April 7, 1933

Wayne Rogers, best known for his role as “Trapper” John McIntyre in the long-running television series “M.A.S.H.,” was born in Birmingham. He attended public schools in Birmingham, including Ramsay High School, but he began cutting classes and getting into trouble after his father died. His mother sent him to boarding school in Tennessee, where he learned to love literature. Rogers attended Princeton University and developed an interest in acting as a member of the Princeton Triangle Club, a theater club founded in 1891. In 1971, he was offered the role of “Trapper” John in “M.A.S.H.,” a series set in a field hospital during the Korean War. He left the show during a contract dispute in 1975 to pursue other roles.

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Photo of Wayne Rogers as Trapper John and Alan Alda as Hawkeye from the television program M.A.S.H., 1972. (CBS Television, Wikipedia)

Photo of Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers from M.A.S.H., 1974. (CBS Television, Wikipedia)

Publicity photo of some M.A.S.H. cast members for the show premiere, including: Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers, 1972. (CBS Television, Wikipedia)

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