
Alan Alda
Acting
Biography
Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series MASH. He is currently a visiting professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.
Born: January 28, 1936
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For

The Making of "Marriage Story"
This video journal of the film's production features unseen on-set footage of the cast and crew. A part of the Criterion Collection release of Marriage Story.

People's Choice Awards
An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
Join the individuals who made M*A*S*H as they celebrate one of the most beloved, enduringly popular, often quoted and influential comedies ever created.

The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

Just a Man: Sam the Hotel
The rise and fall of an American film icon. Premiered at ScannerDance 2025.

M*A*S*H
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.

The Emmy Awards
An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

ER
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Marriage Story
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Filmography
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as Uncle Pete
as Thomas Watters Jr.
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as Ira Levinson
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as Dr. Jay Heller
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as Milton Greene
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as Leo Green
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as Eddie Hopper
as Lester
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as Michael Burgess
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as Alan Alda (uncredited)
as Jack Burroughs
as Joe Tynan
as George Peters
as Bill Warren
as Caryl W. Chessman
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as Paul Friedman
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as Jimmy
as Dan
as Marshall Barnett
as Hawkeye Pierce
as Maj. Evelyn Ritchie
as Jonathon Paige
as Myles Clarkson
as John W. (Son) Martin
as Delano
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as George Plimpton
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as Clay Breznia
as Self - Lt. j.g. Morton Krim (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Arnold Barker
as Charlie Cotchipee
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