Robert Altman Director Donald Sutherland "Hawkeye" Pierce Actor Elliott Gould "Trapper" John McIntyre Actor Sally Kellerman Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan Actor Tom Skerritt Duke Forrest Actor Robert Duvall Major Frank Burns Actor Jo Ann Pflug Lt. Dish Actor Rene Auberjonois Father "Dago Red" Mulcahy Actor Roger Bowen Colonel Henry Blake Actor Gary Burghoff Walter "Radar" O'Reilly Actor Fred Williamson Spearchucker Actor John Schuck "Painless" Walt Waldowski Actor Bud Cort Private Boone Actor Otto Preminger Producer Leon Ericksen Associate Producer Norman Cook Unit Production Manager Ray Taylor Jr. First Assistant Director Frederic W. Brost Second Assistant Director Lee Hoyle Script Supervisor Lew Tate Location Manager David Sachs Technical Advisor Arthur Lonergan Art Director Harold Stine Cinematographer Barney Fredricks Sound Albert Cuesta Sound Danford B. Greene Film Editing Lee Berns Makeup Bob Sidell Makeup Gary Leetch Hair Stylist Wesley Trist Costume Design Mary Tate Costume Design Ring Lardner Jr. Screenwriter Richard Hooker Writer