Following Wayne Rogers’ departure as his M*A*S*H character, Trapper, Mike Farrell joined the show to play B. J. Hunnicutt during its fourth season. While the characters are quite different, B.J. filled the role of Hawkeye Pierce’s (Alan Alda) closest friend. This may have led some fans to wonder how Rogers felt about Farrell’s role on M*A*S*H.
During an April 2026 episode of the Still Here Hollywood podcast, Farrell said he had one interaction with Rogers at an event after he joined the M*A*S*H cast.
“He turned and he saw me and he said, ‘I’m getting real tired of people thinking I’m you.’ And I said, ‘I got the same problem, pal,’” recalled a laughing Farrell, who stayed on M*A*S*H until the show’s final and 11th season, which ended in 1983.
Farrell then said that Rogers, who died in 2015 at the age of 82, shared a story about Elliott Gould, who played Trapper in the 1970 M*A*S*H movie. According to Rogers, Gould cheekily told him he liked his original performance of Trapper better than what he did on the television series.
Farrell said that Rogers concluded his story by complimenting his role as B.J.
“I laughed, and he laughed. And then [Rogers] said, ‘I got to tell you, I like you better.’ I thought that’s the kind of generosity you don’t hear from actors who are competing, excuse me, arguably competing. But that’s the kind of emotional connection that we all made in that show,” said Farrell, now 87.
While recording the Still Here Hollywood podcast episode, Farrell admitted that he was concerned that members of the M*A*S*H cast would resent him for essentially replacing Rogers, who quit the show after season 3. He said, however, that he was welcomed with open arms.
“I was fearful that I was going to be resented by the cast. None of that. There was never a whisper of that,” said Farrell.
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