William Christopher

Biography

Date of Birth 20 October 1932, Evanston, Illinois, USA Nickname Bill Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) Spouse Barbara Christopher (1957 - present) 2 children Trivia Father of two sons: John and Ned. Graduated from Wesleyan University in 1954. Direct descendent of Paul Revere. Although best known for playing the Catholic Priest, Father John Mulcahy, on "M*A*S*H", he is actually a Methodist. He didn't appear in the pilot show. Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity When auditioning for his "M*A*S*H" role, Christopher essentially ignored the monologue prepared for him, and instead ad-libbed a rambling speech in a priestly tone. While the producers were disappointed that Christopher didn't deliver his prepared lines, they liked his performance and manner well enough to offer him the role - on the condition that from then on, he would stay with the script. Attended New Trier Township High School as did Adam Baldwin, Bruce Dern, Charlton Heston, Virginia Madsen, Ralph Bellamy, Rock Hudson, and Ann-Margret. Longtime student of Homeric (classical) Greek. Admitted that although his character on MASH was a amateur boxer, he had no knowledge nor had ever boxed before production of the show. His son Ned is autistic. Personal Quotes The show has been off the air now for 20 years but people still come up to me and say 'I've just become a MASH fan'. I appreciated it but I consider MASH very much in the past.