8.3
TV
Acting
Mike Farrell
- Born
- (age 87)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 105 titles
Biography
Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the television series MASH (1975–83). He is an activist for politically liberal causes.
Farrell was a producer of Patch Adams (1998) starring Robin Williams, and has starred on the television series Providence (1999–2002) and appeared as Milton Lang, the father of Victor Lang (John Slattery), husband of Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) on Desperate Housewives (2007–2008). He was seen in the tenth season episode "Persona" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Signature work
Known For
8.3
TV
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.3
Movie
Patch Adams
8.2
TV
9-1-1
7.6
TV
NCIS
7.9
TV
Desperate Housewives
8.1
TV
Ghost Whisperer
7.6
TV
American Crime Story
8.3
TV
Justice League Unlimited
7.8
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
7.9
TV
M*A*S*H
8.2
TV
Justice League
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.3
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.7
TV
Superman: The Animated Series
7.2
TV
Without a Trace
7.1
Movie
Targets
6.1
Movie
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
Acting credits 99
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Strawberry Film | Herb |
| 2024 | M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television Film | Self |
| 2022 | M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever Film | Self |
| 2018 | Bucky and the Squirrels Film | Mike Farrell |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 TV | William Schneider (1 ep) |
| 2016 | American Crime Story TV | Lee Miglin (2 ep) |
| 2015 | The Seventies TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Valentino's Ghost Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Out at the Wedding Film | Father of the Bride |
| 2006 | Superman: Brainiac Attacks Film | Jonathan Kent (voice) |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer TV | Bill Jett (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Supernatural TV | Fred Jones (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Locusts Film | Lyle Rierden |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives TV | Milton Lang (3 ep) |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited TV | Jonathan Kent / Brainiac (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2004 | The Clinic Film | Dr. Cyrus Gachet |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Miles Deakin (2 ep) |
| 2003 | The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron Film | Kenneth Lay |
| 2002 | Without a Trace TV | Ross Anderson (1 ep) |
| 2002 | M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion Film | Himself/Host |
| 2001 | Justice League TV | Jonathan Kent / Store Owner (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2000 | The Tulsa Lynching of 1921: A Hidden Story Film | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Jonah Malcolm (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Providence TV | Jim Hansen (96 ep) |
| 1998 | Behind the Laughs Film | Host |
| 1997 | Sins of the Mind Film | William |
| 1996 | Vows of Deception Film | Clay Spencer |
| 1996 | Superman: The Last Son of Krypton Film | Jonathan Kent (voice) |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series TV | Jonathan Kent (voice) (8 ep) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Hanged on a Twisted Cross Film | Bonhoeffer |
| 1995 | The Killers Within Film | Congressman Clayton |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die Film | Frank Crane |
| 1991 | Memories of M*A*S*H Film | Self / BJ Hunnicutt |
| 1991 | Silent Motive Film | Detective Paul Trella |
| 1991 | The Whereabouts of Jenny Film | Van Zandt |
| 1991 | Lockdown Film | Prentiss |
| 1990 | The Price of the Bride Film | Joe Roth |
| 1989 | Incident at Dark River Film | Tim McFall |
| 1989 | A Deadly Silence Film | Atty. Gianelli |
| 1989 | Coach TV | Jeffrey (1 ep) |
| 1988 | UFO Cover-Up?: Live! Film | |
| 1986 | Vanishing Act Film | Harry Kenyon |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Judge David Bennett (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room Film | Self - Host |
| 1985 | Private Sessions Film | Dr. Joe Braden |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Drew Borden (1 ep) |
| 1984 | J.F.K.: A One-Man Show Film | John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| 1983 | Choices of the Heart Film | Ambassador Robert E. White |
| 1983 | Memorial Day Film | Matt Walker |
| 1982 | Prime Suspect Film | Frank Staplin |
| 1981 | El Salvador: Another Vietnam Film | Narrator |
| 1981 | Good Evening, Captain Film | Self |
| 1981 | Making 'M*A*S*H' Film | Self |
| 1980 | Damien: The Leper Priest Film | William Robertson |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank Film | Richard Miller |
| 1979 | Sex and the Single Parent Film | George McGee |
| 1978 | Battered Film | Michael Hawks |
| 1976 | McNaughton's Daughter TV | Colin Pierce (3 ep) |
| 1974 | Dinah! TV | Self (2 ep) |
Crew credits 10
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Window on Death Row Film | Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Patch Adams Film | Producer |
| 1997 | Sins of the Mind Film | Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Silent Motive Film | Producer |
| 1989 | Incident at Dark River Film | Story, Executive Producer |
| 1988 | Run Till You Fall Film | Director |
| 1988 | Dominick and Eugene Film | Producer |
| 1983 | Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein Film | Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Ebony, Ivory and Jade Film | Story, Teleplay |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H TV | Director, Writer, Story (5 ep) |