Alan Alda is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and author. A winner of multiple Emmy Awards and Golden Globes, Alda is best known for his portrayal of the protagonist Captain Hawkeye Pierce in the comedy-drama television series M.A.S.H, which ran for 11 seasons between 1972 and 1983. While his television debut came in 1958 in the sitcom Sergeant Bilko (The Phil Silvers Show), Alda made his feature film debut in the 1963 comedy-drama Gone are the Days. Five years later, his performance in the sports comedy Paper Lion (1968), earned Alda a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year Award. Since his breakout role in M.A.S.H, Alda has appeared in several critically acclaimed films and televisions shows, and directed quite a few. Some of his most memorable big-screen performances over the years have come in films like Same Time, Next Year (1978), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and The Aviator (2004). His performances in these films earned Alda a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor, a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor respectively. Among the handful of films Alda wrote and directed, the 1981 comedy-drama The Four Seasons remains the most widely acclaimed. His work in the film earned Alda Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay that year. And the Band Played On (1993), The West Wing, 30 Rock and Broad City are some of the actor`s most memorable television roles besides M.A.S.H, with his portrayal of Senator Arnold Vinick in The West Wing earning him yet another Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other significant film credits include The Extraordinary Seaman (1969), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) the Woody Allen comedy-thriller Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Tower Heist (2011), the Steven Spielberg`s 2015 Tom Hanks starrer Bridge of Spies and Marriage Story (2019).