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Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Known for: Acting

Born 10/04/1915
Died 2011-12-07
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography

The Simpsons Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Bill Gannon (voice)

1989

Murder, She Wrote Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Retired Lt. Richard Webb

1984

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Wendell Snead

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Charly Fields

1977

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Professor Milo Endler

1977

M*A*S*H Series ★ 7,9

M*A*S*H

General Steele

1972

M*A*S*H Series ★ 7,9

M*A*S*H

Sherman Potter

1972

Love, American Style Series ★ 6,1

Love, American Style

Woody

1969

Have Gun, Will Travel Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Fred Braus

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Sheriff Ernie Backwater

1957

The Untouchables Series ★ 7,9

The Untouchables

George 'Bugs' Moran

1959

The Virginian Series ★ 6,5

The Virginian

Kendall Jones

1962

3rd Rock from the Sun Series ★ 7,5

3rd Rock from the Sun

Professor Suter

1996

Dr. Kildare Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

Francis X. Healy

1961

Renegade Series ★ 6,7

Renegade

1992

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 7,7

The Twilight Zone

1985

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,8

Night Gallery

Thaddeus Conway

1970

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Osgood Pickett

1955

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

John Milligan

1955

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Jed Hockett

1955

Dragnet Series ★ 7,0

Dragnet

Gannon

1967

Dinah! Series ★ 7,0

Dinah!

Self

1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Series ★ 7,8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Hermie Jenkins

1955

The Partridge Family Series ★ 6,9

The Partridge Family

Willie Larkin

1970

The Partridge Family Series ★ 6,9

The Partridge Family

Cal

1970

The 20th Century Fox Hour Series ★ 6,0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Mike Feeney

1955

Grace Under Fire Series ★ 5,6

Grace Under Fire

1993

December Bride Series ★ 6,3

December Bride

Pete Porter

1954

Cavalcade of America Series ★ 4,6

Cavalcade of America

Homer Byington

1952

Pete and Gladys Series ★ 6,3

Pete and Gladys

1960

Roots: The Next Generations Series ★ 7,4

Roots: The Next Generations

Bob Campbell

1979

Going My Way Series ★ 6,5

Going My Way

1962

The Lone Wolf Series ★ 8,0

The Lone Wolf

Jim Strait

1954

The Lone Wolf Series ★ 8,0

The Lone Wolf

Rev. Jeffrey Hallam

1954

The Jeff Foxworthy Show Series ★ 7,5

The Jeff Foxworthy Show

1995

Ensign O'Toole Series ★ 6,8

Ensign O'Toole

Charlie

1962

High Noon Film ★ 7,7

High Noon

Sam Fuller

1952

Support Your Local Sheriff! Film ★ 7,0

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Olly Perkins

1969

AfterMASH Series ★ 5,5

AfterMASH

Sherman T. Potter

1983

Blacke's Magic Series ★ 6,8

Blacke's Magic

Leonard Blacke

1986

Backstairs at the White House Series ★ 6,1

Backstairs at the White House

Pres. Harry S. Truman

1979

The Shootist Film ★ 7,1

The Shootist

Marshall Thibido

1976

Dragnet Film ★ 6,0

Dragnet

Captain Gannon

1987

The Wackiest Ship in the Army Series ★ 6,3

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

1965

Hec Ramsey Series ★ 7,3

Hec Ramsey

Doc Amos Coogan

1972

How the West Was Won Film ★ 7,0

How the West Was Won

Ulysses S. Grant

1962

Love & Money Series ★ 6,0

Love & Money

1999

The Richard Boone Show Series ★ 7,5

The Richard Boone Show

1963

Moonrise Film ★ 6,3

Moonrise

Billy Scripture

1948

Backlash Film ★ 6,5

Backlash

Tony Welker

1956

Here's Hollywood Series ★ 4,8

Here's Hollywood

1960

Cimarron Film ★ 6,1

Cimarron

Jessie Rickey

1960

Series ★ 7,0

Kentucky Jones

Seldom Jackson

1964

Yellow Sky Film ★ 7,0

Yellow Sky

Half Pint

1948

Inherit the Wind Film ★ 7,7

Inherit the Wind

Judge Mel

1960

Film ★ 6,0

Dragnet

Bill Gannon

1969

Bend of the River Film ★ 7,0

Bend of the River

Shorty

1952

Viva Max! Film ★ 5,9

Viva Max!

Chief of Police Sylvester

1969

The Ox-Bow Incident Film ★ 7,7

The Ox-Bow Incident

Art Croft

1943

The Far Country Film ★ 6,9

The Far Country

Ketchum

1954

All My Sons Film ★ 6,5

All My Sons

Frank Lubey

1948

The Flight of Dragons Film ★ 6,7

The Flight of Dragons

Carolinus (voice)

1982

The Bastard Series ★ 7,0

The Bastard

Capt. Caleb

1978

Madame Bovary Film ★ 6,8

Madame Bovary

Hyppolite

1949

Snowball Express Film ★ 6,8

Snowball Express

Jesse McCord

1972

The Glenn Miller Story Film ★ 7,0

The Glenn Miller Story

Chummy MacGregor

1954

Torch Song Film ★ 5,9

Torch Song

Joe Denner

1953

Arena Film ★ 5,0

Arena

Lew Hutchins

1953

Series ★ 7,0

The D.A.

H.M. 'Staff' Stafford

1971

Crash Dive Film ★ 6,4

Crash Dive

Brownie

1943

The Cat from Outer Space Film ★ 6,0

The Cat from Outer Space

General Stilton

1978

Somewhere in the Night Film ★ 6,7

Somewhere in the Night

Bath Attendant

1946

Sparkling Cyanide Film ★ 5,9

Sparkling Cyanide

Captain Kemp

1983

Dragonwyck Film ★ 6,7

Dragonwyck

Klaas Bleecker

1946

Dark City Film ★ 6,5

Dark City

Soldier

1950

Appointment with Danger Film ★ 5,7

Appointment with Danger

George Soderquist

1950

Happy Land Film ★ 7,1

Happy Land

Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)

1943

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Film ★ 6,0

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Major Pott

1966

Star in the Dust Film ★ 5,1

Star in the Dust

Lew Hogan

1956

Strategic Air Command Film ★ 6,2

Strategic Air Command

Sergeant Bible

1955

Holiday Affair Film ★ 6,9

Holiday Affair

Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)

1949

Support Your Local Gunfighter Film ★ 6,6

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Taylor

1971

Frankie and Johnny Film ★ 5,6

Frankie and Johnny

Cully

1966

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Film ★ 6,5

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

T.P. Gaskill

1979

The Gangster Film ★ 5,2

The Gangster

Shorty

1947

Charley and the Angel Film ★ 5,6

Charley and the Angel

Angel

1973

State Fair Film ★ 6,6

State Fair

Barker

1945

The Blue Veil Film ★ 6,8

The Blue Veil

Charles Hall

1951

The Apple Dumpling Gang Film ★ 6,6

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Homer McCoy

1975

Incident in a Small Town Film ★ 7,1

Incident in a Small Town

Judge Bell

1994

The Barefoot Executive Film ★ 5,5

The Barefoot Executive

E.J. Crampton

1971

When I Grow Up Film ★ 7,3

When I Grow Up

Father Reed (Modern)

1951

Not as a Stranger Film ★ 6,3

Not as a Stranger

Oley

1955

The Teahouse of the August Moon Film ★ 6,2

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Sergeant Gregovich

1957

Thunder Bay Film ★ 6,1

Thunder Bay

Rawlings

1953

Maneaters Are Loose! Film ★ 10,0

Maneaters Are Loose!

Toby Waites

1978

Orchestra Wives Film ★ 6,5

Orchestra Wives

Cully Anderson

1942

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Film ★ 3,8

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Sarajevo

1965

To the Shores of Tripoli Film ★ 5,5

To the Shores of Tripoli

Mouthy

1942

Exo-Man Film ★ 4,7

Exo-Man

Arthur Travis

1977

Scandal Sheet Film ★ 7,0

Scandal Sheet

Biddle

1952

Family Plan Film ★ 5,4

Family Plan

Sol Rubins

1997

Roger Touhy, Gangster Film ★ 7,0

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Thomas "Smoke" Reardon

1944

Showbiz Goes to War Film ★ 10,0

Showbiz Goes to War

Self (archive footage)

1982

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Film ★ 7,0

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Hugo Peavey

1978

Belle Le Grand Film ★ 5,3

Belle Le Grand

Abel Stone

1951

The Well Film ★ 7,3

The Well

Claude Packard

1951

Roughnecks Film ★ 7,0

Roughnecks

Plug Champion

1980

Toughest Man in Arizona Film ★ 7,0

Toughest Man in Arizona

Verne Kimber

1952

More Wild Wild West Film ★ 6,4

More Wild Wild West

Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone

1980

A Bell for Adano Film ★ 6,0

A Bell for Adano

Capt. N. Purvis

1945

Series ★ 10,0

You Can't Take It with You

Martin Vanderhof

1987

Series ★ 7,0

The Amazing Mr. Malone

1951

Star Spangled Salesman Film ★ 8,0

Star Spangled Salesman

TV Cop

1968

Champ for a Day Film ★ 7,0

Champ for a Day

Al Muntz

1953

Gentle Annie Film ★ 5,7

Gentle Annie

Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)

1944

Wing and a Prayer Film ★ 6,7

Wing and a Prayer

Malcolm Brainard

1944

Under Fire Film ★ 7,5

Under Fire

Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak

1957

The Big Clock Film ★ 7,3

The Big Clock

Bill Womack

1948

The Incident Film ★ 6,5

The Incident

Judge Bell

1990

My Six Convicts Film ★ 6,5

My Six Convicts

Dawson

1952

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You Film ★ 8,5

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

Insp. Richard Queen

1971

The Last Day Film ★ 6,5

The Last Day

Narrator

1975

The Flim-Flam Man Film ★ 7,1

The Flim-Flam Man

Sheriff Slade

1967

Memories of M*A*S*H Film ★ 8,5

Memories of M*A*S*H

Self / Sherman Potter

1991

Operation Teahouse Film ★ 8,0

Operation Teahouse

Self

1956

The Mountain Road Film ★ 6,9

The Mountain Road

Mike Michaelson

1960

Race Street Film ★ 6,0

Race Street

Hal Towers

1948

Prisoner of War Film ★ 4,5

Prisoner of War

Maj. O.D. Hale

1954

You Can't Take it With You Film ★ 7,0

You Can't Take it With You

Mr. DePinna

1979

About Mrs. Leslie Film ★ 7,4

About Mrs. Leslie

Fred Blue

1954

14 Going on 30 Film ★ 5,5

14 Going on 30

Uncle Herb

1988

Boots Malone Film ★ 8,3

Boots Malone

Quarter Horse Henry

1952

Scandalous John Film ★ 6,4

Scandalous John

Sheriff Pippin

1971

Red Light Film ★ 5,9

Red Light

Rocky

1949

Down to the Sea in Ships Film ★ 7,2

Down to the Sea in Ships

Britton

1949

The Eve of St. Mark Film ★ 5,9

The Eve of St. Mark

Private Shevlin

1944

The Bottom of the Bottle Film ★ 5,7

The Bottom of the Bottle

Felix - Barkeep

1956

Better Late Than Never Film ★ 9,0

Better Late Than Never

Mr. Scott

1979

It Started with a Kiss Film ★ 5,5

It Started with a Kiss

Charles Meriden

1959

What Price Glory Film ★ 5,7

What Price Glory

Sergeant Moran

1952

The Wild Wild West Revisited Film ★ 5,4

The Wild Wild West Revisited

Robert T. Malone

1979

From This Day Forward Film ★ 5,4

From This Day Forward

Hank Beesley

1946

Hello Out There Film ★ 5,5

Hello Out There

The Young Gambler

1949

The Forty-Niners Film ★ 6,0

The Forty-Niners

Alf Billings

1954

The Feminist and the Fuzz Film ★ 5,4

The Feminist and the Fuzz

Horace Bowers

1971

The Century Turns Film

The Century Turns

Doc Amos B. Coogan

1972

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Film ★ 6,1

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Judge Stoddard Bell

1992

The Omaha Trail Film ★ 7,0

The Omaha Trail

Henchman Nat

1942

Greenboy: Prescription for Death Film

Greenboy: Prescription for Death

Bill Gannon (archive footage)

2013

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion Film ★ 6,3

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

Himself

2002

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On Film ★ 7,0

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001

Scout's Honor Film ★ 7,5

Scout's Honor

Mr. Briggs

1980

The Highwayman Film ★ 10,0

The Highwayman

1951

Take It or Leave It Film ★ 6,0

Take It or Leave It

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1944

The Showdown Film ★ 6,0

The Showdown

Rod Main

1950

Stop, You're Killing Me Film ★ 7,7

Stop, You're Killing Me

Innocence

1952

The Saxon Charm Film ★ 4,6

The Saxon Charm

Hermy

1948

But I Don't Want to Get Married! Film ★ 10,0

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Mr. Good

1970

Cat Ballou Film ★ 7,0

Cat Ballou

The Rancher

1971

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Film ★ 6,1

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Ebenezer Burling

1942

Outside the Wall Film ★ 6,1

Outside the Wall

Garth

1950

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter Film ★ 9,0

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

Father Everett Kolodny

1981

Murder at the Mardi Gras Film ★ 7,0

Murder at the Mardi Gras

Jim Bob Jackson

1978

Apache War Smoke Film ★ 5,0

Apache War Smoke

Ed Cotten

1952

Film

Making 'M*A*S*H'

Self

1981

Sidekicks Film ★ 6,5

Sidekicks

Sheriff Jenkins

1974

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Film ★ 5,8

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Gus Rivers

1946

Strange Bargain Film ★ 5,8

Strange Bargain

Richard Webb

1949

Confessions of the D.A. Man Film

Confessions of the D.A. Man

H.M. 'Staff' Stafford

1978

Johnny Comes Flying Home Film ★ 8,0

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Joe Patillo

1946

Film

The Devil and John Q

Abe Lincoln

1952