Charles Siebert, Trapper John, MD Actor, Dies At 84
Trapper John, MD actor Charles Siebert has passed away at the age of 84. The actor was born on March 9, 1938 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After studying to be an actor at Milwaukee's Marquette University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1960s. In addition to being part of several dramatic companies, including Shakespeare in the Park in New York City, Siebert took to Broadway in Life of Galileo, Neil Simon's The Gingerbread Lady, and a 1974 revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. He also appeared in the musical Jimmy Shine opposite future two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman.
During his time in New York City, Siebert also began acting on television programs that shot in the area, including the popular soap operas As the World Turns and Another World. In 1976, he made the move to Los Angeles where he appeared in projects like the horror cult classic Blue Sunshine and the NBC pilot Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was eventually scrapped (as was his role) and reworked into the popular teen sitcom Saved by the Bell. It wasn't until 1979 that he landed his first major role as Dr. Stanley Riverside II in the M*A*S*H spinoff Trapper John, MD. This was a role he would play for the series' entire 151 episode run. In addition to further acting roles, Siebert would then go on to a lucrative television directing career that would eventually include episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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Per THR, Siebert has sadly passed away at the age of 84. The news was reported by his daughter, Gillian Bozanic, who survives him along with her two siblings and his wife of
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