Burt Metcalfe, executive producer of the hit comedy-drama series “M*A*S*H*” for the last six of its 11 seasons, and who helped write the two-and-a-half-hour final episode, died on July 27 in Los Angeles. He was 87.

Mr. Metcalf had been an actor and casting director before becoming a producer of “M*A*S*H*” about the staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War, a show widely

regarded as one of the best series in television history. He joined for its first season in 1972 at the request of Gene Reynolds, a friend and an architect of the show along with the writer Larry Gelbart. When Mr. Reynolds left after the fifth season, Mr. Metcalfe succeeded him as the executive producer.

Mr. Metcalfe was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards, including four for directing. He later became an executive at Warner Bros. and MTM Enterprises. He retired in the 1990s.