Father Mulcahy In Mash Pilot

The camp raises money to send ho jon to maine by raffling a weekend in tokyo with a nurse much to the chagrin of hot lips and burns.

Father mulcahy in mash pilot. The show was set at the fictional general pershing va hospital in missouri where he served as chaplain. The swamp s korean houseboy ho jon is accepted to attend school at hawkeye s alma mater. Father mulcahy he is an actor known for chafed elbows 1966 greaser s palace 1972 and putney swope 1969. The actor played the role of father john mulcahy on m a s h from 1972 to 1983 and in the follow up series after m a s h from 1983 to 1985.

Pilot was the first episode of the m a s h television series. From 1965 to 1968 and father mulcahy on the television series m a s h from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff aftermash from 1983 to 1985. George had the distinction of being the first actor to appear in the role of father francis mulcahy in the pilot episode of the cbs tv series m a s h but was replaced by william christopher two episodes later. William christopher october 20 1932 december 31 2016 was an american actor and comedian best known for playing private lester hummel on gomer pyle u s m c.

Father mulcahy helps out the chopper pilot by serving as his chopper s counterweight to pick up a wounded soldier now that little mac is out of commission. Directed by gene reynolds. The swamp s korean houseboy ho jon is accepted to attend school at hawkeye s alma mater. Reverend francis john patrick father mulcahy mulcahy is a principal character from the film m a s h played by rene auberjonois and the television series played by william christopher he was played by george morgan in the pilot episode of the television series but the producers decided that a quirkier individual was needed for the role and christopher was cast in his place.

With alan alda wayne rogers mclean stevenson loretta swit. Hill refuses but mulcahy insists and gets to go along. George morgan not to be confused with country singer george morgan played father mulcahy for the first and only time in m a s h the pilot when the character resurfaced in the third episode requiem for a lightweight william christopher had taken over the role. It was originally shown on september 17 1972 and repeated twice on april 1 and august 5 1973.

Mulcahy was portayed in the film by rené auberjonois by george morgan in the pilot episode of the tv series and then throughout. First lieutenant later captain john francis patrick mulcahy commonly known as father mulcahy is a fictional principal character in all three incarnations of m a s h the original richard hooker novel the 1970 robert altman film and in the television series. The camp raises money to send ho jon to maine by raffling a weekend in tokyo with a.