Gary Burghoff net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and latest updates

Gary Burghoff net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.

Gary Burghoff is a $6 million American actor. Burghoff is best known for his role as Charlie Brown in the original Broadway production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” He is also well-known for playing Radar in the film “MASH,” a role he reprised in the television series of the same name. Aside from these appearances, Gary was a regular on the “Match Game” show, appearing in 140 episodes from 1974 to 1975.

Gary Burghoff Biography & Profile summary

Original name	Gary Rich Burghoff
Mononym (Nick Name)	Gary Burghoff
Male/Female	Male
Profession(s)	Actor
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Bristol, Connecticut, USA
Date of Birth	24-May-43
Age	79 years old
Heights	1.68 m
Height(s) Feet	5 feet and 6 inches
Heights in cm	168 cm
Weight(s)	65 kg
Weight(s) in pound	143 pounds
Marital Condition	Divorced
Spouse	Janet Gayle (m, 1971; div,1979) Elizabeth Bostrom (m, 1985; div, 2005)
Son/Daughter	Yes (Gena Gale, Miles, Jordan)
Income	$1 million
Net Worth	$8 million

Gary Burghoff Age & Early Life

Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943), addressed as Gary Burghoff, is a professional American actor and TV personality. 

She is known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical You’re a Good Man. 

Gary also starred in Charlie Brown and Corporal Walter Eugene’s “Radar” O’Reilly in the film and TV series MASH.

Education

Gary was born in Bristol, Connecticut, and then relocated to Clinton, Connecticut, before settling in Delavan, Wisconsin. He was born on the 24th of May in 1943.

His father is Rodney Burghoff, while his mother is Ann Burghoff.

Having been born with brachydactyly triggered by Poland syndrome, which caused three fingers on his left hand to be much smaller than those on his right, Gary Burghoff studied tap dancing and became a drummer. 

With the Belfry Players of Williams Bay, Wisconsin, he received early acting experience. Gary Burghoff acquired his acting training at New York’s HB Studio.

Career

Gary Burghoff originated the role of Charlie Brown in the Off-Broadway production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1967. In 1968, he was the drummer for the band The Relatives. 

The band’s singer was Lynda Carter, who became a well-known actress. The band performed three months at the Sahara Hotel and Casino Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gary Burghoff and Lynda Carter remained friends and appeared together in the 1978 episode The Man Who Wouldn’t Tell of her blockbuster series The New Adventures of Wonder Woman.

Gary first appeared in a feature film in Robert Altman‘s MASH (1970). Even though several performers from the original film made cameo appearances in the television series M*A*S*H, Gary Burghoff was the only regular cast member, playing Radar O’Reilly. 

Even though he played the same character in both the series and the film, he has noted changes in the portrayal; he stated, “Radar is a lone, gloomy, and cynical persona whom I developed as a mysterious presence. I maintained these attributes briefly until I noticed that the TV M*A*S*H characters were evolving in a different direction from the film ones. It evolved into a group of sophisticated, well-educated doctors (plus one head nurse) who would rather be elsewhere and understood the consequences of the ‘horrible place’ they were trapped in. 

With Gelbart’s assistance, I began to shape Radar into a more unsuspecting, gullible character in comparison to the other characters so that while the others might deplore the perversion and guilt of military conflict (from an academic and argumentative standpoint), Radar could respond from a role of complete innocence.”

After playing the role of Radar, Gary Burghoff went ahead to star in several television roles.

Gary is the creator of Chum Magic, a fishing equipment that attracts fish to the user’s boat. A toilet seat elevating handle and a unique variety of fishing poles are among Gary Burghoff‘s other creations.

Personal Life

From 1971 to 1979, Gary was married to Janet Gayle. Gena Gale Burghoff, their only child, was born in July 1975.

Gary married Elizabeth Bostrom in 1985. Miles Burghoff and Jordan Burghoff were their two boys, and the couple separated in 2005.

Gary Burghoff Net Worth

Gary Burghoff, one of the notable figures in the movie industry, has amassed an estimated net worth of US$6 million.

1. Who is Gary Burghoff?

Gary is known as an Artist, Actor, Drummer, and Musician. Gary was born on 24 May 1943; presently, Gary is 79.

2. What is Gary Burghoff Net Worth?

Gary is an Artist, Actor, Drummer, and Musician with a net worth of $6 Million. Gary was born on 24 May 1943.

3. How tall is Gary Burghoff?

Gary is an Artist, Actor, Drummer, and Musician who stands 1.68 m tall.

4. How old is Gary Burghoff?

Gary was born on 24 May 1943. Gary Burghoff is 79 years old.