John Orchard (15 November 1928 – 3 November 1995) was an English actor. He is probably best remembered for playing Australian anesthesiologist "Ugly John" Black in the first season of ''

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''.

Career

Orchard guest starred as Sgt. Walters on ''

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'' Season 1 entitled "The Prisoner's Prisoner". He also played the minor character "Billet" in a guest spot in ''Hogan's Heroes'' Season 2 entitled "Klink's Rocket". Lastly, he appeared in the ''Hogan's Heroes'' season four episode "My Favorite Prisoner" guest-starring as Captain Sears. Orchard returned to ''M*A*S*H'' years after Ugly John was dropped from the series, albeit only once, playing Muldoon, an Australian non-commissioned officer and regular at Rosie's Bar who allowed the establishment to operate provided he received free liquor when he ordered "coffee". Maj.

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, who was tending bar in that episode, was unaware of this little game and had the audacity to charge Muldoon for his drink, soon after which Rosie's was temporarily closed down. Orchard also played a Kaos agent, Mr Snead (a take-off from '' The Avengers'') on the season 3 ''Get Smart'' episode "Run Robot Run". He also was in an episode in the 2nd season of

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entitled "All Around the Money Tree".

Personal life

Married to Carol Randall, father to Sarah Orchard, grandfather to Kayleigh and Jason Pennington. Born in

Kennington Kennington is a district in south London, England. It is mainly within the London Borough of Lambeth, running along the boundary with the London Borough of Southwark, a boundary which can be discerned from the early medieval period between the ...

, London, Orchard lived in

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from 1963 until 1977. He died in

Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ...

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in 1995.

Partial filmography

* 1952 ''

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'' as Braxton * 1952 ''

The Gentle Gunman ''The Gentle Gunman'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring John Mills, Dirk Bogarde and Elizabeth Sellars. The film is based on a 1950 play of the same title by Roger MacDougall that was televised by the BBC in S ...

'' as Sentry (uncredited) * 1956 '' The Feminine Touch'' as (uncredited) * 1965 '' Strange Bedfellows'' as Radio Dispatcher * 1965 '' King Rat'' as Gurble * 1967 ''

The Whisperers ''The Whisperers'' is a 1967 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Edith Evans. It is based on the 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson. Although the fictional setting of the film is not named, it was mainly shot on location in the ...

'' as Grogan * 1968 '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' as John, Crown's Butler (uncredited) * 1968 '' The Split'' as Guard (uncredited) * 1968 ''

Ice Station Zebra ''Ice Station Zebra'' is a 1968 American espionage thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay is by Alistair MacLean, Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, ...

'' as Survivor * 1970 '' The Molly Maguires'' as Man In Court Room (uncredited) * 1970 '' The Revolutionary'' * 1971 ''

Raid on Rommel ''Raid on Rommel'' is an American B movie in Technicolor from 1971, directed by Henry Hathaway and set in North Africa during the Second World War. It stars Richard Burton as a British commando attempting to destroy German gun emplacements in Tob ...

'' as Garth * 1971 ''

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' is a 1971 American live-action animated musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Bill Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is loosely based upon the books '' The Magic Bedknob; or, How t ...

'' as Portobello Vendor * 1972 ''

Madame Sin ''Madame Sin'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott and Gordon Jackson. The screenplay was written by Greene and Barry Oringer. Plot summary The title character is ...

'' as Revolutionary * 1972 ''

Columbo ''Columbo'' () is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC f ...

Dagger of the Mind "Dagger of the Mind" is the ninth episode of the Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1), first season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek''. Written by Shimon Wincelberg (under the pen ...

'' as Country Constable * 1973 ''

Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, Sh ...

'' as British Agent (uncredited) * 1973 ''

That Man Bolt ''That Man Bolt'' is a 1973 American action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster. The film combined several genres: blaxploitation, the martial arts film ...

'' as Carter * 1975 '' Capone'' as Dean "Dion" O'Banion * 1976 ''

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'' as Pemberton Captain * 1982 ''The Letter'' (TV film) as Annoyed Man * 1985 ''

Rustlers' Rhapsody ''Rustlers' Rhapsody'' is a 1985 American comedy–Western film. It is a parody of many Western conventions, most visibly of the singing cowboy films that were prominent in the 1930s and the 1940s. The film was written and directed by Hugh Wils ...

'' as Town Sheriff (final film role)

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