Actor Patrick Adiarte, who had a recurring role on

season one of the beloved sitcom M*A*S*H, died this Tuesday at the age of 82.

Adiarte enjoyed a glittering career in musicals,

including the film

adaptations of the Rodgers

and Hammerstein shows

The King And I and Flower Drum Song.

The Philippines-born actor also appeared on classic

television programs like Bonanza,

The Brady

Bunch and Hawaii Five-O

and Kojak in

the 1970s. During that decade,

he landed

his most enduringly

popular

role as the camp houseboy

Ho-Jon on M*A*S*H, which he played from 1972 to 1973.