Mike Farrell

Acting

Mike Farrell

Born February 6, 1939St. Paul, Minnesota, USA102 credits

Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series MASH (1975–83). He is an activist for politically liberal causes. Farrell was a producer of Patch Adams (1998) starring Robin Williams, and has starred on the television series Providence (1999–2002) and appeared as Milton Lang, the father of Victor Lang (John Slattery), husband of Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) on Desperate Housewives (2007–2008). He was seen in the tenth season episode "Persona" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

The Strawberry

The Strawberry

Movie

2026

The Window on Death Row

The Window on Death Row

Movie

2025

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
8.6

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

Movie

2024

M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever

M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever

Movie

2022

Bucky and the Squirrels

Bucky and the Squirrels

Movie

2018

9-1-1
8.2

9-1-1

TV

2018

Filmography

The Strawberry
2026The Strawberryas HerbMovie
The Window on Death Row
2025The Window on Death RowExecutive ProducerMovie
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
2024M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Televisionas SelfMovie
M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever
2022M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Foreveras SelfMovie
Bucky and the Squirrels
2018Bucky and the Squirrelsas Mike FarrellMovie
9-1-1
20189-1-1as William SchneiderTV
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Storyas Lee MiglinTV
The Seventies
2015The Seventiesas SelfTV
Valentino's Ghost
2013Valentino's Ghostas Narrator (voice)Movie
Out at the Wedding
2007Out at the Weddingas Father of the BrideMovie
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
2006Superman: Brainiac Attacksas Jonathan Kent (voice)Movie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Bill JettTV
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas Fred JonesTV
Locusts
2005Locustsas Lyle RierdenMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Milton LangTV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimitedas Jonathan Kent / Brainiac (voice)TV
T
2004The Clinicas Dr. Cyrus GachetMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Miles DeakinTV
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
2003The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enronas Kenneth LayMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Ross AndersonTV
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunionas Himself/HostMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas Jonathan Kent / Store Owner (voice)TV
The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story
2000The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden StoryMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jonah MalcolmTV
Providence
1999Providenceas Jim HansenTV
B
1998Behind the Laughsas HostMovie
Sins of the Mind
1997Sins of the Mindas WilliamMovie
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996Superman: The Last Son of Kryptonas Jonathan Kent (voice)Movie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Jonathan Kent (voice)TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
H
1996Hanged on a Twisted Crossas BonhoefferMovie
The Killers Within
1995The Killers Withinas Congressman ClaytonMovie
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Dieas Frank CraneMovie
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991Memories of M*A*S*Has Self / BJ HunnicuttMovie
Silent Motive
1991Silent Motiveas Detective Paul TrellaMovie
The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991The Whereabouts of Jennyas Van ZandtMovie
Lockdown
1991Lockdownas PrentissMovie
The Price of the Bride
1990The Price of the Brideas Joe RothMovie
Incident at Dark River
1989Incident at Dark Riveras Tim McFallMovie
A Deadly Silence
1989A Deadly Silenceas Atty. GianelliMovie
Coach
1989Coachas JeffreyTV
UFO Cover-Up?: Live!
1988UFO Cover-Up?: Live!Movie
Run Till You Fall
1988Run Till You FallDirectorMovie
Vanishing Act
1986Vanishing Actas Harry KenyonMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Judge David BennettTV
V
1985Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Roomas Self - HostMovie
Private Sessions
1985Private Sessionsas Dr. Joe BradenMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Drew BordenTV
J
1984J.F.K.: A One-Man Showas John Fitzgerald KennedyMovie
C
1983Choices of the Heartas Ambassador Robert E. WhiteMovie
M
1983Memorial Dayas Matt WalkerMovie
C
1983Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. LowensteinExecutive ProducerMovie
Prime Suspect
1982Prime Suspectas Frank StaplinMovie
El Salvador: Another Vietnam
1981El Salvador: Another Vietnamas NarratorMovie
G
1981Good Evening Captainas SelfMovie
M
1981Making 'M*A*S*H'as SelfMovie
D
1980Damien: The Leper Priestas William RobertsonMovie
Letters from Frank
1979Letters from Frankas Richard MillerMovie
Sex and the Single Parent
1979Sex and the Single Parentas George McGeeMovie
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979Ebony, Ivory and JadeStoryMovie
Battered
1978Batteredas Michael HawksMovie
M
1976McNaughton's Daughteras Colin PierceTV
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
T
1974The New LandTV
Harry O
1974Harry OTV
Live Again, Die Again
1974Live Again, Die Againas James CarmichaelMovie
The Questor Tapes
1974The Questor Tapesas Jerry RobinsonMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas David TateTV
She Cried Murder
1973She Cried Murderas Walter StepanicMovie
Nightmare Step
1973Nightmare Stepas StevenMovie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has B. J. HunnicuttTV
Ghost Story
1972Ghost Storyas Frank SimmonsTV
Banacek
1972Banacekas Jason TrotterTV
The Longest Night
1972The Longest Nightas WillsMovie
The Sixth Sense
1972The Sixth SenseTV
Doomsday Machine
1972Doomsday Machineas 1st ReporterMovie
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Blair CameronTV
T
1971The Man and the Cityas Andy HaysTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
The Interns
1970The Internsas Dr. Sam MarchTV
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Young ManTV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby ShowTV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Dr. Vic WheelwrightTV
Worthy to Stand
1969Worthy to Standas Fred WashburnMovie
D
1968Dayton's Devilsas Voucher CaptainMovie
Panic in the City
1968Panic in the Cityas Dick BlaineMovie
Targets
1968Targetsas Man in PhoneboothMovie
The Graduate
1967The Graduateas Hotel Lobby Bellhop (uncredited)Movie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Clay RieglesTV
Garrison's Gorillas
1967Garrison's GorillasTV
Countdown
1967Countdownas Houston Engineer (uncredited)Movie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
The Monkees
1966The Monkeesas Agent ModellTV
I Dream of Jeannie
1965I Dream of Jeannieas ArlandTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas JohnsonTV
Captain Newman, M.D.
1963Captain Newman, M.D.as Patient (uncredited)Movie
McHale's Navy
1962McHale's Navyas The GunnerTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as DoctorTV
Ensign O'Toole
1962Ensign O'Tooleas FergusonTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Dick Powell Show
1961The Dick Powell Showas Young Couple BoyTV
Lassie
1954LassieTV