Biography for
William Christopher More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 October 1932, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Nickname

Bill

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Barbara Christopher

(1957 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Father of two sons: John and Ned.

Graduated from Wesleyan University in 1954.

Although best known for playing the Catholic priest, Father Francis Mulcahy, on "M*A*S*H" (1972), he is actually a Methodist. He didn't appear in the pilot episode.

Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity

When auditioning for his "M*A*S*H" (1972) role, Christopher essentially ignored the monologue prepared for him and instead ad-libbed a rambling speech in a priestly tone. While the producers were disappointed that he didn't deliver his prepared lines, they liked his performance and manner well enough to offer him the role--on the condition that from then on, he would stay with the script.

Attended New Trier Township High School as did Adam Baldwin, Bruce Dern, Charlton Heston, Virginia Madsen, Ralph Bellamy, Rock Hudson, and Ann-Margret.

Longtime student of Homeric (classical) Greek.

Admitted that although his character on "M*A*S*H" (1972) was an amateur boxer, he himself had no knowledge of boxing nor had he ever boxed before he got the job on the series.

His son Ned is autistic.

Personal Quotes

The show ["M*A*S*H" (1972)] has been off the air now for 20 years but people still come up to me and say, "I've just become a 'MASH' fan". I appreciated it but I consider "MASH" very much in the past.