I don't vote for the guy I trust. I vote for the guy who trusts me the most.
I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
My son gave me the permission to accept my success.
Gary started off his acting career in Delavan, Wisconsin.
Gary has many patents on fishing lures.
Gary was licensed to take care of wounded animals by the state of California.
He is one of the three stars from M*A*S*H to get their own spinoff.
After high school, Gary went up to New York, where he studied acting with James Tuttle and musical comedy with Charles Nelson Reilly.
Gary's current wife, Elisabeth, is a dentist for the developmentally disabled.
Burghoff began his acting career by playing Bobby in a high school play called The Boy Friend.
Burghoff starred in the pilot of W*A*L*T*E*R, which ended up being an unsuccessful spin-off of M*A*S*H.
Burghoff now has three animals: a dog named Sarah, an angelfish, and a cat named Connecticat.
Burghoff played Charlie Brown on the original Broadway play, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Burghoff attended McLean Stevenson's memorial service in February 1996.
Burghoff recieved the nickname "The Bird Man of Malibu" while living in Sourthern California. When he was younger, he had had his own little wildlife reservation in his backyard, which eventually earned him his strange nickname.
Gary's most recent job in the acting career is starring in several local TV advertisements for doctors.
Burghoff's married Janet Gayle on December 25, 1971 and later divorced in 1979. During that time, they only had one child named Gena.
Has one daughter, Gena, and two sons, Miles and Jordan.
Gary's character "Radar" on M*A*S*H, who showed a fondness for the care of animals, was actually inspired from Gary's true love for wildlife. He once worked for the Animal Rehabilitation Clinic in Southern California where he nurtured and cared for many species of birds such as the brown pelican, and many other animals including opossums, grey squirrels, raccoons and abandoned creatures needing special attention.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS Emmy Awards 1979 - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series for: M*A*S*H 1978 - Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for: M*A*S*H 1977 - Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for: M*A*S*H 1976 - Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for: M*A*S*H Daytime Emmy Awards 2001 - Outstanding Service Show Host for: Pets: Part of the Family
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