William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was an actor in American television and film. He is most known as Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre in the television series M*A*S*H on CBS. Wayne Rogers Mash career paved the way towards his successful acting profession.

Quick Bio

Rogers was born on April 7, 1933, in Birmingham Alabama to William Wayne McMillan Rogers Jr. and Lydia Eustis Rogers. He went to Ramsay High School in Birmingham and The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He went to Princeton University to study history.

In Princeton, he was a member of the eating club Tiger Inn, as well as the Princeton Triangle Club. He graduated in 1954. Prior to becoming an actor, Rogers served in the United States Navy. Wayne Rogers death was on December 31, 2015.

Movie Career

In 1975, Rogers appeared in the NBC-TV movie “Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. The Ku Klux Klan” as an FBI agent. In 1980, he played Michael Stone in Top of the Hill. He also appeared in the miniseries Chiefs which aired in the 1980s.

From 1979 to 1982, Rogers starred in House Calls, a series on CBS, He played Dr. Charley Michaels and starred together with Lynn Redgrave. In the latter part of the series, he starred with Sharon Gless. In 1996, Rogers appeared in “Ghosts of Mississippi” as civil rights attorney Morris Dees.