M*A*S*H (season 1)
The first season of M*A*S*H aired Sundays at 8:00–8:30 pm on CBS.
Cast
The following six actors were listed in the opening credits:| Actor | Role |
| Alan Alda | Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce |
| Wayne Rogers | Capt. "Trapper" John MacIntyre |
| McLean Stevenson | Lt. Col. Henry Blake |
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan |
| Larry Linville | Maj. Frank "Ferret Face" Burns |
| Gary Burghoff | Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly |
The first season of M*A*S*H also had a very large number of recurring characters:
| Actor | Role |
| Patrick Adiarte | Ho-Jon ‡ |
| Timothy Brown | Capt. 'Spearchucker' Jones ‡ |
| Odessa Cleveland | Lt. Ginger Bayliss |
| Jamie Farr | Cpl. Maxwell Klinger |
| Bonnie Jones | Lt. Barbara Bannerman ‡ |
| Bruno Kirby and Bob Gooden | Pvt. Lorenzo Boone ‡ |
| Linda Meiklejohn | Lt. Leslie Scorch |
| George Morgan and William Christopher | Father Mulcahy |
| John Orchard | Capt. 'Ugly John' Black ‡ |
| Karen Philipp | Lt. Maggie Dish ‡ |
| Marcia Strassman | Lt. Margie Cutler ‡ |
| Herb Voland | Gen. Crandell Clayton |
| G. Wood | Gen. Hamilton Hammond ‡ |
Characters marked with the symbol '‡' were seen only during the first season, and were written out of the show without explanation.