Harry Morgan
Biography
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose TV and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in MASH (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1985). Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films.
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Movie Appearances
High Noon
as Sam Fuller
1952
Dragnet
as Captain Gannon
1987
Inherit the Wind
as Judge Mel
1960
The Barefoot Executive
as E.J. Crampton
1971
Roughnecks
as Plug Champion
1980
Yellow Sky
as Half Pint
1948
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Olly Perkins
1969
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as T.P. Gaskill
1979
Maneaters Are Loose!
as Toby Waites
1978
Holiday Affair
as Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
1949
How the West Was Won
as Ulysses S. Grant
1962
Snowball Express
as Jesse McCord
1972
Appointment with Danger
as George Soderquist
1950
Dragonwyck
as Klaas Bleecker
1946
The Gangster
as Shorty
1947
The Shootist
as Marshall Thibido
1976
Red Light
as Rocky
1949
Scandal Sheet
as Biddle
1952
The Flight of Dragons
as Carolinus (voice)
1982
State Fair
as Barker
1945
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Retired Lt. Richard Webb
1984
The Simpsons
as Bill Gannon (voice)
1989
M*A*S*H
as General Steele
1972
M*A*S*H
as Sherman Potter
1972
Renegade
1992
December Bride
as Pete Porter
1954
The Love Boat
as Wendell Snead
1977
The Twilight Zone
1985
Grace Under Fire
1993
Ensign O'Toole
as Charlie
1962
AfterMASH
as Sherman T. Potter
1983
Gunsmoke
as Osgood Pickett
1955