You can’t throw a punch without hitting an actor in this town. It’s been said there are 200,000 of us, but I’d be willing to bet it’s ten times that.Friday night, TV Land aired the pilot episode of M*A*S*H, featuring this guy, George Morgan, as Father Mulcahy. George didn’t have a line in the show, and then was replaced after that lone episode by William Christopher, who went on to appear in 206 episodes over 11 years.
Which brings me to weekend realization #2: the path to making it big as an actor often seems a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma, stuffed inside a slightly shoddy handbag that smells of cheese.
Imagine the odds George Morgan had to buck in order to win that role, only to be unceremoniously replaced, then have his face rubbed in it for over a decade. Do you think a day passes in which he doesn’t want to punch William Christopher in the throat?
I’d be surprised if the man's face isn’t permanently frozen like it is the picture above. Much respect, G.
