Mike Farrell

Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, who arrived when Wayne Rogers left and stayed for M*A*S*H's last eight years.

Michael Joseph Farrell Jr. (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor best known for playing Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H from 1975 to 1983. His big break came in 1975 when Wayne Rogers departed the show between the third and fourth seasons; Farrell joined as Hunnicutt alongside Harry Morgan, who had been signed to replace McLean Stevenson, and stayed with M*A*S*H for its remaining eight years on the air. Born in South St. Paul, Minnesota, he later starred in the television series Providence (1999–2002), was a producer of Patch Adams (1998), and is an activist and public speaker for various political causes.