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name: "Larry Linville"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 September 1939"
died: "10 April 2000"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:25:50.017132+00:00"
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# Larry Linville

Actor. Born 29 September 1939 in Ojai, California, USA. Died 10 April 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 September 1939, Ojai, California, USA
- **Died:** 10 April 2000
- **Also known as:** Lawrence Linville, Лоуренс Лейвон «Ларри» Линвилл, Ларри Линвилл 

## Biography

Larry Linville was an American actor. Born Lawrence Lavon Linville on 29 September 1939 in Ojai, California, he died on 10 April 2000 in New York City.

He studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Linville began his career on stage and appeared in guest roles on series including *Mannix* before being cast as Major Frank Burns on the television series *M*A*S*H* (1972). He played the character for the first five seasons, appearing in 120 episodes, and left the series in 1977 after declining to renew his contract.

Linville continued to work in television and film, with later credits including *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988) and guest appearances on series such as *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman*, *Airwolf* and *Murder, She Wrote*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Frank Burns — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

## Also known for

- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), Grover Cleveland
- *Airwolf* (1984), Clinton Maxwell
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Paige Corbin, Lt. Steven Ames, Kent Radford
- *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988), Dr. Bob
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Colonel Leo Orlov, Capt. Gulka, Alexi Silensky — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Lou Hayman, Ty Younger
- *CHiPs* (1977), Carlin
- *Night Court* (1984), Dr. Nagelson

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