Patrick Robert Adiarte
(August 2, 1942 – April 15, 2025)
“He danced with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, was on TV shows with Bing Crosby, he was Ho-Jon, the Korean tent boy on M*A*S*H, the tour guide when the Bradys went to Hawaii on The Brady Bunch, and was in The King and I with Yul Brynner, The Flower Drum Song, and Hullabaloo, to name a few"
His acting career began on stage when, in 1952, he joined the Broadway cast of The King and I. He also starred in the film adaptation in 1956, portraying Prince Chulalongkorn,
the eldest son of Yul Brynner’s King Mongkut of Siam"
Adiarte also starred in Broadway’s Flower Drum Song and the feature film adaptation. His other big screen roles include playing T.J. Padmanagham in the comedy film High Time and Prince Ammud
in the comedy movie John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
On the small screen, Adiarte guest starred in two episodes of The Brady Bunch and appeared in seven episodes of M*A*S*H between 1972 and 1973. His other TV credits include Ironside, Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, and Kojak. He also frequently appeared as a dancer on the NBC musical variety series Hullabaloo
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