Gary Burghoff Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Gary Burghoff Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Gary Rich Burghoff (born May , ) is an American actor who is known for

originating the role of Charlie Brown in the Off-Broadway musical

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the character Corporal Walter

Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film MASH, as well as the TV series. He

was a regular on television game show Match Game from to for

episodes, standing in for Charles Nelson Reilly who was in New York

doing a Broadway play, but continued to make recurring appearances

afterwards.Burghoff was born in Bristol, Connecticut, moved to

Clinton, Connecticut, and then later moved to Delavan, Wisconsin.He

studied tap dance and became a drummer, despite having a congenital

deformity. His left hand had fingers that were significantly smaller

than those on his right hand. He was born with a condition called

Poland syndrome, named after British surgeon Alfred Poland, that is a

rare birth defect. His version of Poland Syndrome was more

specifically Brachydactyly (Short fingers). He gained early experience

acting with the Belfry Players of Williams Bay, Wisconsin. He received

his acting training at HB Studio in New York City.In , Burghoff

portrayed Charlie Brown in the original Off-Broadway production of

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Gary Burghoff Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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