Looked like he was already in his 40s while in his 30s.

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Larry Linville

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bentstrider — 11 years ago(February 26, 2015 08:43 AM)

A fine actor and like everyone else agrees, pulled off Burns like no other.
But I just can't help looking at pictures of him from the post-MAS*H years and notice he unfortunately aged even quicker up until his untimely death.

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laytonforshner1991 — 10 years ago(August 20, 2015 08:20 PM)

Could have to do with his lack of hair

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JohnQ1127 — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 08:52 AM)

Oh I agree, I thought he was much older. He was only 4 years older than Gary Burghoff.
He looked like he was in his 40's when he was playing Frank Burns and he was only in his 30's. There's a video of him on youtube of the Howard Stern Show when he was about 50 and he looks 70. Maybe he drank or had an unhealthy lifestyle.