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Alan Alda

Age: 73
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Jan. 28th, 1936

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Alan Alda's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
MAS*H	Capt. Benjami&hellip
Scientific American Frontiers	Himself - Host
The Four Seasons	Jack Burroughs
TV Tales	Alan Alda

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

Nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for "Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself" [Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)].
Was the only actor to appear in every episode of _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv).
Once played the role of Sky Masterson in 'Guys 'n' Dolls', the same role his father, 'Robert Alda' was known for.
Has succeeded 'Donald Sutherland (I)' (qv) in two roles: Hawkeye Pierce in _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv), and Flan in _Six Degrees of Separation (1993)_ (qv). He played the latter part in an Audio Books recording. During an appearance both made at a ceremony/dinner for 'Queen Elizabeth II' (qv), the two happened to be standing in the reception line next to each other. As they waited for the Queen to make her way down the line, Alda whispered to Sutherland, "Thank you for my life.".
To show the horrors of war in a television sit-com, Alda had it written into his contract that one scene of every episode must take place in the operating room while surgery occured.
Was the commencement speaker at Caltech's 108th commencement in June 2002.
(October 19, 2003) - Underwent emergency surgery in La Serena, Chile to clear an intestinal obstruction.
Earned a reported $200,000 a week for _"M*A*S*H" (1972)_ (qv) in 1980.