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Francis Patrick Mulcahy CBE (March 9, 1894 – December 11, 1973) was a general and commander in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Mulcahy commanded the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Cactus Air Force, and the Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army.
- 1917–1946
- United States Marine Corps
- His Name
- In The Film
- In The TV Series
- Personal Life
- Series Finale
- AfterMASH
Father Mulcahy's name was changed from John Patrick Francis Mulcahy to Francis John Patrick Mulcahy (as he revealed in episode 7 of Season 8 when asked by a nurse he was counseling). Either form of the name is an attempt to reconcile his identification as "Father John P. Mulcahy" in the pilot episode with the name "Francis Mulcahy" established late...
René Auberjonoisplayed Father Mulcahy in the original 1970 film, a US Army chaplain assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. While most of the staff are not religious, they still treat Mulcahy with reverence. It is Mulcahy who informs Hawkeye that the camp dentist, "Painless" Waldowski, is severely depressed. Afte...
Mulcahy understands that many of the people in his "flock" are non-religious or have other faiths. Knowing this, he chooses to preach by example or by helping someone else see the error of their ways. Although he is ordained as a Catholic priest, Father Mulcahy has demonstrated a familiarity with most denominations, including offering a prayer in H...
Mulcahy grew up in Philadelphia, and became a fan of many sports including baseball, football, wrestling, roller derby, and especially boxing; in Dear Sis, Mulcahy tells Hawkeye that he used to be a boxing coach at the CYO. One of his heroesis boxer "Gentleman" Joe Cavanaugh, and he holds bedside vigil in Post Op after the champion prize fighter su...
In Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, while helping to get POWs out of a holding pen during an artillery barrage, he is temporarily knocked unconscious and loses most of his hearing when a shell explodes nearby. Only B. J. knows of his deafness, and helps him conceal this handicap from the others until after they all go home. At the last party before they...
Reprising his role as Father Mulcahy, William Christopher was one of three M*A*S*H regulars, including Harry Morgan and Jamie Farr, to co-star in the sequel series AfterMASH. Christopher, Morgan and Farr were the only three who wanted to continue with the original series while the rest of the cast came to a decision that the show's eleventh season ...
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Jan 17, 2017 · In the "Dear sis" episode of M*A*S*H, the frustrated Catholic chaplain at the military hospital camp near the Korean front lines writes a candid letter to his sister, a nun. "I'm almost desperate to be useful, sis," writes Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy. "No one comes to confession.
Lieutenant (later Captain) Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy, S.J., is a principal character from the film M*A*S*H, played by Rene Auberjonois, and the television series, played by William Christopher. He was played by George Morgan in the pilot episode of the television series, but the...
Jan 2, 2017 · William Christopher, 84, who played the beloved Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on M*A*S*H, died peacefully and without pain at his Pasadena home on the morning of New Year’s Eve. Originally intended to be a minor character, Father Mulcahy eventually became a series regular. Although William Christopher was not a Catholic in real life ...
- Alex R. Hey
Mar 20, 2015 · One such character who is especially relevant to Catholics is William Christopher’s Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy, better known as Father Mulcahy, of the iconic television show “M*A*S*H.”
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Francis Patrick Mulcahy CBE (March 9, 1894 – December 11, 1973) was a general and commander in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Mulcahy commanded the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Cactus Air Force, and the Tactical Air Force, Tenth Army. Oops something went wrong: 403.
