Biography

Larry Linville is best known for playing weasel-like Major Frank Burns on the esteemed, long-running series M*A*S*H*. He began his career as a supporting actor in the pilot for the television series Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and made his feature-film debut in Jack Lemmon's Kotch (1971). Linville left M*A*S*H in 1977 after appearing on it for five years. Since then he appeared in low-budget films such as Rock and Roll High School Forever (1990) and Body Waves (1991). Linville also continued working on television in series such as Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978-1979) and Herbie the Love Bug (1982) and as a guest star in other series. Linville's stage appearances included a Broadway stint in Travels With My Aunt, though in the '90s, he was more likely to appear in dinner theater. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Filmography

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002) (TV) (archive footage) .... Himself (Maj. Frank Burns, 1972-1977)
Crazy for You (1999) (TV) .... Everett Baker
Pressure Point (1997)
Angel's Tide (1995)
Fatal Pursuit (1994) .... Shelby
No Dessert Dad, Til You Mow the Lawn (1994) .... J.J.
Million to Juan, A (1994) .... Richard Dickerson
... aka Million to One, A (1994)
West From North Goes South (1993) .... Rev. Lowell
Body Waves (1992) .... Himmel, the goofball fanatic
Memories of M*A*S*H (1991) (TV) .... Himself (Maj. Frank Burns)
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1990) .... Principal McGree
C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989) .... Dr. Jewell
Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) .... Dr. Bob
Blue Movies (1988) .... Dr. Gladding
School Spirit (1985) .... President Grimshaw
Misfits of Science (1985) (TV) .... Gen. Theil
"Paper Dolls" (1984) TV Series .... Grayson Carr
Night Partners (1983) (TV) .... Chief John Wilson
"Herbie, the Love Bug" (1982) TV Series .... Randy Bigelow
Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite, The (1981) (TV) .... Reins
"Checking In" (1981) TV Series .... Lyle Block
Christmas for Boomer, A (1979) (TV)
"Grandpa Goes to Washington" (1978) TV Series .... Major General Kevin Kelley
"M*A*S*H" (1972) TV Series .... Maj. Franklin D. Marion 'Frank/Ferret Face' Burns, MD (1972-1977)
Night Stalker, The (1972) (TV) .... Medical Examiner Robert Makurji
Stepmother, The (1971) .... Dick Hill
... aka Impulsion (1978) (USA: reissue title)
Kotch (1971) .... Peter Stiel, Erica's brother from San Bernardino
Vanished (1971) (TV)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (TV)
... aka Matter of Humanities, A (1969) (TV) (USA: new syndication