Reuters: Wayne Rogers, Trapper John on TV's 'M*A*S*H', dies at 82
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Wayne Rogers
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was an American actor, known for playing the roles of Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre in the CBS television series M*A*S*H and of Dr. Charley Michaels on House Calls (1979–1982).
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Born 7 April 1933 · Died 31 December 2015 · Q726033
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2015· 3 entries
Died 2015-12-31.
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From complications of pneumonia in Los Angeles at the age of 82
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2012· 1 entry
Rogers signed as the new spokesman for Senior Home Loans, a direct reverse mortgage lender headquartered in Long Island, New York
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2002· 1 entry
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
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2001· 1 entry
Rogers and his wife moved to Destin, Florida
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1990· 1 entry
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
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1988· 1 entry
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
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1986· 1 entry
Rogers hosted the short-lived CBS television series High Risk
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1985· 1 entry
Starred opposite Barbara Eden in the televised reunion movie I Dream of Jeannie
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1981· 2 entries
As best actor and best actress in TV comedy, but did not win) and then later with actress Sharon Gless
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Played the role of an art forger in Roger Vadim's The Hot Touch
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1960· 1 entry
As Best Film Promoting International Understanding
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1933· 1 entry
Born 1933-04-07.
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