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deminks

(11,529 posts) Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:30 PM Dec 2016

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William Christopher, Father Mulcahy on 'MASH,' dies at 84

http://abc7.com/entertainment/william-christopher-father-mulcahy-on-mash-dies-at-84/1680901/

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) --
William Christopher, the actor best known for his role as Father John Mulcahy on the hit TV show "M*A*S*H," died on Saturday, his family confirmed to Eyewitness News.

His son, John Christopher, said the actor died from non-lung small cell carcinoma at his home in Pasadena.

He was 84.

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RIP, Mr. Christopher.

And another slap in the face from 2016 for those of us left behind.

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William Christopher, Father Mulcahy on 'MASH,' dies at 84 (Original Post) deminks Dec 2016 OP

Rest in peace shenmue Dec 2016 #1

Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen...... lastlib Dec 2016 #18

May he rest in peace! hrmjustin Dec 2016 #2

ahhhhh what a kind man nini Dec 2016 #3

Damn! SeattleVet Dec 2016 #4

A dios. rug Dec 2016 #5

Another loss ChazII Dec 2016 #6

Indeed..he was a favorite hlthe2b Dec 2016 #7

Well, crap. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #8

May he rest in peace Gothmog Dec 2016 #9

I'm not a follower.... Red Mountain Dec 2016 #10

I am not a Christian, but Fr. Mulcahey was always my model of what a Christian should be. politicat Dec 2016 #11

One of my favorite shows mcar Dec 2016 #12

RIP, William Christopher. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2016 #13

RIP. sinkingfeeling Dec 2016 #14

Mulcahey was one of the MASH characters that got more compelling as the series went along. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 #15

Wherever I end up when my days are done Plucketeer Dec 2016 #16

Was in several Hogan's Heroes episodes as well Scalded Nun Dec 2016 #17

Love MASH True Dough Dec 2016 #19

. hunter Dec 2016 #20

On the anniversary of Trapper John's Ztolkins Jan 2017 #21

Fornicate You 2016 47of74 Jan 2017 #22

I second your motion............. turbinetree Jan 2017 #24

And here I thought we'd get to January with no more obits... calimary Jan 2017 #23

shenmue

(38,598 posts)

1. Rest in peace

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:31 PM

Dec 2016

lastlib

(28,334 posts)

18. Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen......

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:38 PM

Dec 2016

another good human being taken from us....

. . . . . . . . . .

Requiescat In Pace, Father Mulcahy. You brought humanity to Christianity.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. May he rest in peace!

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:32 PM

Dec 2016

nini

(16,830 posts)

3. ahhhhh what a kind man

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:36 PM

Dec 2016

And i'm not talking about his character he played.

SeattleVet

(5,906 posts)

4. Damn!

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:52 PM

Dec 2016

Almost seems like everyone is checking out rather than suffering under a Trumplethinskin administration.

Too many this year. With very few bright spots <coughScaliacough>.

rug

(82,333 posts)

5. A dios.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:54 PM

Dec 2016

ChazII

(6,448 posts)

6. Another loss

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:55 PM

Dec 2016

Condolences to his family and friends.

hlthe2b

(114,050 posts)

7. Indeed..he was a favorite

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:57 PM

Dec 2016

Damn, 2016--How many more?

3catwoman3

(29,468 posts)

8. Well, crap.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:05 PM

Dec 2016

Enough already, enough.

Gothmog

(180,212 posts)

9. May he rest in peace

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:18 PM

Dec 2016

Red Mountain

(2,354 posts)

10. I'm not a follower....

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:18 PM

Dec 2016

but you couldn't ask for a better role model with regard to his Father Mulcahy role.

Brought me to tears more than once.......just because he was just so damn decent.

Shit. I despair that we are are creating people half as good.

politicat

(9,810 posts)

11. I am not a Christian, but Fr. Mulcahey was always my model of what a Christian should be.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:21 PM

Dec 2016

Mr. Christopher was a wonderful actor. May his family find comfort in his long life, and his good works, and may they be comforted.

mcar

(46,115 posts)

12. One of my favorite shows

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:47 PM

Dec 2016

And he was great in it.

RIP, sir.

FuzzyRabbit

(2,217 posts)

13. RIP, William Christopher.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:13 PM

Dec 2016

And damn you 2016.

sinkingfeeling

(57,843 posts)

14. RIP.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:24 PM

Dec 2016

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

15. Mulcahey was one of the MASH characters that got more compelling as the series went along.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:30 PM

Dec 2016

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

16. Wherever I end up when my days are done

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:32 PM

Dec 2016

I hope I can sit with him and the other late MASH stars and watch continuous reruns.

RIP Father Muscahy.

Scalded Nun

(1,699 posts)

17. Was in several Hogan's Heroes episodes as well

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:37 PM

Dec 2016

True Dough

(26,799 posts)

19. Love MASH

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:41 PM

Dec 2016

and his character too.

hunter

(40,722 posts)

20. .

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 11:50 PM

Dec 2016

Ztolkins

(433 posts)

21. On the anniversary of Trapper John's

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 12:05 AM

Jan 2017

Death. Strange.

47of74

(18,470 posts)

22. Fornicate You 2016

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 12:22 AM

Jan 2017

turbinetree

(27,585 posts)

24. I second your motion.............

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #22)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 12:29 AM

Jan 2017

calimary

(90,164 posts)

23. And here I thought we'd get to January with no more obits...

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2017, 12:28 AM

Jan 2017

Just one more day, 2016? ONE more and you leave quietly?

Nope. Guess not.

My husband and I used to tape "M*A*S*H" episodes on VHS cassettes. We were binge-watching before binge-watching was cool. Primarily "M*A*S*H" and all things "Star Trek." I LOVED Father Mulcahy. That whole evolving cast was epic.

Cross gently, good man.

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