Charged With Battery
Harry Morgan, who played Colonel Potter, was charged with misdemeanor spousal battery in July of 1997. He had counseling for six months and the charges were dropped. After MASH ended, he found a second career in TV movies. In 2011, he passed away at the age of 96.
Charged With Battery
Gary Burghoff
Turns out there wasn’t much remorse when actor Gary Burghoff left the show in 1979. Mike Drew, a TV columnist wrote in 1983, “No castmates cried much over the departure of Burghoff.” After which the actor himself wrote to Drew, “While there may not have been tears shed by my cast members over my leaving the show, they did know – and still do – of my contribution.” The rest of the cast also responded through TV Guide, saying, “When Gary left the show, he left in friendship and with our warm wishes for a happy and successful life.”
Gary Burghoff