Alan Alda says his goodbyes to his friend Wayne Rogers

Actor Wayne Rogers, greatest recognized for enjoying Captain “Trapper” John McIntyre on TV comedy collection “M.A.J.T.”, is not any extra.

ABC News reports Rogers was surrounded by family when he died of complications from pneumonia. Rogers was a pivotal part of the first three seasons with his comedic martini slinging.

Actor Wayne Rogers has passed away.

But it was his on-screen partnership in M*A*S*H with fellow surgeon Hawkeye Pierce, played by Alan Alda, which propelled him into the limelight, as one half of one of TV’s most beloved duos.

The characters were essentially equals when the show began, but it increasingly focused on Alda, which was a factor in Mr. Rogers’ departure.

Rogers had initially meant to audition for the role of Hawkeye, but eventually opted to play Trapper.

Rogers is survived by his wife of 27 years, Amy Hirsh.

Besides “House Calls”, his post-“M*A*S*H” credits included playing himself in “The Larry Sanders Show”, a recurring character on “Murder, She Wrote” and Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder Morris Dees in “Ghosts of MS”.

Born and raised in Alabama, he graduated from Princeton and enlisted in the U.S. Navy before becoming an actor.

His first marriage, to actress Mitzi McWhorter, ended in divorce. In recent years, he appeared as a panelist on the Fox News show “Cashin’ In”.