This photo has never been edited – take a closer look try not to gasp when you see this M*A*S*H blooper…

hid his left hand behind clipboards, in pockets, or out of frame so audiences would focus entirely on the character instead of his condition.

Eventually, Burghoff left the series because the exhausting filming schedule was affecting his family life. Though MASH* made him famous, he later admitted he chose fatherhood over wealth and celebrity.

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