What is William Christopher?
[[File:William Christopher Good Times 1975 (cropped).JPG|thumb|right|200px|Christopher in 1975]] '''William Christopher''' (October 20, 1932 &ndash; December 31, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He was best known for playing Father Mulcahy on the [[television]] series ''[[M*A*S*H]]''. He also played Private Lester Hummel on ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]'' Christopher was born in [[Evanston, Illinois]]. He studied at [[Wesleyan University]]. His wife was Barbara O'Connor; together they wrote a book, ''Mixed Blessings'', about their experiences raising their [[autism|autistic]] son. He retired in 2012. Christopher died on December 31, 2016 in [[Pasadena, California]] from [[small-cell carcinoma]], aged 84.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunham|first1=Will|title=Actor William Christopher, ''M*A*S*H'' chaplain, dead at 84|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-christopher-idUSKBN14L0OZ|website=Reuters|date=December 31, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb name|0160639}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher, William}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Writers from Evanston, Illinois]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:Actors from Evanston, Illinois]]