Michael Joseph "Mike" Farrell is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain Hawkeye Pierce's and Colonel Sherman T. Potter's straight man, Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, on the television series M*A*S*H . He is an activist for politically liberal causes. Farrell was a producer of Patch Adams starring Robin Williams, and has starred on the television series Providence . He appeared as Milton Lang, the father of Victor Lang , husband of Gabrielle Solis on Desperate Housewives . He was seen in the tenth season episode "Persona" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Farrell, one of... four children, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Agnes and Joe Farrell. When he was two years old, his family moved from South St. Paul to Hollywood, California, where his father worked as a movie studio carpenter. Farrell attended West Hollywood Grammar School with Natalie Wood, and graduated from Hollywood High School, served in the United States Marine Corps, and worked at various jobs before his acting career.
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| Birthdate: | February 6, 1939 |
| Birthplace: | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Age: | 73 |
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Also known as: | Michael Joseph Farrell |