Patrick Adiarte Dies: ‘The Brady Bunch,’ ‘M*A*S*H’ And ‘The King And I” Actor Was 82

Patrick Adiarte, the Philippines-born dancer and actor who is remembered for his early recurring role as cabin boy Ho-Jon on M*A*S*H and his guest appearance on The Brady Bunch, died on April 15 of complications from pneumonia. He was 82.

Born August 2, 1943 in Manila, Patrick Adiarte overcame early adversity after his sister and their mother were imprisoned by the Japanese on the island of Cebu in February 1945 during World War II. One month later, their father, who was working as a captain for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was killed.

After emigrating to the United States, Adiarte eventually appeared on stage as Prince Chulalongkorn in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical The King And I, Wang San in the stage and film version of musical Flower Drum Song, and college student T.J. Padmanagham in the Blake Edwards comedy High Time. He was also one of the regular dancers on the television series Hullabaloo, which aired in the 1965 to 1966 TV season. And, in 1961, Adiarte portrayed the Prince in a TV version of The Enchanted Nutcracker with Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence.

His other guest roles on television included episodes of dramas It Takes a Thief, Ironside, Bonanza, and Kojak. But it was his seven-episode stint on M*A*S*H, which Adiarte exited after the second season to attend college, and his one episode of The Brady Bunch, where he played a tour guide to the Bradys in Honolulu when the clan had a series of bad luck, that he was instantly recognized for.

Adiarte also had a brief singing career with the single “Five Different Girls”,” among other tracks, in 1965.

After retiring from screen work following his episode on Kojak in 1974, Adiarte worked as a dance instructor.

Adiarte was married to actress Loni Ackerman from 1975 to 1992. He is survived by his niece and his nephew.