Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on 'M.A.S.H.,' dies at 82
Source: AP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre on "M.A.S.H." was among the most beloved characters on one of the most popular shows of all time, died Thursday.
The actor was surrounded by family when he died in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia at age 82, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menashe told The Associated Press.
As army surgeon Trapper John on "M.A.S.H.," Rogers swapped wisecracks with partner in martinis and mischief Hawkeye Pierce, played by Alan Alda.
The two doctors blew off steam between surgeries pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tent-mate Frank Burns, always with an endless supply of booze and one-liners.
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cross gently.
Thanks for the enjoyment your acting brought me in shows like "Stagecoach West", "M*A*S*H", and "City of Angels" to name a few. I didn't agree with you politically, but what the hell.
One last hit in the gut on the way out of 2015. 
What a shame. His unique character on M*A*S*H made it hard for a "replacement" to distinguish himself, although Mike Farrell made B.J. Hunnicutt less wacky but still just as much a trickster.
Condolences to his family and R.I.P.
both having similar temperaments... generally low-keyed, quick-witted, compassionate, but occasionally passionate enough when needed to make some dramatic point. Trapper was just wacky. lol
Even with the earlier episodes' treatment of Houlihan, I think Loretta Swit did a good job making her acerbic enough to counter the locker room atmosphere...and the character's higher rank added the balance to thwart some of the more egregious stuff (she essentially became the bossy "Lucy" of Peanuts' fame and had some modicum of power to underscore it 
). Although I think the efforts to "soften" her by having her in a relationship with Frank, was sortof bizarre but perhaps to give them something to do other than being 1-dimensional regulation nuts.
Even though I didn't care all that much for his politics I loved the job he did as Trapper John.
