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Alan Alda

American actor (born 1936)

Alan Alda is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans seven decades on stage and screen. He is best known as Captain Benjamin Franklin Hawkeye Pierce in the CBS wartime sitcom MASH, where he also wrote and directed episodes. He has won six Emmy Awards and six Golden Globes, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Aviator.

Known for

  • M*A*S*H (1972), Hawkeye Pierce. His best known role, on the CBS wartime sitcom until 1983.
  • The Aviator (2004), Owen Brewster. Earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
  • The West Wing, Arnold Vinick. Won him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
  • Everyone Says I Love You (1996). A notable film role from the mid 1990s.
  • Bridge of Spies (2015).

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Alan Alda been in?
Alan Alda appears in Bridge of Spies (2015) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) on The Remote.
When was Alan Alda born?
Alan Alda was born on 28 January 1936.

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