William Wayne McMillan Rogers III (April 7, 1933 – December 31, 2015) was an American actor and producer, best known for playing the role of Captain "Trapper John" McIntyre in the first three seasons of M*A*S*H. He also appeared in films such as Cool Hand Luke and even cowrote the screenplay for The Astro-Zombies.
A successful investor and money manager, Rogers was in his later years a panelist on the Fox News financial program Cashin' In.
He was married to Mitzi McWhorter and Amy H. Rogers, and had two children with McWhorter.
Rogers died from pneumonia in 2015, at the age of 82.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- Odds Against Tomorrow as Soldier in Bar
- Dr Sex as Raincoat Man (Uncredited Role, also producer)
- The Glory Days as Lt. Mike Moran
- Chamber Of Horrors as Police Sgt. Jim Albertson
- Cool Hand Luke as Gambler
- WUSA as Minter
- Pocket Money as Stretch Russell
- Attack On Terror as Dan Foster (TV Movie)
- The November Plan as Jake Axminster (TV Movie)
- Having Babies II as Lou Plotkin (TV Movie)
- It Happened One Christmas as George Hatch (TV Movie)
- Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery as Vic Tannehill (TV Movie)
- Once In Paris as Michael Moore
- Top Of The Hill as Michael Stone (TV Movie)
- The Hot Touch as Danny Fairchild
- Hes Fired Shes Fired as Alex Grier (TV Movie)
- The Lady From Yesterday as Craig Weston (TV Movie)
- I Dream Of Jeannie Fifteen Years Later as Tony Nelson (TV Movie)
- The Gig as Marty Flynn
- One Terrific Guy as Mr. Brennan (TV Movie)
- American Harvest as Walter Duncan (TV Movie)
- The Killing Time as Jake Winslow
- Drop Out Mother as Jack Cromwell (TV Movie)
- Bluegrass as Lowell Shipleigh (TV Movie)
- Passion And Paradise as Raymond Schindler (TV Movie)
- Miracle Landing as Bob Schornstheimer (TV Movie)
- The Goodbye Bird as Ray Whitney
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Morris Dees
- Love Lies Bleeding as Inspector Abberline
- Frozen With Fear as Charles Sullivan
- Three Days Of Rain as Business Man
- Miracle Dogs as Dr. Marchant (TV Movie)
- Nobody Knows Anything as Gun Schnook (also producer)
Television Roles
- Search for Tomorrow as Slim Davis
- Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ash Langford (1 episode)
- The Millionaire as Allan Merrick (1 episode)
- Stagecoach West as Luke Perry
- The Dick Powell Theatre as John Bowers (1 episode)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Kenneth (1 episode)
- Have Gun – Will Travel as Daniel Powers (1 episode)
- The Great Adventure as Tombs (1 episode)
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Captain (1 episode)
- Death Valley Days as Lt. Richard H. Pratt/George Schmidtlein (2 episodes)
- Gunsmoke as Stretch Morgan/Brack/Tom (3 episodes)
- Honey West as Jerry (1 episode)
- The Long Hot Summer as Curley Beeman (2 episodes)
- The Fugitive as Sgt. Fred Bragin (1 episode)
- Combat! (1962) as Reiser (1 episode)
- Twelve O Clock High as Lt. Fredricks (1 episode)
- Shane as Jim Greevey (1 episode)
- The Invaders (1967) as Police Lt. John Mattson (1 episode)
- The Big Valley as Don Jarvis (1 episode)
- Lancer as Jed Lewis (1 episode)
- Men At Law as DA Tom Yorba (1 episode)
- Cannon as Steve (1 episode)
- The F.B.I. as various (7 episodes)
- M*A*S*H as Capt. Trapper John McIntyre (1972-1975; 72 episodes)
- Barnaby Jones as Gil Atkens (1 episode)
- City Of Angels as Jake Axminster
- House Calls as Dr. Charley Michaels
- Chiefs as Will Henry Lee
- The Larry Sanders Show as Wayne Rogers (1 episode)
- Murder, She Wrote as Charlie Garrett (5 episodes)
- Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Ken Morrisay (1 episode)
