Running for eleven seasons, "M*A*S*H" might be the best ever television remake of a movie , and Gary Burghoff was the film's only actor who returned to reprise his role. Unfortunately, he left before the series ended for personal reasons, including the feeling he wasn't being given enough to do.

In both the film and the TV series, Burghoff played Cpl. Walter O'Reilly, a quirky young soldier who always carries a teddy bear and who earned the nickname "Radar" thanks to his uncanny ability to show up right when he's needed without being called. Despite the show being a critical hit and a ratings juggernaut, though, Burghoff didn't stick around for its entire run, and his final fate remains one of "M*A*S*H's" biggest unanswered questions . Early in the show's eighth season, the actor departed

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