Allan Arbus dies at 95; played psychiatrist on 'MASH'

Allan Arbus dies at 95; played psychiatrist on 'MASH'

LOS ANGELES -- Allan Arbus, who played the wise -- and wisecracking -- psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on TV's 'M.A.S.H.,' has died at age 95. Arbus' daughter Arin told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that her father

As the wise, dryly humorous psychiatrist caring for shellshocked surgeons and troops in the hit television series "MASH," actor Allan Arbus was so convincing that at least one colleague assumed he had expertise in the medical specialty. In 1973, the

A successful fashion photographer who was married to Diane Arbus, he turned to acting in the early 1960s and worked steadily in television and films for decades.

Actor and photographer Allan Arbus passed away last Friday. He was 95. After serving as a photogrpaher for the U.S. Army during WWII, he and his wife Diane opened a studio in Manhattan and became highly sought after

Allan Arbus, a top-notch photographer who left that business to become an actor, most notably starring as sardonic psychiatrist Maj. Sidney Freedman on the CBS hit series M*A*S*H, has died. He was 95. our editor recommends. Hollywood's Notable Deaths