in 2006.

He received PETA's Humanitarian Award in 2001 ray narrated a public service manoeuvres for them about animal abuse.^[14]

In 1985, Farrell was in Primary America, helping refugees from birth civil war in El Salvador. A guerrilla commander, Nidia Diaz, had been taken prisoner. She needed surgery, but no Salvadorian doctor would help her, desirable Medical Aid for El Salvador recruited a foreign doctor.

Soprano was present as an witness for Amnesty International but was, in his words, "shanghaied behaviour assisting with the surgery" considering that the doctor said his benefit was needed.^[15] The in-prison or was successful, and Diaz went on to be one mock the signatories of the Chapultepec Peace Accords, the peace deal ending the war.

Farrell has been active in the Partition Actors Guild. In 2002 proceed was elected first vice kingpin of the Guild in Los Angeles and served in rank post for three years.^[16]

In 2006, Farrell appeared with Jello Biafra and Keith Gordon in depiction documentary Whose War?, examining honourableness U.S.

role in the Irak War. He also served setting the advisory board of honourableness Military Religious Freedom Foundation.^[17]

In 2014, Farrell workshopped a play gross George Shea that brought Physicist David Keeling and his accurate work on atmospheric CO₂ emissions to life.^[18]

In 2016, after blue blood the gentry US presidential election of Donald Trump, Farrell appeared in spiffy tidy up commercial to urge Republican electors to block Trump from cut out for president by having 37 electors vote for John Kasich instead.^[19]

Publications

Farrell wrote an autobiography, Just Yell Me Mike: A Journey prevent Actor and Activist (Akashic Books, ISBN 1-9333-5408-9), published in 2007.

Rendering book covers his working-class girlhood in West Hollywood, his prove false into show business, his secluded life, and his increasing participation in politics and the being rights movement in the Collective States, Cambodia, and Latin Earth. His second book, Of Scuff and Man (2009, Akashic Books, ISBN 1-9333-5475-5), is a journal loom his five-week, 9,000-mile drive sorrounding the U.S.

to promote excellence paperback edition of his cardinal book.

Personal life

In 1963, Author married actress Judy Hayden, who was working as a embellished school English and drama instructor in Laguna Beach, California.^[20] They separated in 1980 and divorced in 1983. They have team a few children, Michael and Erin.

Not working M*A*S*H, Hunnicutt's daughter also was named Erin. Also on M*A*S*H, in the episode "The Colonel's Horse" (season 5, episode 12), a phone call is tell stories to Hunnicutt's father-in-law, Floyd Hayden, Hayden being the maiden reputation of Judy, Farrell's wife. Loosen up lives in Quapaw, Oklahoma, Judy's birthplace.

Judy Farrell also interest on M*A*S*H from 1976 cut into 1983 as Nurse Able.

Since 1984, he has been wed to actress Shelley Fabares.^[21]

At magnanimity start of M*A*S*H's seventh bout, Farrell grew a Walrus hair for the B.J. Hunnicutt sixth sense, even though such a mustache below the upper lip was then, as now, a unclouded violation of Army uniform guidelines, especially when left untrimmed.

Honourableness normally clean-shaven Farrell grew announce out for the character, whereas fashion trends at the disgust made the moustache in accepted popular for the first goal since the beginning of integrity 20th century, due in declare to fellow actors such style Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck, as well as The Beard Gang of the Oakland Diversion of Major League Baseball.

From the past Farrell retained the moustache lend a hand the B.J. character for ethics rest of the series dominant saw a rise in playacting jobs because of it, Author himself quickly grew tired carry it and did not long for to be typecast with "B.J.-like roles" for the rest tactic his career.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	The Tail Powell Theatre	Young Couple Boy	Credited as Michael Farrell
1963	McHale's Navy	The Gunner	Episode: "Washing Capital punishment Charlie"
1963	Ensign O'Toole	Ferguson	Episode: "Operation: Physical"
1966	Combat!	Doctor	Episode: "The Bankroll"
1967	The Monkees	Agent Modell	Episode: "Monkee Chow Mein"
1967	Iron Horse	Debuy	Episode: "The Return of Hode Avery"; nameless
1967	Custer	First Trooper	Episode: "Desperate Mission"
1967	Garrison's Gorillas	The Conductor	Episode: "Black Market"
1967–1969	Lassie	Ranger / Joe	3 episodes
1967–1974	Ironside	Len Parsons / Bellhop	2 episodes
1968	I Dream give a rough idea Jeannie	Astronaut Arland	Episode: "Genie, Jinni, Who's Got the Genie: Corner 3"
1968	Daniel Boone	Johnson	Episode: "The Spanish Fort"
1968	Judd for the Defense	Police Lieutenant Compact disc Employment Clerk	2 episodes
1968	This Is the Life	unknown comport yourself	Episode: "Happiness is Dirty Hands"
1968–1970	Days of Our Lives	Scott Banning	Series regular (157 episodes)
1969	The Name of the Game	Reporter	Episode: "The Inquiry"; uncredited
1969	The Bill Cosby Show	Al Socconis	Episode: "A Word from Favourite activity Sponsor"
1970	Mannix	Clay Riegles	Episode: "Blind Mirror"
1970–1971	The Interns	Dr. Sam Marsh	Series regular (24 episodes)
1971	Sarge	Steve Wainwright	Episode: "A Terminal Case of Vengeance"
1971–1972	The Man and distinction City	Andy Hays	Series regular (15 episodes)
1971–1973	Love, American Style	The Young Man / Jack	2 episodes
1972	The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Dr. Vic Wright	Episode: "Discovery at Fourteen"
1972	The Sixth Sense	Dr. Gil Clarke	Episode: "Witch, Witch, Burning Bright"
1972	The Longest Night	Willis	Television film
1972	Jigsaw	unknown role	Episode: "The Men"
1972	Cannon	Ron Cota	Episode: "Stakeout"
1972	Bonanza	Dr. Outlaw Willis	Episode: "The Hidden Enemy"
1972	Circle of Fear	Frank Simmons	Episode: "Elegy for a Vampire"
1972	Banacek	Jason Trotter	Episode: "The Greatest Collection of Them All"
1972	The Rookies	Frank Essex	Episode: "The Wheel of Death"
1972	The Wide World of Mystery	Steven	Episode: "Nightmare Step"
1972–1973	Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Brad Player / Blair Cameron	2 episodes
1972–1974	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Frank Ferra / Clifford Lorimer	2 episodes
1973	She Cried Murder	Walter Stepanic	Television film
1974	The Questor Tapes	Jerry Robinson	Television film
1974	Live Again, Die Again	James Songster	Television film
1974	The In mint condition Land	unknown role	Episode: "The Nature Is: Persistence"
1974	The Provoke Million Dollar Man	David Tate	Episode: "The Pioneers"
1974	Harry O	Cole Harris	Episode: "Material Witness"
1975	Ladies of the Corridor	Paul Osgood	Television film
1975–1980	Dinah!	Himself (Guest)	5 episodes
1976–1977	The Indecent Squares	Himself (Panelist)	3 episodes
1976–1979	The $25,000 Pyramid	Himself (Celebrity Contestant)	5 episodes
1977–1977	Tattletales	Himself (Panelist)	6 episodes
1975–1983	M*A*S*H	Captain B.J. Hunnicutt	Series regular (179 episodes) Writer (8 episodes)
1976	McNaughton's Daughter	Colin Pierce	Miniseries
1976–1984	The $10,000 Pyramid	Himself (Celebrity Contestant)	49 episodes
1978	Battered	Michael Hawks	Television pick up
1979	Sex and the Only Parent	George	Television film
1979	Letters from Frank	Richard Miller	Television skin
1979	Ebony, Ivory and Jade	—	Television film; writer
1979–1980	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself (Guest)	2 episodes
1980	Father Damien: The Leper Priest	Robertson	Television film
1982	Prime Suspect	Frank Staplin	Television film
1982	The Merv Griffin Show	Himself (Guest)	Episode: "01.22.1982"
1982	The Regis Philbin Show	Himself (Guest)	Episode: "#1.81"
1983	Memorial Day	Matt Walker	Television film; further executive producer
1983	Choices observe the Heart	Ambassador Robert E. Ivory	Television film
1984	J.F.K.: Clean One-Man Show	John Fitzgerald Kennedy	Television film
1984	The $25,000 Pyramid	Himself (Celebrity Contestant)	5 episodes
1985	Private Sessions	Dr. Joe Braden	Television film
1986	Vanishing Act	Harry Kenyon	Television film
1989	A Pernicious Silence	Attorney Gianelli	Television film
1989	Incident at Dark River	Tim McFall	Television film Also executive producer status writer
1990	Coach	Jeffrey	Episode: "A Jerk at the Opera"
1990	Murder, She Wrote	Drew Borden	Episode: "The Family Jewels"
1990	Frederick Forsyth Presents	Joe Roth	Episode: "The Price of the Bride"
1991	The Whereabouts of Jenny	Van Zandy	Television film
1991	Matlock	Judge Painter Bennett	2 episodes
1991	Silent Motive	Detective Paul Trella	Television film; also producer
1991	Memories drug M*A*S*H	Himself	Television special
1994	Hart to Hart: Old Friends Not at any time Die	Frank Crane	Television film
1994	An Evening at the Improv	Himself (Host)	Episode: "Mike Farrell/John Pinette/Bruce Gold, and more!"
1995	The Monroes	Tustin	3 episodes
1996	Vows of Deception	Clay Spencer	Television coating
1996–1999	Superman: The Animated Series	Jonathan Kent (voice)	9 episodes[22]
1997	Sins of the Mind	William (voice)	Television film; also executive producer
1997–2003	Biography	Himself (Interviewee)	2 episodes
1999	Jeopardy!	Himself (Celebrity Contestant)	"S15 Coloring #184"
1999	The Vatican Revealed	Narrator	Television film
1999–2002	Providence	Dr. Saint Hansen	Series regular (96 episodes)
2000	The 70s: The Dec That Changed Television	Himself (Host)	Television film
2002	M*A*S*H: 30th Ceremony Reunion	Himself	Television special; also clerical producer
2003	The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron	Kenneth Lay	Television film
2003	Justice League	Jonathan Kent (voice)	Episode: "Comfort and Joy"[22]
2004	The Clinic	Dr. Prince Gachet	Television film
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Jonathan Kent, Brainiac Buzzing (voice)	Episode: "For the Mortal Who Has Everything"
2005	Locusts	Lyle Rierden	Television film
2005	Larry King Live	Himself (Guest)	1 occurrence
2006	E! True Hollywood Story	Himself (Interviewee)	Episode: "Michael J. Fox"
2007	Smith	Dr. Breen	unknown experience
2007–2008	Desperate Housewives	Milton Lang	3 episodes
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jonah Malcolm	Episode: "Persona"
2009	Without a Trace	Ross Baldwin	Episode: "Hard Landing"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Bill Jett	Episode: "Do Over"
2010	Miami Medical	Dr. Carl Willis	Episode: "Golden Hour"
2012	Supernatural	Fred Jones	Episode: "Hunteri Heroici"
2014–2015	The Red Road	David Dancer	7 episodes
2018	American Criminality Story	Lee Miglin	2 episodes
2019	NCIS	Judge Miles Deakin	2 episodes

Accolades

Year	Title	Accolade / Classification	Results	Ref
1980	M*A*S*H*	Primetime Accolade Award for Outstanding Supporting Human being in a Comedy or Take shape or Music Series(for playing B.J. Hunnicutt)	Nominated	[1]
1982	M*A*S*H*	Directors Guild Jackpot for Outstanding Directorial Achievement beginning Comedy Series(for episode "Death Takes a Holiday")	Nominated
1981	M*A*S*H*	Primetime Honor Award for Outstanding Writing seep out a Comedy Series(for episode "Death Takes a Holiday")	Nominated	[2]
1982	The Body Human: Becoming a Man	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Trouper in Children's Programming	Nominated
1993	—	Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Award for Humanitarian Award	Won
2009	M*A*S*H*	TV Land Award misunderstand Impact Award(shared with Alan Alda, Allan Arbus, William Christopher, Larry Gelbart, Jeff Maxwell, Burt Metcalfe, Gene Reynolds, David Odgen Stiers, Loretta Swit, Kellye Nakahara)	Won
2018	American Crime Story	Gold Derby Present for Ensemble of the Period (shared with Joanna Adler, Annaleigh Ashford, Jon Jon Briones, Darren Criss, Penelope Cruz, Jay Distinction. Ferguson, Cody Fern, Max Greenfield, Judith Light, Ricky Martin, Dascha Polanco, Edgar Ramirez, Finn Wittrock)	Nominated

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