Alan Alda

Alan Alda
Birth name	Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo
Born	January 28, 1936 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Notable Roles	Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce in M*A*S*H Senator Arnold Vinick in The West Wing
Notable Episodes
Awards	6 Emmys 6 Golden Globes (TV) 3 DGA TV Awards 6 People's Choice TV Awards 1 WGA Valentine Davies Award 1 Humanitas Prize, USA Other Awards: 2 American Movie Awards, USA; 1 Bodil Award, Denmark; 2 Golden Apple Awards, USA; 1 Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year Award; 1 National Board of Review Award, USA; 1 New York Film Critics Circle Award, USA

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
M*A*S*H	Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce	1972–1983	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
The West Wing	Senator Arnold Vinick	2004–2006						6	7

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Phil Silvers Show	Carlisle Thompson III	3x23 - Bilko the Art Lover	March 5, 1958
Naked City	Poet	4x01 - Hold for Gloria Christmas	September 19, 1962
The Nurses	Dr. John Griffin	1x16 - Many a Sullivan	January 17, 1963
The Nurses	Dr. John Griffin	1x17 - Night Sounds	January 24, 1963
Route 66	Dr. Glazer	3x31 - Soda Pop and Paper Flags	May 31, 1963
East Side/West Side	Freddie Wilcox	1x01 - The Sinner	September 23, 1963
The Trials of O'Brien	Nick Staphos	1x11 - Picture Me a Murder	November 27, 1965
Coronet Blue	Clay	1x05 - Six Months to Mars	July 3, 1967
The Carol Burnett Show	Guest	8x13 - Episode 813	December 21, 1974
CBS: On the Air	Host	1x03 - Part III	March 28, 1978
The Four Seasons	Jack Burroughs	1x01 - Pilot	January 29, 1984
ER	Dr. Gabriel Lawrence	6x03 - Greene with Envy	October 14, 1999
ER	Dr. Gabriel Lawrence	6x04 - Sins of the Fathers	October 21, 1999
ER	Dr. Gabriel Lawrence	6x05 - Truth & Consequences	November 4, 1999
ER	Dr. Gabriel Lawrence	6x06 - The Peace of Wild Things	November 11, 1999
ER	Dr. Gabriel Lawrence	6x07 - Humpty Dumpty	November 18, 1999
The West Wing	Senator Arnold Vinick	6x08 - In the Room	December 8, 2004
The West Wing	Senator Arnold Vinick	6x14 - The Wake Up Call	February 9, 2005
30 Rock	Milton Green	3x21 - Mamma Mia	May 7, 2009
30 Rock	Milton Green	3x22 - Kidney Now!	May 14, 2009
The Blacklist	Alan Fitch	1x10 - Anslo Garrick (2)	December 2, 2013
The Blacklist	Alan Fitch	1x11 - The Good Samaritan	January 13, 2014
The Blacklist	Alan Fitch	1x20 - The Kingmaker	April 28, 2014
The Blacklist	Alan Fitch	1x22 - Berlin (2)	May 12, 2014

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Where's Everett	Arnold Barker	April 18, 1966
The Glass House	Jonathan Paige	February 4, 1972
Playmates	Marshall Barnett	October 3, 1972	ABC Movie of the Week
Isn't It Shocking?	Sheriff Dan Barnes	October 2, 1973	ABC Movie of the Week
Lily	Ensemble Member	November 2, 1973
Free to Be... You & Me	Various Characters	March 11, 1974
6 Rms Riv Vu	Paul Friedman	March 17, 1974
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Presenter	May 17, 1976	Primetime Emmy Awards
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Host	September 17, 1978	Primetime Emmy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Presenter	December 29, 1979	The Kennedy Center Honors
Making M*A*S*H	Himself	January 21, 1981	M*A*S*H
The 58th Annual Academy Awards	Host	March 24, 1986	Academy Awards
Memories of M*A*S*H	Himself	November 25, 1991	M*A*S*H
And the Band Played On	Dr. Robert Gallo	September 11, 1993
White Mile	Dan Cutler	May 21, 1994
10th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame	Himself	October 17, 1994	TV Academy Hall of Fame
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards	Himself	November 16, 1994	American Teacher Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Himself	December 28, 1994	The Kennedy Center Honors
Jake's Women	Jake	March 3, 1996
CBS: The First 50 Years	Himself	May 20, 1998
ABC 2000: The Millennium	Himself	December 31, 1999
Club Land	Willie Walters	April 8, 2001
The Killing Yard	Ernie Goodman	September 23, 2001
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration	Himself	May 13, 2002
"M*A*S*H": 30th Anniversary Reunion	Himself	May 17, 2002	M*A*S*H
100 Years of Hope and Humor	Himself	April 20, 2003
CBS at 75	Himself	November 2, 2003
Emmy's Greatest Moments	Himself	September 15, 2004
The 77th Annual Academy Awards	Nominee	February 27, 2005	Academy Awards
The 59th Annual Tony Awards	Nominee / Presenter	June 5, 2005	Tony Awards
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	Nominee	August 27, 2006	Primetime Emmy Awards

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The John Davidson Show		September 15, 1981
Wogan		August 21, 1991
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee		September 27, 1994
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		January 6, 1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		March 18, 1998
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 962	July 14, 1998
Inside the Actors Studio	Alan Alda	August 6, 2000
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		March 5, 2002
Tavis Smiley		December 2, 2004
The Tony Danza Show		December 15, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Show 2873	February 10, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 30	February 11, 2005
Showbiz Tonight		February 22, 2005
The View		June 10, 2005
The Charlie Rose Show		June 16, 2005
Nightline		August 9, 2005
The Daily Show	Alan Alda (September 20, 2005)	September 20, 2005
The View		September 22, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 154	September 28, 2005
The Charlie Rose Show		September 30, 2005
On the Record w/ Greta van Susteren		November 29, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 2153	December 1, 2005
Live with Regis & Kelly		December 1, 2005
The Tony Danza Show		December 9, 2005
Parkinson		April 22, 2006
Breakfast		April 24, 2006
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show		May 11, 2006
The Kumars at No. 42		August 18, 2006
Live with Regis & Kelly		September 7, 2006

Director

Episodes Directed

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
M*A*S*H	2x23 - Mail Call	February 23, 1974
M*A*S*H	3x16 - Bulletin Board	January 14, 1975
M*A*S*H	4x04 - The Late Captain Pierce	October 3, 1975
M*A*S*H	4x07 - Dear Mildred	October 24, 1975
M*A*S*H	4x08 - The Kids	October 31, 1975
M*A*S*H	4x16 - Dear Ma	December 23, 1975
M*A*S*H	5x02 - Margaret's Engagement	September 28, 1976
M*A*S*H	5x07 - Dear Sigmund	November 9, 1976
M*A*S*H	5x12 - Exorcism	December 14, 1976
M*A*S*H	5x19 - Hepatitis	February 8, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x02 - Fallen Idol	September 27, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x04 - War of Nerves	October 11, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x07 - In Love and War	November 1, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x13 - Comrades in Arms (2)	December 13, 1977
M*A*S*H	7x05 - The Billfold Syndrome	October 16, 1978
M*A*S*H	7x08 - Major Ego	November 6, 1978
M*A*S*H	7x14 - Dear Sis	December 18, 1978
M*A*S*H	7x16 - Inga	January 8, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x03 - Guerilla My Dreams	October 1, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x11 - Life Time	November 26, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x15 - Yessir, That's Our Baby	December 31, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x20 - Lend a Hand	February 4, 1980
M*A*S*H	8x22 - Dreams	February 18, 1980
M*A*S*H	9x04 - Father's Day	December 8, 1980
M*A*S*H	9x12 - Depressing News	February 9, 1981
M*A*S*H	9x15 - Bottoms Up	March 2, 1981
M*A*S*H	9x20 - The Life You Save	May 4, 1981
M*A*S*H	10x06 - Communication Breakdown	November 30, 1981
M*A*S*H	10x10 - Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead	January 4, 1982
M*A*S*H	10x16 - Where There's a Will, There's a War	March 22, 1982
M*A*S*H	11x16 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen	February 28, 1983

Notable Films Directed

• The Four Seasons (1981)
• Betsy's Wedding (1990)

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
We'll Get By	1975	Co-Producer	1
The Four Seasons	1984	Executive Producer	1

Writer

Series Created

Series	Premiere Date	Creation Credit
We'll Get By	March 14, 1975	Creator
The Four Seasons	January 29, 1984	Creator

Episodes Written

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
M*A*S*H	1x19 - The Long-John Flap	February 17, 1973
M*A*S*H	2x05 - Dr. Pierce and Mr. Hyde	October 13, 1973
We'll Get By	1x04 - A Woman's Place Is in the Home	March 28, 1975
We'll Get By	1x07 - When a Bird Leaves the Nest	April 18, 1975
We'll Get By	1x08 - Did You Ever Need a Drink?	April 25, 1975
We'll Get By	1x11 - Cabin in the Rain	May 30, 1975
M*A*S*H	5x07 - Dear Sigmund	November 9, 1976
M*A*S*H	5x19 - Hepatitis	February 8, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x02 - Fallen Idol	September 27, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x04 - War of Nerves	October 11, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x07 - In Love and War	November 1, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x12 - Comrades in Arms (1)	December 6, 1977
M*A*S*H	6x13 - Comrades in Arms (2)	December 13, 1977
M*A*S*H	7x14 - Dear Sis	December 18, 1978
M*A*S*H	7x16 - Inga	January 8, 1979
M*A*S*H	7x25 - The Party	March 12, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x11 - Life Time	November 26, 1979
M*A*S*H	8x20 - Lend a Hand	February 4, 1980
M*A*S*H	8x22 - Dreams	February 18, 1980
M*A*S*H	9x20 - The Life You Save	May 4, 1981
M*A*S*H	10x10 - Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead	January 4, 1982
M*A*S*H	11x01 - Hey, Look Me Over	October 25, 1982

Notable Films Written

• The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
• The Four Seasons (1981)
• Betsy's Wedding (1990)

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(31 Nominations/6 Wins)

• Nominated: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series (1972-73)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Actor of the Year - Series (1973-74)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1973-74)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best Lead Actor in a Drama (1973-74)

6 Rms Riv Vu

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1974-75)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1975-76)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1975-76)

M*A*S*H - 4x08 - The Kids

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1976-77)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1976-77)

M*A*S*H - 5x07 - Dear Sigmund

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1976-77)

M*A*S*H - 5x07 - Dear Sigmund

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1977-78)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special (1977-78)

Kill Me If You Can

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1977-78)

M*A*S*H - 6x13 - Comrades in Arms (2)

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1977-78)

M*A*S*H - 6x02 - Fallen Idol

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1978-79)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series (1978-79)

M*A*S*H - 7x16 - Inga

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1978-79)

M*A*S*H - 7x14 - Dear Sis

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1979-80)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1979-80)

M*A*S*H - 8x22 - Dreams

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1980-81)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1980-81)

M*A*S*H - 9x20 - The Life You Save

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1981-82)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1981-82)

M*A*S*H - 10x10 - Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1982-83)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (1982-83)

M*A*S*H - 11x16 - Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special (1993-94)

And the Band Played On

• Nominated: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (1999-2000)

ER

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2000-01)

Club Land

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2004-05)

The West Wing

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2005-06)

The West Wing

Golden Globes (TV)

(12 Nominations/6 Wins)

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1972)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1973)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1974)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1975)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1976)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1977)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1978

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1979)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy (1980)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy (1981)

M*A*S*H

• Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Musical/Comedy (1982)

M*A*S*H

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (1994)

White Mile

Television Critics Association Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama (2005-06)

The West Wing

DGA TV Awards

(3 Nominations/3 Wins)

• Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' (1976)

M*A*S*H - 5x07 - Dear Sigmund</small>

• Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' (1981)

M*A*S*H - 9x20 - The Life You Save</small>

• Won: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' (1982)

M*A*S*H - 10x16 - Where There's a Will, There's a War</small>

SAG TV Awards

(3 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (2001)

Club Land

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2005)

The West Wing

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005)

The West Wing

People's Choice Awards

(6 Nominations/6 Wins)

• Won: Favorite Male Television Performer (1974)

• Won: Favorite Male Television Performer (1978)

• Won: All Around Male Entertainer (1979)

• Won: Favorite Male Television Performer (1979)

• Won: Favorite Male Television Performer (1980)

• Won: Favorite Male Television Performer (1981)

Humanitas Prize, USA

(1 Win)

• Won: 30 Minute Category (1979-80)

M*A*S*H

Other Awards

• Academy Awards
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2004) - The Aviator

• Golden Globes (Motion Picture)
  • Nominated: Most Promising Newcomer - Male (1968) - Paper Lion
  • Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (1978) - Same Time, Next Year
  • Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical (1981) - The Four Seasons
  • Nominated: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (1981) - The Four Seasons

• BAFTA Film Awards
  • Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1990) - Crimes and Misdemeanors
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2004) - The Aviator

• WGA Awards (Screen)
  • Nominated: Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (1981) - The Four Seasons
  • Won: Valentine Davies Award (2000)

• Razzie Awards
  • Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (1992) - Whispers in the Dark

• American Movie Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Actor (1979) - The Seduction of Joe Tynan
  • Won: Favorite Star - Male (1982)

• Bodil Awards, Denmark
  • Won: Best Non-European Film (1981) - The Four Seasons

• Golden Apple Awards, USA
  • Won: Male Star of the Year (1974)
  • Won: Male Star of the Year (1979)

• Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA
  • Won: Man of the Year (1980)

• National Board of Review Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1989) - Crimes and Misdemeanors

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (1989) - Crimes and Misdemeanors

Trivia

• Father is Robert Alda, brother Antony Alda