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Mike Farrell
Actor
Male
Born
Feb 6, 1939
Age
74
Hometown
St. Paul, Minnesota
Other Names
Michael Joseph Fa...
Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series M*A*S*H (1975–83). He is an activist for politically liberal causes. Farrell was a producer of Patch Adams (1998) starring Robin… Read More
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Time Warner Cable Bans Some Gun Ads (Mike Farrell/Multichannel News)Mediagazer - Jan 18, 2013
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Supernatural: Amanda Tapping A New Angel And Mike Farrell Loses His MindBoom Tron - Sep 19, 2012
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City Councilmember Nixon Selected For Open Government Hall Of FameKirkland Patch - Apr 06, 2012
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Rankings: Movement Outside Of The 250 Georgia Tech FootballGoogle News - Aug 31, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1939
Birth
Born on February 6, 1939.
TWENTIES
1968
29 Years Old
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In 1968 he originated the continuing role of Scott Banning in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives.
THIRTIES
1970
31 Years Old
In 1970 he starred as one of the young doctors in the CBS prime-time series The Interns, in a cast led by Broderick Crawford.
1971
32 Years Old
In 1971 he played the assistant to Anthony Quinn in ABC's The Man and the City.
1973
34 Years Old
In 1973, while under contract to Universal Studios, Farrell starred with Robert Foxworth in The Questor Tapes.
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1975
36 Years Old
Farrell's big break came in 1975 when Wayne Rogers unexpectedly departed M*A*S*H at the end of the third season.
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FORTIES
1985
46 Years Old
In 1985 Farrell partnered with film and television producer Marvin Minoff to create Farrell/Minoff Productions, a production company.
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1988
49 Years Old
Farrell and Minoff also executive produced two feature films during their partnership, Dominick and Eugene, a 1988 Orion Pictures film which earned actor Tom Hulce a Golden Globe nomination for best actor.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1999
60 Years Old
In 1999 Farrell was given the part of veterinarian Jim Hansen, the father of the lead character Dr. Sydney Hansen, portrayed by Melina Kanakaredes, on the NBC-TV melodrama series Providence.
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The show became a big hit with the critics and in the Nielsen ratings. Farrell appeared in 64 of the 92 episodes before its cancellation in December 2002.
Even before he was well-known, Farrell was an activist for many political and social causes. He has worked with Human Rights Watch, was on the Board of Advisors of the original Cult Awareness Network, and has been president of Death Penalty Focus for more than ten years, being the first person to be awarded its Human Rights Award, subsequently named after him, in 2006.
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2007
68 Years Old
Farrell wrote an autobiography, Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist (ISBN 1933354089), published in 2007.
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2009
70 Years Old
Farrell and Minoff's professional partnership lasted more than twenty-five years, until Minoff's death in November 2009.
2011
72 Years Old
Farrell continued to stay in touch or to have dinner with Morgan until Morgan's death on December 7, 2011.
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