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32. R.I.P. Charles Winchester was a great character. He gave Hawkeye and B.J. an opponent who, unlike

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 09:45 PM

Mar 2018

Frank Burns, could compete with them at their level. You saw that on the first episode he was in. They left a snake in his bed and when Pierce got back to the swamp it was waiting for him in his own bed. We saw a wry smile come over Charles's face.

He also could show you a decent, human side that Frank Burns rarely, if ever, could. He was usually the antagonist but he had a good heart that made you like him.

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M*A*S*H*' STAR DAVID OGDEN STIERS DEAD AT 75 [View all] elleng Mar 2018 OP

. Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #1

... Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 #2

i didnt know he was so young! samnsara Mar 2018 #3

Enjoyed his performance. May he rest in peace. oasis Mar 2018 #4

bad audio but... lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #5

THANKS! elleng Mar 2018 #9

Poor audio or not, that brought me back to 1983... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #13

After MASH ended, he did a lot of conducting jmowreader Mar 2018 #55

IRL he loved classical music and was a conductor Duppers Mar 2018 #63

loved his performance in those episodes Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #6

Ohh... that is a loss hlthe2b Mar 2018 #7

He will always be Timicin to me Takket Mar 2018 #8

I saw that episode recently. RIP. N/T CottonBear Mar 2018 #36

He narrated Ric Burns' exceptional "New York" documentary... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #10

+10000 Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #17

His narration was, well, unique from David McCullough's or Oliver Platt's... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #20

And Chicago "City of the Century" on PBS chuckstevens Mar 2018 #33

Available now on Amazon prime video n/t 7wo7rees Mar 2018 #41

Splendidly, indeed. 3catwoman3 Mar 2018 #11

My favorite M"A"S"H" elisode Thunderbeast Mar 2018 #12

I couldn't have stated it better myself... Dennis Donovan Mar 2018 #15

That one and the "stuttering" episode. He gave heart and soul to a character created as a heavy. TeamPooka Mar 2018 #24

Oh hell yeah... dhill926 Mar 2018 #50

He was in THX-1138 as well. Codeine Mar 2018 #14

Fine actor. May he rest peacefully. WillowTree Mar 2018 #16

Charles was a great character... lame54 Mar 2018 #18

They were always very good at creating completely new characters. Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #67

Charles Emerson Winchester III... apkhgp Mar 2018 #19

North & South Chicago1980 Mar 2018 #21

A man with a very long and impressive acting career Siwsan Mar 2018 #22

I shall drink brandy in his memory Weed Man Mar 2018 #23

Here's the episode Weed Man Mar 2018 #68

R.I.P. Loved that show. sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #25

He had a wonderful role in a film named BAD COMPANY starring Ellen Barkin & Laurence Fishburne TeamPooka Mar 2018 #26

... Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #27

Fine Actor May he Rest in Peace burrowowl Mar 2018 #28

May he rest in peace Gothmog Mar 2018 #29

RIP orangecrush Mar 2018 #30

Excellent actor ailsagirl Mar 2018 #31

R.I.P. Charles Winchester was a great character. He gave Hawkeye and B.J. an opponent who, unlike StevieM Mar 2018 #32

Yes, so much stopwastingmymoney Mar 2018 #48

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I do remember that episode. I believe he was in Tokyo. StevieM Mar 2018 #53

The third!!! I remember this episode well. Weed Man Mar 2018 #69

R.I.P. to a fine talent. dalton99a Mar 2018 #34

Following the Frank Burns character was an amazing feat Miles Archer Mar 2018 #35

Awww. He was in one of my favorite Frasier episodes, "Fathers and Sons." spooky3 Mar 2018 #37

Was that the one where they suspected he had an affair with their mother? Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #58

Thats the one. He was charming. Nt spooky3 Mar 2018 #60

He was in the PBS rendition of Innocents Abroad. El Supremo Mar 2018 #38

RIP Major 47of74 Mar 2018 #39

Another gay actor lost to the ages. Liberalagogo Mar 2018 #40

There will always be gay actors... Lithos Mar 2018 #65

It was sad that he had to wait Liberalagogo Mar 2018 #66

Oh,no. Too young. Bladder cancer? Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #42

My grandfather had bladder cancer. Weed Man Mar 2018 #70

Wow. You are so lucky. I didn't know you could be tested. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #71

My mom has been after me for months to get myself tested. Weed Man Mar 2018 #72

Rockin' it! Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #73

Great voiceover actor too RhodeIslandOne Mar 2018 #43

I remember watching M*A*S*H* with my grandparents The Genealogist Mar 2018 #44

Same 47of74 Mar 2018 #59

While his character was arrogant question everything Mar 2018 #45

There was a third episode that I remember too. ClusterFreak Mar 2018 #64

Awww damn. Hard to take. DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #46

Dammit. GoCubsGo Mar 2018 #47

I shall raise a glass to him tonight RainCaster Mar 2018 #49

RIP...We were just watching an old show with him today. Liberal In Texas Mar 2018 #51

Met him once in San Diego left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #52

I loved him as Charles. The poolball scene with George Wendt is a classic rpannier Mar 2018 #54

Thank you for that stopwastingmymoney Mar 2018 #56

Gentlemen brettdale Mar 2018 #57

Oh, no1 CTyankee Mar 2018 #61

... lunamagica Mar 2018 #62