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William Christopher
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William Christopher

Known for Columbo · M*A*S*H · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

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. from 1965 to 1968 and Father Mulcahy on the television series MASH from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff After MASH from 1983 to 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Christopher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Oct 20, 1932
Died
Dec 31, 2016
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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. from 1965 to 1968 and Father Mulcahy on the television series MASH from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff After MASH from 1983 to 1985.

Description above from the Wikipedia article William Christopher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVColumbo
ColumboMale Scientist · 1971
★ 8.1
TVM*A*S*H
M*A*S*HFather Mulcahy · 1972
★ 7.9
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndrus · 1993
★ 6.9
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteBurton Hollis · 1984
★ 7.5
TVMad About You
Mad About YouChaplain Olson · 1992
★ 6.8
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatCarl Mitchell · 1977
★ 6.2
TVHogan's Heroes
Hogan's HeroesLieutenant Donner · 1965
★ 7.5
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith ShowMr. Heathcote · 1960
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

The Fortune CookieInterne (as Bill Christopher)
1966
The Perils of PaulineDoctor
1967
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'FarrellPvt. Jake Schultz
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the WestHotel Manager (uncredited)
1968
With Six You Get EggrollZip (Cloud)
1968
Hearts of the WestBank Teller
1975
For the Love of ItBarton
1980
M'
Making 'M*A*S*H'Self
1981
The Little Troll PrinceBjørn (voice)
1987
Memories of M*A*S*HSelf / Father Mulcahy
1991
Heaven SentPriest
1994
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary ReunionHimself
2002
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed TelevisionSelf
2024

Television

The Andy Griffith ShowMr. Heathcote · 1 eps
1960
The Andy Griffith ShowDr. Thomas Peterson · 1 eps
1960
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 2 eps
1961
The Patty Duke Show1 eps
1963
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.3 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Lester Hummel · 6 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Lester Hummel (uncredited) · 1 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Pvt. Lester Hummel · 1 eps
1964
Hogan's HeroesLieutenant Donner · 1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesGerman Private · 1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesFoster · 1 eps
1965
Hogan's HeroesThomas · 1 eps
1965
That Girl2 eps
1966
Alias Smith and Jones1 eps
1971
ColumboMale Scientist · 1 eps
1971
NicholsNiles · 4 eps
1971
M*A*S*HFather Mulcahy · 218 eps
1972
Dinah!Self · 1 eps
1974
Good TimesThe Doctor · 1 eps
1974
The Love BoatCarl Mitchell · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatElliot Weatherly · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatHal Wiliston · 1 eps
1977
AfterMASHFather Mulcahy · 31 eps
1983
Murder, She WroteBurton Hollis · 1 eps
1984
SnoopsHarvey Allen · 1 eps
1989
The New WKRP in Cincinnati1 eps
1991
Mad About YouChaplain Olson · 1 eps
1992
Diagnosis: MurderArt Amador / Martin Beckman · 1 eps
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAndrus · 1 eps
1993
Team Knight RiderProfessor Roykirk · 1 eps
1997

Photos

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