Burt Metcalfe
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Burt Metcalfe | |
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 From TV series Father of the Bride (1961). Back row, L-R: Ruth Warrick and Leon Ames. Front row, L-R: Myrna Fahey and Burt Metcalfe | |
| Born | March 19, 1935 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Occupation | Television and film producer, director |
Notable work | M*A*S*H |
Burt Metcalfe (born March 19, 1935) is a Canadian American television and film producer, and director.
Biography[]
In 1956–1957, Metcalfe was drafted as an enlisted man into the United States Navy, serving two years. He was stationed at Ream Field, San Ysidro, California, where he held a public relations position. During this period, Metcalfe acting as the lead, working closely with some of his fellow enlisted comrades created the "Miss Angel" beauty contest. An "Angel" in Navy terms meaning a helicopter that would swoop in saving downed pilots who ditched their aircraft in the sea and in some cases on land. Ream Field at that time was virtually the "helicopter capitol of the world".
In 1959, Metcalfe had a small role in the movie Gidget, as Lord Byron, the existentialist surfer, hanging 10 with The Big Kahuna's crew. That same year, he was cast as Tom Easton, a young United States Army officer, in the episode "Indian Emily" on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days.
Metcalfe was cast as Don Martin, one of the neighbors thrown into a panic in a season 1 episode of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone titled "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", which aired on March 4, 1960.
In 1960–1961, Metcalfe landed an acting role as Joe Brigham in the NBC sitcom Happy. Between 1962 and 1965, Metcalfe made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as Richard Campion in "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony," murderer John Lathrop in "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper," and Jeffrey Mills in "The Case of the Thermal Thief."
His most notable work was as a writer for the hit CBS series M*A*S*H and he was the only producer to stay with the TV series during its entire run from 1972 to 1983. Originally the series' associate producer, Metcalfe was promoted to line producer in 1976 when Larry Gelbart left the series and then to executive producer in 1977, when Gene Reynolds moved on.
Career achievements[]
Metcalfe has been nominated 13 times for Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on the series M*A*S*H between 1975 and 1983.[1]
Metcalfe also served as the executive producer for the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special, which aired on FOX in September 2002.
Personal life[]
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Metcalfe has been married twice. He was married to Toby Harry Shipman from 1961 to 1968 when they divorced. He has been married since December 31, 1979 to actress Jan Jorden, who is famous for her recurring role as a nurse on M*A*S*H.
Partial filmography[]
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) - Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- The Space Children (1958) - Guard (uncredited)
- Gidget (1959) - Lord Byron
- Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) - Lt. Bond (uncredited)
- The Twilight Zone (1960) - Don Martin (season 1 episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street")
- The Canadians (1961) - Constable Springer
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Agent Maxwell (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ "("Burt Metcalfe" search results)". Emmys. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
External links[]
- 1935 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Saskatchewan
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Canadian film producers
- Canadian television producers
- Film directors from Saskatchewan
- People from Saskatoon
- 20th-century American businesspeople