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M*A*S*H legend Patrick Adiarte dead at 82: Star of beloved comedy passes away after health battle
The Philippines-born actor also appeared on classic television programs like Bonanza, The Brady Bunch and Hawaii Five-O and Kojak in the 1970s.
Adiarte enjoyed a glittering career onscreen, including in the film adaptations of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals The King And I and Flower Drum Song. Patrick, who at that point was just shy of his eighth birthday, was a replacement in the role of one of the 15 royal children being tutored by an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher called Anna in 19th century Bangkok. He then studied at the Professional Children’s School in New York alongside such names as Liza Minnelli and landed the role of the crown prince in the eventual 1956 movie of The King And I, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr.
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