Editing Mike Farrell (section)

==Acting career==
===Early career===
[[File:MikeJudyFarrellKBF1966.jpg|thumb|right|Farrell and [[Judy Farrell]] at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in 1966]]
During the 1960s, Farrell guest-starred in a few series. Notable roles included playing a young US Forest Service ranger in the [[Lassie (1954 TV series)|''Lassie'']] episode "Never Look Back" (February 1967); Federal Agent Modell in the episode "[[Monkee Chow Mein]]" on ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' in 1967; as a bellhop (uncredited) in ''[[The Graduate]]'' in 1967; astronaut Arland in the episode "[[List of I Dream of Jeannie episodes|Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie?]]" on ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]''; an Army doctor in the episode "The Bankroll" of ''[[Combat!]]''; and an ex-high school friend turned famous actor of Chet Kincaid in ''[[The Bill Cosby Show]]''.

In 1968, he originated the continuing role of Scott Banning in the [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''. In 1970, he starred as one of the young doctors in the [[CBS]] prime-time series [[The Interns (television series)|''The Interns'']], in a cast led by [[Broderick Crawford]]. In 1971, he played the assistant to [[Anthony Quinn]] in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Man and the City]]''. In 1973, while under contract to [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], Farrell starred with [[Robert Foxworth]] in ''[[The Questor Tapes]]''. During the years under contract, he guest-starred in a number of shows, including ''[[Banacek]]''; ''[[Mannix]]''; ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''; ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]''; and ''[[The New Land (TV series)|The New Land]]''; and starred in a television pilot with [[Jane Wyman]], which did not sell.

In the early 1970s, Farrell guest-starred in the television [[Western (genre)|Western]] drama ''[[Bonanza]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/lists/21-tv-stars-who-appeared-as-guests-on-bonanza|title=21 TV stars who appeared as guests on 'Bonanza'|website=Me-TV Network|access-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223606/https://www.metv.com/lists/21-tv-stars-who-appeared-as-guests-on-bonanza|archive-date=September 13, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title="Bonanza" The Hidden Enemy (TV Episode 1972)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0529736/fullcredits|access-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110041636/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0529736/fullcredits|archive-date=November 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and did a number of commercials as a spokesman for [[Maytag]] dryers and [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth automobiles]], among other products.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
[[File:Mike Farrell Stumpers 1976.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Farrell on ''[[Stumpers (game show)|Stumpers!]]'' in 1976]]

===''M*A*S*H'' (1975–83) and later roles===
Farrell's big break came in 1975 when [[Wayne Rogers]] departed ''M*A*S*H'' between the third and fourth season. Farrell was recruited for the newly created role of B.J. Hunnicutt, along with series lead [[Harry Morgan]], who was already signed to replace [[McLean Stevenson]] for the fourth season. Farrell won the part of B.J. over two other finalists for the role, [[Alan Fudge]] and [[James Cromwell]] (both of whom guest-starred in the series subsequently). Farrell stayed with ''M*A*S*H'' for its remaining eight years on the air. During that time, he wrote five episodes and directed four. Farrell's then-wife, actress [[Judy Farrell]], appeared eight times in the series as Nurse Able.

Since ''M*A*S*H'', Farrell has guest-starred in ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''; ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''; ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''; and many others. Farrell voiced [[Jonathan and Martha Kent|Jonathan Kent]] in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1996) with wife [[Shelley Fabares]] voicing Martha Kent.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FMFTDwAAQBAJ&q=Farrell+voiced+Jonathan+Kent+in+the+Superman+%281996%29+animated+series%2C+with+wife+Shelley+Fabares+voicing+Martha+Kent&pg=PA613|title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows|last=Perlmutter|first=David|date=May 4, 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781538103746|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartman |first=Matthew |date=August 11, 2021 |title=''Superman: The Complete Animated Series'' Saves Blu-ray October 12th |url=https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/superman-the-complete-animated-series-saves-bluray-october-12th/46046 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=High-Def Digest}}</ref>

Farrell hosted several ''[[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] Presents'' specials and starred in a number of television films, including 1983's ''[[Memorial Day (1983 film)|Memorial Day]]'', which he co-produced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/27/arts/tv-view-some-made-for-tv-films-are-more-than-fluff.html|title=TV VIEW; SOME MADE-FOR-TV FILMS ARE MORE THAN FLUFF|last=O'Connor|first=John J.|work=The New York Times |date=November 7, 1983|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524143218/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/27/arts/tv-view-some-made-for-tv-films-are-more-than-fluff.html|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He did two one-man shows: ''JFK, a One Man Show'' for [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] and, on stage, a national tour of David W. Rintels' play ''Clarence Darrow''.

In 1985, Farrell partnered with film and television producer [[Marvin Minoff]] to create Farrell/Minoff Productions, a production company.<ref name=variety>{{cite news|title=Producer Marvin Minoff dies at 78 – Worked on Frost-Nixon TV interview specials|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/producer-marvin-minoff-dies-at-78-1118011298/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 13, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2009}}</ref> Together, Farrell and Minoff produced numerous television films.<ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title='Nixon Interviews' producer Marvin Minoff dies |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i8f2c0287dc37ec6b8e1fe1642ba3b00f|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 13, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024051904/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i8f2c0287dc37ec6b8e1fe1642ba3b00f|archive-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> In 1986, the company had signed a deal with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]] wherein the Farrell/Minoff company would develop motion pictures and television properties.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 9, 1986|title=Farrell & Minkoff Ink A Disney Pact|page=22|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Farrell and Minoff executive-produced ''[[Dominick and Eugene]]'', a 1988 [[Orion Pictures]] film that earned actor [[Tom Hulce]] a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for best actor.<ref name=variety/> The pair also produced 1998's ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'', starring [[Robin Williams]].<ref name=thr/> Farrell and Minoff's partnership lasted more than 25 years until Minoff's death in November 2009.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/>

===''Providence'' (1999–2002)===
In 1999, Farrell was cast as veterinarian Jim Hansen, the father of the lead character Dr. Sydney Hansen, portrayed by [[Melina Kanakaredes]], on the NBC-TV melodrama series ''Providence''. In his portrayal of Sydney's father, Farrell played opposite [[Concetta Tomei]], who portrayed his wife, Lynda Hansen. Tomei's character died during the first episode of the series, but continued to appear as a ghost/memory in vignettes of later episodes. Farrell appeared in 64 of the show's 96 episodes.

Farrell appeared as Milton Lang, the father of [[List of Desperate Housewives characters#Victor Lang|Victor Lang]] ([[John Slattery]]), husband of [[Gabrielle Solis]] ([[Eva Longoria]]), on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' during the 2007–08 season.

Farrell was seen in the season 10 episode "Persona" of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''. He appeared as the character Fred Jones in the season 8 episode "Hunteri Heroici" of ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''.  In 2014 he was a supporting cast member on the Sundance TV Network criminal drama series ''[[The Red Road (TV series)|The Red Road]]''. He portrayed [[Lee Miglin]], a real estate baron who fell victim to serial killer [[Andrew Cunanan]], in FX's anthology series ''[[American Crime Story]]'': ''[[The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story|The Assassination of Gianni Versace]]''. Most recently, he appeared in ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', playing the role of Judge Miles Deakin in the episode "[[NCIS season 16#ep375|Judge, Jury...]]" and "[[NCIS season 16#ep376|...and Executioner]]."