Is it even possible to choose a favorite Alan Alda character? How about Senator Arnold Vinick on "The West Wing"? Or lawyer Jack Burroughs in "The Four Seasons"? And, of course, "Hawkeye" Pierce, the sarcastic Korean War combat surgeon, on "M*A*S*H"?
For his work on "M*A*S*H," which aired on CBS for 11 seasons beginning in 1972, Alda won five of his six Emmy Awards for acting, writing and directing. "I have doctors coming up to me on the street all the time telling me that seeing me in the show made them want to become a doctor," Alda said. "Not a single one said it made them want to become an actor!"
