Burt Metcalfe

Burton Denis Metcalfe (March 19, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.

Biography Burton Denis Metcalfe was born in Saskatoon, but grew up in Montreal and latterly in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor's degree in theater in 1955 from University of California, Los Angeles. In 1956, he was drafted as an enlisted man into the United States Navy, serving two years. He was stationed at Ream Field, San Ysidro, California, where he held a public relations position. During this period, Metcalfe acting as the lead, working closely with some of his fellow enlisted comrades created the "Miss Angel" beauty contest. An "Angel" in Navy terms meaning a helicopter that would swoop in saving downed pilots who ditched their aircraft in the sea and in some cases on land. Ream Field at that time was virtually the "helicopter capitol of the world".

In 1959, Metcalfe had a small role in the movie Gidget, as Lord Byron, the existentialist surfer, hanging 10 with The Big Kahuna's crew.

Career achievements Metcalfe was nominated 13 times for Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on the series M*A*S*H between 1975 and 1983.

Metcalfe also served as the executive producer for the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special, which aired on FOX in September 2002.

Personal life Metcalfe was married to and divorced from Toby Richman. On December 31, 1979, he married actress Jan Jorden, who is best known for her recurring role as a nurse on M*A*S*H.

Metcalfe died from sepsis at a hospital in Los Angeles, on July 27, 2022, aged 87.

Partial filmography The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) – Military Police Sergeant (uncredited) The Space Children (1958) – Guard (uncredited) Steve Canyon (1958) – Buckley Gidget (1959) – Lord Byron Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) – Lt. Bond (uncredited) The Twilight Zone (1960) – Don Martin (Season 1 Episode 22: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street") The Canadians (1961) – Constable Springer The Outer Limits (1963) – Eddie Phillips (Season 1 Episode 1: "The Galaxy Being") Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Agent Maxwell (uncredited)