Actor, director, writer and producer Burt Metcalfe, best known for his tenure as a producer on M*A*S*H, passed away on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 87.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Metcalfe started his career in front of the camera in movies like Gidget and in TV shows like The Twilight Zone, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Outer Limits, Perry Mason, The Fugitive and 12 O'Clock High. Metcalfe was also a cast member in the short-lived TV version of Father of the Bride.
But Metcalfe would make his mark in Hollywood behind the camera when he joined M*A*S*H in 1972 and remained with the series for its entire 11-year run starting as an associate producer, before becoming a line producer and eventually the show's executive producer in 1977. Metcalfe also directed 31 episodes of M*A*S*H. He would also be the executive producer for AfterMASH.
I leave you with Metcalfe discussing his memories watching the final episode of M*A*S*H "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" with the cast and crew on February 28, 1983. R.I.P.
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