Mike Farrell

Attended the funeral of Marvin Minoff when the producer died in 2009.

Release of his book, "Just Call Me Mike: My Journey from Actor to Activist". [2007]

Elected first Vice-President of the Screen Actor's Guild in 2002 and served for three years.

In the meantime, he formed his own production company, which made the Robin Williams vehicle, Patch Adams (1998), based on Mike's own acquaintance with the doctor. Mike is very politically involved. He lobbied against the firing of gay teachers. He was outspoken about the US involvement in El Salvador in the 80s.

Provided voice of Jonathan Kent on the animated Superman: The Animated Series (1996) series with real life wife Shelley Fabares providing the voice of Martha Kent.

Formed his production company, "Farrell-Minoff Productions", in 1985, with Marvin Minoff.

When M*A*S*H (1972) went off the air, he resisted series TV for many years until he was offered Providence (1999).

Appeared in a 1970's television commercial for Schmidt's Big Mouth Beer.

As Mr. Farrell was sowing seeds in the early years of what would be his long acting career, he starred in 1967 as Federal Agent Modell on the juvenile sitcom The Monkees (1966) episode, The Monkees: Monkees Chow Mein (1967).

He started getting big parts in movies, which led to a regular role on Days of Our Lives (1965) and, ultimately, to M*A*S*H (1972).

Mike is one of four children. His father, Joe, who died in 1956, was a carpenter at Hollywood studios. Mike attended grammar school with Natalie Wood and Ricky Nelson.

He entered the Marines in the 1950s for two years. Later, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles and studied acting at the Jeff Corey Workshop.

His family moved to Hollywood, California, in 1941, where Farrell's father worked as a movie studio carpenter.