Loretta Swit obit

Loretta Swit Dies: ‘M*A*S*H’ Emmy Winner Who Played “Hot Lips” Houlihan Was 87

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Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the hit comedy series M*A*S*H, died today at her home in New York City. She was 87.

Her death was announced by her representative Harlan Boll, who said a New York City police report indicates Swit died just after noon today of suspected natural causes.

Swit was a mainstay on the classic and beloved comedy series for its entire 11-year run, nominated for Emmy Awards every year from 1974-83, winning in 1980 and 1982.

Born Loretta Jane Szwed on November 4, 1937, in Passaic, New Jersey, studied drama in New York City with Gene Frankel, the noted theater director and acting teacher. Swit appeared in Off Broadway productions throughout the 1960s, and in 1967 toured with the national company of the comedy Any Wednesday. Swit made her TV debut in 1969 on Hawaii Five-O, with subsequent credits including Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Bold Ones, among many others. But it was her signature role of Margaret Houlihan in the series that also starred Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers and Larry Linville, that brought her national and lasting fame.

“[Houlihan] was unique at that time and in her time, which was the 1950s when it was really happening,” she said in a 2005 interview with the Television Academy Foundation. “She became even more unique I think because we allowed her to continue to grow — we watched her evolve. I don’t think that’s ever been done in quite that way, on what was labeled a ‘sitcom’ because other was no other word for it. I never think of it as a sitcom. If there was a category it was, but we had to be put somewhere so we were called a comedy.”

Based on Robert Altman’s 1970 feature film — with Sally Kellerman as Hot Lips — M*A*S*H  was not an immediate hit, failing to make the top 25 among primetime programs that season. But its fortunes soon changed, and M*A*S*H would go on to be a top 10 program for each of its final 10 seasons. “Loretta Swit’s portrayal of Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan was groundbreaking – bringing heart, humor, and strength to one of television comedy’s most enduring roles,” said National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson. “Her talent extended well beyond that iconic character, with acclaimed work on both stage and screen that showcased her intelligence, versatility, and passion. That legacy endures through the cultural impact of M*A*S*H, which is proudly represented in the National Comedy Center.”

Swit appeared in all 251 episodes of M*A*S*H including the 2½-hour series finale. Airing in February 1983, it remains the most-watched episode of series television in history, with more than 105 million viewers and a still-stunning 60.2 rating/77 share.

Her film credits include Stand Up and Be Counted with Jacqueline Bisset, Freebie and the Bean with James Caan and Alan Arkin, Race With the Devil with Peter Fonda, Beer opposite Rip Torn, S.O.B. with Julie Andrews and William Holden, Whoops Apocalypse with Peter Cook and Herbert Lom, Forrest Warrior with Chuck Norris, and BoardHeads with Bronson Pinchot.

She also appeared in such TV films as Games Mother Never Taught You with Sam Waterston, Hell Hath No Fury with Barbara Eden, The Execution with Rip Torn, Dreams of Gold with Cliff Robertson, and A Killer Among Friends with Patty Duke. She also appeared on most the era’s TV specials and variety shows, most notably The Muppet Show with Kermit and Miss Piggy.

On Broadway, she appeared in Same Time, Next Year in 1975 and The Mystery of Edwin Drood in the 85. She also had a prolific career in regional theater.

In addition to her Emmys, Swit earned four Golden Globe nominations.

A fierce advocate for animals, Swit founded the SwitHeart Animal Alliance to prevent cruelty and end animal suffering, to promote and cooperate with numerous nonprofit organizations and programs that protect, rescue, train, and care for animals and preserve their habitat, while raising public awareness about such issues.

Information on survivors was not immediately available. A marriage to actor Dennis Holahan ended in divorce in 1995.

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7.3

TV Special

Self - CBS Team

1976

 

Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974)

Celebrity Sweepstakes

5.6

TV Series

Self

1974–1976

4 episodes

 

I've Got a Secret

7.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

1976

1 episode

 

The Larry Solway Show (1974)

The Larry Solway Show

TV Series

Self - Guest

1976

1 episode

 

Don Adams' Screen Test (1975)

Don Adams' Screen Test

8.0

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

That's Entertainment! (1974)

The Lion Roars Again

5.0

Short

Self

1975

 

Teresa Brewer in The Bobby Vinton Show (1975)

The Bobby Vinton Show

6.7

TV Series

Self - Guest

1975

1 episode

 

The Jim Stafford Show (1975)

The Jim Stafford Show

7.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1975

1 episode

 

Celebrity Bowling (1971)

Celebrity Bowling

7.3

TV Series

Self

1975

2 episodes

 

You Don't Say (1963)

You Don't Say

7.3

TV Series

Self

1975

10 episodes

 

Blankety Blanks

5.9

TV Series

Self

1975

5 episodes

 

Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington in Bicentennial Minutes (1974)

Bicentennial Minutes

8.6

TV Series

Self - Narrator

1975

1 episode

 

"Tony Orlando and Dawn" Show. Joyce Vincent, Tony Orlando, Thelma Hopkins

Tony Orlando and Dawn

6.6

TV Series

Self

1974–1975

3 episodes

 

The Mac Davis Show (1974)

The Mac Davis Show

7.1

TV Series

Self - Guest

1974–1975

3 episodes

 

The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth

7.4

TV Movie

Self

1975

 

Password (1961)

Password

7.4

TV Series

Self - Celebrity Contestant

1973–1974

17 episodes

 

The Sonny Comedy Revue (1974)

The Sonny Comedy Revue

3.8

TV Series

Self

1974

1 episode

 

Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

1972–1974

6 episodes

 

Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and William Peter Blatty in The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1974)

The 31st Annual Golden Globe Awards

TV Special

Self - Nominee

1974

 

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (1973)

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

7.2

TV Series

Self

1973

1 episode

 

It's Your Bet (1969)

It's Your Bet

8.1

TV Series

Self

1973

1 episode

 

Thirteenth Annual Capital District Cerebral Palsy Telethon

TV Special

Self - actress

1973

 

The 14th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1972)

The 15th Annual TV Week Logie Awards

TV Special

Self

1973

 

Archive Footage

Weekend Breakfast (2012)

Weekend Breakfast

3.9

TV Series

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2025

1 episode

 

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Entertainment Tonight

3.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2025

1 episode

 

Benny Johnson in The Benny Show (2021)

The Benny Show

5.5

Podcast Series

Self (archive footage)

2023

1 episode

 

The '80s: Top Ten (2022)

The '80s: Top Ten

7.4

TV Series

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2022

1 episode

 

Paul Williams: Still Alive (2011)

Paul Williams: Still Alive

6.9

Self (archive footage)

2011

 

La imagen de tu vida (2006)

La imagen de tu vida

5.9

TV Series

Major Hotlips Houlihan (archive footage)

2006

1 episode

 

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993)

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories

8.2

TV Special

SelfSilver Bells (archive footage)

1993

 

Hollywood Bloopers Uncensored (1990)

Hollywood Bloopers Uncensored

Video

Self (archive footage)

1990

 

Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets (1985)

Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets

8.4

Video

Self (archive footage)

1985

 

Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars

7.1

Self (archive footage)

1984

 

Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981)

Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show'

8.1

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

1981