Pat Hingle, an actor who had a memorable role in “April Fools,” the season finale of the eighth season of M*A*S*H has died at 84 according to CNN.com. Hingle played Colonel Daniel Webster Tucker in the episode, originally broadcast March 24th, 1980, that saw Colonel Potter desperately trying to keep Hawkeye, B.J., Charles and Margaret from pulling April Fools Day pranks while Colonel Tucker is visiting the 4077th. Potter gets the last laugh, however, with the help of Tucker.

Pat Hingle as Colonel Daniel Webster Tucker

Hingle’s career dates back to 1954 when he had an uncredited role in On the Waterfront. He had guest roles in dozens of television shows, including Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, Trapper John, M.D. and Murder, She Wrote. He also played Commissioner Gordon in 1989′s Batman and its three sequels.

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