William Christopher

Who they were

Personal life Christopher met his future wife Barbara on a blind date. They married in 1957 and the couple adopted two sons. [ 1 ] The two appeared together in the M*A*S*H season 4 episode "Dear Mildred", where they sang the song "All Dressed Up and No Place to Go" in a duet. [ 2 ] ^ Cite error: The named reference tcm bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ "A blind date in college led to the most charming duet on M*A*S*H" . Me-TV Network .

William Christopher was an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. from 1965 to 1968 and Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on the television series M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff AfterMASH from 1983 to 1985.

Early life

Early life Christopher was born in Evanston, Illinois , in a family believed to be descendants of Paul Revere . [ 1 ] He spent his youth in several of Chicago's northern suburbs, [ 2 ] including Winnetka, Illinois, where he attended New Trier High School . [ 2 ] Christopher graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, with a Bachelor of Arts in drama, focusing on Greek literature . [ 1 ] [ 3 ] While at university, he participated in fencing, soccer,

Path and career

Career Cast of M*A*S*H (1977). Back row, L–R: William Christopher, Gary Burghoff , David Ogden Stiers , and Jamie Farr . Front row, L–R: Loretta Swit , Harry Morgan , Alan Alda , Mike Farrell Christopher (right) as an Army doctor on an episode of Good Times . John Amos and Jimmie Walker are also pictured. Christopher moved to New York and appeared in a variety of regional productions and later a number of off-Broadway productions such as The Hostage at One Sheridan Square.

Death Christopher died at his home in Pasadena, California , on December 31, 2016. According to his son John Christopher, the 84-year-old actor died as the result of non-small-cell carcinoma (lung cancer). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He had been diagnosed with cancer about 18 months earlier, according to his New York-based agent Robert Malcolm. ^ "William Christopher, Father Mulcahy on 'M*A*S*H,' dies at 84" . ABC7 Los Angeles . Retrieved January 1, 2017 . ^ Dunham, Will (December 31, 2016).

Why this date

William Christopher appears on our December 31 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.