Is Alan Alda still married to Arlene?
Is Alan Alda still married to Arlene?
Now married 65 years, Alan and Arlene Alda are still together – that rare Hollywood couple (who actually live in New York) who haven’t strayed and carry on devoted to one another through all the challenges of life. Back in 2019, Alan acknowledged that he was battling Parkinson’s Disease.
What is Alan Alda famous for?
Six-time Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda is most likely best known for playing an Army field surgeon, Capt. Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce, in the TV series M*A*S*H, which aired on CBS from 1972 to 1983.
Which actor turned down the role of Hawkeye Pierce?
Alda almost turned down the role of Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H (1972) because he did not want war to be a “backdrop for lighthearted hijinks… “I wanted to show that the war was a bad place to be.”. Suffered from a severe case of polio as a young child. At its worst point he was only able to move his left arm.