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Mike Farrell

Best known for his role as B.J. Hunnicutt, the sensitive, moral surgeon on M*A*S*H, the role was not his first foray into playing a doctor. Starring as Doctor Sam Marsh on The Interns and appearing as one in his early days on Marcus Welby, MD, he switched over to veterinary medicine to star as a doctor later in his career on Providence.

After high school and a brief detour in the Marines he pursued acting full-time, landing bits parts in films such as The Graduate and The Americanization of Emily. TV was soon to follow and he found steady work starring as Scott Banning on soap opera The Days of Our Lives.

The instinct about a career as an actor was obviously a wise choice, twice landing more leading roles and a four-year contract with Universal Studios -- all before his eight seasons on M*A*S*H.