Alongside Alan Alda's "Hawkeye Pierce", the TV show was a huge hit and the two enjoyed equal success at the beginning. | He succeeded Elliott Gould, who had played the character in the Robert Altman movie MASH, and was himself succeeded by Pernell Roberts on the M*A*S*H spin-off Trapper John, M.D. He did not pursue acting immediately after leaving college; instead he opted to enlist in the United States Navy. Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.[6]. He is especially renowned for portraying Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the CBS television series, ‘M*A*S*H’. Chairman and president of Wayne Rogers & Co., a stock trading investment company. As a young actor, Rogers met actress Mitzi McWhorter in New York in the late 1950s. He left the show in 1975, and in the subsequent years, acted as the civil rights activist Morris Dees in ‘Ghosts of Mississippi’, co-starred with Barbara Eden in ‘I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later’, and anchored CBS’ ‘High Risk’. His first major role came about in 1960 when he was cast as Luke Perry in the western drama ‘Stagecoach West’. Rogers initially had plans to audition for Pierce but concluded that the character was too jaded. Good friends with Alan Alda . Despite the show being a critical and commercial success and having a stellar 11-season (1972-1983) run, he left in 1975 as he felt the writers were giving the best lines and dramatic moments to Alda. After leaving M*A*S*H, Rogers appeared as an FBI agent in the 1975 NBC-TV movie Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan, as Michael Stone in the 1980 miniseries Top of the Hill, and as civil rights attorney Morris Dees in 1996s Ghosts of Mississippi. The 2003 comedy ‘Nobody Knows Anything!’ was his last screen appearance. He also appeared on The Big Valley in 1968. He served as a navigator aboard the USS Denebola, which was a stores ship delivering supplies to port towns all across the globe. He applied for, and was granted, a resignation from his commission in 1957. William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was an American actor who, over the course of his 55-year career, had crafted one of the most diverse and impressive filmographies of all time. Besides these, he played the recurring role of the deputy Billy Lordan in ‘Law of the Plainsman’ (1959-60). He also co-starred 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.
Mr. Rogers earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Princeton University and served in the Navy for three years. Survived by his wife Amy Hirsh Rogers, two children Bill and Laura by his first marriage, and four grandchildren Alexander, Daniel, William and Anais. They wed in 1960. On the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Television Special aired by Fox-TV in 2002, Rogers spoke on the differences between the Hawkeye and Trapper characters, saying, "Alan [Alda] and I both used to discuss ways on how to distinguish the differences between the two characters as to where there would be a variance.... My character [Trapper John McIntyre] was a little more impulsive [than Hawkeye]." Rogers co-starred with Robert Bray and Richard Eyer in the western series Stagecoach West on ABC from 1960 to 1961.
After retiring from acting following the release of ‘Nobody Knows Anything!’, he remained active as a producer for several more years. Rogers was told that Trapper and Hawkeye would have equal importance as characters. Official Sites. Frustrated at turning second-banana to Alda, he quit the series (his character was discharged) after three seasons amid a contractual dispute. He did have acting aspirations even in those days but they took a back seat when he joined the navy. He has served on the Board of Directors of such publicly held corporations as The Pantry Stores; P.H.C., Inc.; Electronic Data Controls, Inc.; Alameden Vineyards; Extek Micro-Systems; Wadell Equipment Company and Regent Air Corp. He found the character too cynical, however, and asked to screen test as Trapper John, whose outlook was brighter. His business and economic expertise has evolved into his business management of other top Hollywood talents, running banks, heading major investment firms, and appearing as an expert witness before the House Banking Committee.His real estate ventures have included subdivisions and commercial office developments in Florida, Arizona, California and Utah. Birmingh am native Wayne Rogers (1933-2015) is best known for his role as "Trapper" John McIntyre on the long-running television series, M*A*S*H. After retiring from acting, he became a successful financial analyst and investor. He is presently Chairman of Wayne M. Rogers & Co, an investment strategy firm, and C.E.O. He had plans to attend Harvard Law School after finishing his tenure with the navy which he ditched in order to pursue acting.
Rogers married his second wife, Amy Hirsh, in 1988. Rogers enjoyed working with Alda and the rest of the cast as a whole (Alda and Rogers quickly became close friends), but eventually chafed that the writers were devoting the show's best humorous and dramatic moments to Alda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Te8cr4ARy0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wayne_Rogers_Trapper_John_MASH_1972.JPG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wayne_Rogers_City_of_Angels_1976.JPG. The series was inspired by the 1970 American satirical black comedy ‘Mash’, which itself was adapted from Richard Hooker’s 1968 novel ‘ MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors’ and told the story of the staff of an army hospital in the Korean War trying to find levity despite their harsh situation. Rogers considerably reduced his Alabama accent for the character of Trapper.[3]. In 1990 Rogers co-starred with Connie Selleca in the CBS made-for-television movie "Miracle Landing" based on the true story of the 1988 Aloha Airlines Flight 243 crash landing after an explosive cabin depressurization. Between 2012 and 2015, he made regular appearances on the Fox Business Network's investment/stocks news program ‘Cashin' In’ as an expert panellist.
As a young actor, Rogers met actress Mitzi McWhorter in New York in the late 1950s. Although they formally divorced in 1983, they already had been living separately for four years by then.
Rogers married his second wife Grace Arline Wilkins in 1936 after meeting in Roswell, New Mexico. Rogers then guest-starred five times in a recurring role on CBS's Murder, She Wrote. Tough around the edges and with a handsome durability, Alabama-born Wayne Rogers had graduated from Princeton with a history degree in 1954 and joined the Navy before giving acting a thought.
After three seasons, Rogers left the show. [7], Rogers died on December 31, 2015, from complications of pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 82. Wayne is survived by me, Susan Stobart, his daughter Jennifer Rogers, five grandchildren, “mumsie” Irene, and all the Stobart family. The experience left a deep impression on him. Owns three homes: in Los Angeles, California, Destin, Florida, and Deer Valley, Utah. It wasn't until 1972, when the 39-year-old Rogers nabbed the role of "Trapper John", a Korean War surgeon, in the classic comedy series M*A*S*H (1972), that he found the stardom that had eluded him for over a decade and a half. He guest-starred in another western ‘Johnny Ringo’ in the same year. [discussing his contract dispute, after leaving.
It is a cruel time we live in right now with COVID-19 when the person who loved people more than anyone else I know, was denied the ability to have me or anyone else he loved by his side during his last three lucid days. Rogers appeared on television in both dramas and sitcoms such as The Invaders, The F.B.I., Combat!, Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and The Fugitive, and had a small supporting role in the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke.
Although they formally divorced in 1983, they already had been living separately for four years by then. In the 1972-release ‘Pocket Money, he worked with Paul Newman and Lee Marvin. He was seen playing small roles in projects such as ‘The Dick Powell Theatre’ (1962), ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ (1962), ‘The Great Adventures’ (1963), ‘Dr. |
Rogers also appeared in the 1980s miniseries Chiefs. [August 2003]. Also Known As: William Wayne McMillan Rogers III, Born in: Los Angeles, California, United States, Spouse/Ex-: Amy Hirsh (m. 1988–2015), Mitzi McWhorter (m. 1960–1983). Rogers married his second wife, Amy Hirsh, in 1988.
I don't want Hollywood to change me. father: William Wayne McMillan Rogers Jr. See the events in life of Wayne Rogers in Chronological Order.
He graduated from Princeton University in 1954 with a history degree, and was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and the eating club Tiger Inn. Rogers was born in Birmingham, Alabama. "Defendant Wayne Rogers is an American film and television star, best known for playing the role of 'Trapper John' on the highly successful CBS television series, 'M*A*S*H,'" the complaint states. On December 13, 2005, Wayne Rogers was conferred with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. He spent a few years struggling, doing odd jobs such as being a waiter, lifeguard, and a cab-driver to support himself. McWhorter bore him a son, William Rogers IV, and a daughter, Laura Rogers. In 1988 and 1990, he appeared before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary as an expert witness, testifying in favor of retaining the banking laws enacted under the Glass–Steagall Legislation act of 1933. He passed away in 2015. Has been the managing director of the Stop-N-Save convenience food chains in Tallahassee, Florida, for almost 10 years.
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