Alan Alda

M*A*S*H was a sitcom with the rare ability to take a serious subject matter, turn it on its head and make the audience burst into laughter, with ease. Alan Alda soon became a fan-favorite, raking in a cool $10,000 per episode, which was pretty substantial for the early 1970s.

Alda has become a beloved actor in tons of projects since the show ended in 1983, but he will always be Hawkeye Pierce to some, as the series remains a classic TV comedy to this day. The actor pulls in around $1 million a year in royalties alone from M*A*S*H, which lasted 11 seasons.