Judy and Mike Farrell were married for 20 years before they divorced in 1983. In his memoir, “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist,” he recalled that the demise of their marriage happened after he decided to leave his established business to focus on acting full-time. The decision caused tension between him and Judy and they ultimately chose to divorce, despite the pain it caused their children. “The whole process was a wrenching, deeply painful ordeal for all involved,” he wrote.
The two did their best to co-parent, even buying two houses in the same vicinity to make things easier for their kids. Mike shared that the divorce tore him apart and he ended up at the lowest point in his life. However, he eventually moved on with fellow actor Shelley Fabares, while Judy ended up having a long marriage to Joe Bratcher.
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Although M*A*S*H ended 40 years ago, Mike and Alan Alda remain close friends. In 2022, Alda shared a pic of him and Mike sharing some wine together. “Mike Farrell and I today toasting the 50th anniversary of the show that changed our lives — and our brilliant pals who made it what it was. MASH was a great gift to us,” he tweeted. Although the stars of M*A*S*H have yet to publicly react to the news of Judy’s death, they are undoubtedly greatly saddened by the death of their former cast member.
