SPQR: SenÄtus Populusque RÅmÄnus. In Latin, SenÄtus is a nominative singular noun meaning Senate. Populusque is compounded from the nominative noun Populus, the People, and -que, an enclitic particle meaning and which connects the two nominative nouns. The last word, RÅmÄnus (Roman) is an adjective modifying the whole of SenÄtus Populusque: the Roman Senate and People, taken as a whole.
Two other actors played Trapper in other incarnations. Elliot Gould was the same character in the âMASHâ feature film that preceded the TV show, and Pernell Roberts played the title character in the 1980s spinoff drama âTrapper John, M.D.â.
M*A*SH was an ensemble show built around its main cast of up to 8 actors playing the roles of the key staff of the 4077th MASH. Over the years, the series endured many changes in its main cast as some members left. The series producers often experimented by introducing wholly contrasting replacements.