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BIRTHDAY

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Ojai, CA

DIED

April 10, 2000

RECENT CREDITS

Earth Girls Are Easy (FILM) Aug. 17, 1989

Blue Movies (FILM) Jan. 1, 1988

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BIOGRAPHY

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Larry Linville is best known for playing weasel-like Major Frank Burns on the esteemed, long-running series M*A*S*H*. He began his career as a supporting actor in the pilot for the television series Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and made his feature-film debut in Jack Lemmon's Kotch (1971). Linville left M*A*S*H in 1977 after appearing on it for five years. Since then he appeared in low-budget films such as Rock and Roll High School Forever (1990) and Body Waves (1991). Linville also continued working on television in series such as Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978-1979) and Herbie the Love Bug (1982) and as a guest star in other series. Linville's stage appearances included a Broadway stint in Travels With My Aunt, though in the '90s, he was more likely to appear in dinner theater.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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EMMYS: 'West Wing' Wins Big

Sep. 10, 2000

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10, 2000 -- The crime spree is over. "The Sopranos" will have to kiss someone else's ring -- namely, the big boss man's, the president of the United States of TV America. "The West Wing" was named Best Drama Series at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards, capping a night wherein the political drama dominated, save for one major setback when James Gandolfini of "The Sop...

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NEWSMAKERS: 'M*A*S*H' Vet Dies

Posted: Apr. 11, 2000

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