Andrew Duggan

Born in Franklin, Indiana on December 28, 1923, he was raised in Texas and went to college at Indiana University. There, on a speech and drama scholarship, he began to act and perform however this was interrupted by being called into the service. In World War II where he saw action overseas, he was befriended by actor Melvyn Douglas, who led his division. With such encouragement, as well as meeting and becoming familiar with some Broadway folks, Duggan went into acting.

From 1953 onward, he was a fixture in both movies and television.

Most notably, he played General Ed Britt on 12 O'Clock High (1964), he was Cal Calhoun in Bourbon Street Beat (1959) and his most famous role as "Murdoch Lancer" in Lancer (1968) and the original John Walton opposite Patricia Neal in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971).

Often played men older than he was. He was only 13 and 14 years older, respectively, than James Stacy and Wayne Maunder, who played his sons in Lancer (1968).

He was "Howitzer Al Houlihan", the father of "Hotlips Houlihan" (Loretta Swit) in M*A*S*H (1972).

He was the voice of Father/Narrator in the second generation 1975 Carousel of Progress, the first version to premiere in Walt Disney World. Rex Allen was the original Father for the 64/65 World's Fair Carousel of Progress which was later moved to Disneyland in 1967.

Duggan's wife, Elizabeth Logue (aka Betty Duggan), died from cancer in Santa Monica, California, on June 7, 1988, less than a month after his death from the same disease. She was a dancer and actress from New York, born on August 10, 1932. They had three children together: Richard, Nancy, and Melissa.