Alan Alda (born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo on January 28, 1936) is an American actor, writer, director and sometimes political activist.
He is most famous for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H. In the 1970s and 1980s he was viewed as the archetypal "sensitive male", though in recent years he has appeared in roles which counter that image.