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William Christopher
🎭 Acting

William Christopher

October 20, 1932 (age 84)
December 31, 2016
Evanston, Illinois, USA
Male
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William Christopher (October 20, 1932 – December 31, 2016) was an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Private Lester Hummel on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. from 1965 to 1968 and Father Mulcahy on the television series MASH from 1972 to 1983 and its spinoff After MASH from 1983 to 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Christopher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

13 credits
Hearts of the West
★ 5.7
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Hearts of the West
1975 as Bank Teller
The Little Troll Prince
★ 7.1
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The Little Troll Prince
1987 as Bjørn (voice)
Heaven Sent
★ 4.9
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Heaven Sent
1994 as Priest
The Fortune Cookie
★ 7.2
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The Fortune Cookie
1966 as Interne (as Bill Christopher)
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
★ 6.3
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell
1968 as Pvt. Jake Schultz
With Six You Get Eggroll
★ 6.3
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With Six You Get Eggroll
1968 as Zip (Cloud)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
★ 6.3
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The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
For the Love of It
★ 6.0
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For the Love of It
1980 as Barton
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
★ 8.6
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M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
2024 as Self
The Perils of Pauline
★ 4.4
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The Perils of Pauline
1967 as Doctor
Memories of M*A*S*H
★ 8.5
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Memories of M*A*S*H
1991 as Self / Father Mulcahy
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
★ 6.3
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M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002 as Himself
Making 'M*A*S*H'
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Making 'M*A*S*H'
1981 as Self

TV Shows

30 credits
Columbo TV
★ 8.1
PRO
Crime, Drama
1971 Crime, Drama
The Mike Douglas Show TV
★ 5.8
Comedy, Talk
1961 Comedy, Talk
The Andy Griffith Show TV
★ 7.6
Comedy, Family
1960 Comedy, Family
The Andy Griffith Show TV
★ 7.6
Comedy, Family
1960 Comedy, Family
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
PRO
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
Diagnosis: Murder TV
★ 7.1
Crime, Drama
1993 Crime, Drama
M*A*S*H TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Drama
1972 Comedy, Drama
The Love Boat TV
★ 6.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
The Love Boat TV
★ 6.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
The Love Boat TV
★ 6.3
Comedy, Drama
1977 Comedy, Drama
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV
★ 7.0
18+
Sensitive content
Action & Adventure, Comedy
1993 Action & Adventure, Comedy
Hogan’s Heroes TV
★ 7.6
PRO
Comedy, War & Politics
1965 Comedy, War & Politics
Hogan’s Heroes TV
★ 7.6
PRO
Comedy, War & Politics
1965 Comedy, War & Politics
Hogan’s Heroes TV
★ 7.6
PRO
Comedy, War & Politics
1965 Comedy, War & Politics
Hogan’s Heroes TV
★ 7.6
PRO
Comedy, War & Politics
1965 Comedy, War & Politics
Mad About You TV
★ 6.7
PRO
Comedy
1992 Comedy
That Girl TV
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That Girl
1966
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 as Lester Hummel
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 as Lester Hummel (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 as Pvt. Lester Hummel
Good Times TV
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Good Times
1974 as The Doctor
Alias Smith and Jones TV
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Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Dinah! TV
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Dinah!
1974 as Self
The Patty Duke Show TV
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The Patty Duke Show
1963
Nichols TV
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Nichols
1971 as Niles
Snoops TV
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Snoops
1989 as Harvey Allen
AfterMASH TV
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AfterMASH
1983 as Father Mulcahy
The New WKRP in Cincinnati TV
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The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Team Knight Rider TV
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Team Knight Rider
1997 as Professor Roykirk
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