Wayne rogers cause of death
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Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-bred Wayne Rogers was born in Birmingham on April 7, 1933. He graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought. During his military service, however, he became associated with theater by happenstance and decided to give it a try after his discharge.
Studying with renowned acting teacher Sanford Meisner and dancer Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Rogers toiled for years in off-Broadway and regional plays ("Bus Stop", "No Time for Sergeants") and had a short stint on the daytime soap The Edge of Night (1956) before making a minor dent in films, including small roles in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), The Glory Guys (1965) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). Rogers finally hit co-star status opposite Robert Bray in the short-lived TV western series Stagecoach West (1960) and co-produced and wrote the script for the cult sci-fi cheapie The Astro-Zombies (1968) in-between.
It wasn't until 1972, when the 39-year-old actor nabbed the role of
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Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on 'M.A.S.H.,' dies at 82
LOS ANGELES - Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda's Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to the masses in the 1970s every week on "M.A.S.H.," has died.
The actor was surrounded by family when he died Thursday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia at age 82, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menashe told The Associated Press.
Rogers' army surgeon Trapper John was one of the most beloved characters — and half of one of the most beloved duos — in TV history, despite the actor's appearing in only the first three of the show's 11 seasons on CBS.
"I loved Wayne. He was smart and funny and curious and dedicated," Alda said Friday. "On the day we met we promised each other to give MASH everything we had, and that promise bonded us. We were close friends and I'll miss him very much."
The two skilled doctors, Hawkeye and Trapper, blew off steam between surgeries pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tent-mate Frank Burns, with a seemingly endless supply
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Wayne Rogers
Wayne Rogers | |
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Rogers as Trapper John in M*A*S*H, 1972 | |
| Born | William Wayne McMillan Rogers III (1933-04-07)April 7, 1933 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2015(2015-12-31) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1959–2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Mitzi McWhorter (1960–1983) Amy Hirsh (1988–2015) |
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III[1] (April 7, 1933 – December 31, 2015) was an Americantelevision and movieactor. He played the role of "Trapper" John McIntrye on the TV seriesM*A*S*H. (The role was played by Elliott Gould in the 1970 movie version and Pernell Roberts on the 1979-1986 TV show, Trapper John MD). He left the show in 1975 and was replaced by Mike Farrell as BJ Hunnicutt. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in history and served in the Navy before becoming an actor.
Since retiring from acting, Rogers works as an investor and appears on many financial news shows.
Rogers died from complications of pneumonia
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