Allan Arbus, best known for his role as army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s TV series MASH, has died at the age of 95.

Allan Arbus, who did not begin acting until he was in his 40s, started his career as a successful fashion photographer.

He became a TV regular who appeared on several popular series, including police drama Starsky and Hutch.

Allan Arbus died from congestive heart failure at his home in Los Angeles on April 19, his family confirmed.

“At 95, doctors didn’t want to do surgery and Allan didn’t want it at all,” Allan Arbus’ second wife Costello told Reuters.

Allan Arbus, best known for his role as army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s TV series MASH, has died at the age of 95

Born in 1918 in New York, Allan Arbus started his career as a photographer in the US Army in Burma during World War II.

In the late 1940s, Allan Arbus set up a New York photography studio with his wife Diane, who later became a renowned art photographer.

The couple separated in 1959 and she committed suicide in 1971. They were portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Ty Burrell in the 2006 film Fur.

Allan Arbus’ first major acting role was in director Robert Downey Sr.’s 1972 cult film Greaser’s Palace, which also starred the director’s young son, Robert Downey Jr.

His last television role was in 2000 on the Larry David comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.