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Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Acting

Born: April 10, 1915Detroit, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Greenboy: Prescription for Death

Greenboy: Prescription for Death

Bill Gannon (archive footage)

2013
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)

2004
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

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

Himself

2002
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
Family Plan

Family Plan

Sol Rubins

1997
Incident in a Small Town

Incident in a Small Town

Judge Bell

1994
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Judge Stoddard Bell

1992
Memories of M*A*S*H

Memories of M*A*S*H

Self / Sherman Potter

1991
The Incident

The Incident

Judge Bell

1990
14 Going on 30

14 Going on 30

Uncle Herb

1988
Dragnet

Dragnet

Captain Gannon

1987
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

Captain Kemp

1983
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Self (archive footage)

1982
The Flight of Dragons

The Flight of Dragons

Carolinus (voice)

1982
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

Father Everett Kolodny

1981
More Wild Wild West

More Wild Wild West

Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone

1980
Scout's Honor

Scout's Honor

Mr. Briggs

1980
Roughnecks

Roughnecks

Plug Champion

1980
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Mr. Scott

1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

T.P. Gaskill

1979
You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

Mr. DePinna

1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited

The Wild Wild West Revisited

Robert T. Malone

1979
The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space

General Stilton

1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Hugo Peavey

1978
Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras

Jim Bob Jackson

1978
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose!

Toby Waites

1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man

Confessions of the D.A. Man

H.M. 'Staff' Stafford

1978
Exo-Man

Exo-Man

Arthur Travis

1977
The Shootist

The Shootist

Marshall Thibido

1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Homer McCoy

1975
The Last Day

The Last Day

Narrator

1975
Sidekicks

Sidekicks

Sheriff Jenkins

1974
Charley and the Angel

Charley and the Angel

Angel

1973
Snowball Express

Snowball Express

Jesse McCord

1972
The Century Turns

The Century Turns

Doc Amos B. Coogan

1972
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

Insp. Richard Queen

1971
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

The Rancher

1971
Scandalous John

Scandalous John

Sheriff Pippin

1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Taylor

1971
The Barefoot Executive

The Barefoot Executive

E.J. Crampton

1971
The Feminist and the Fuzz

The Feminist and the Fuzz

Horace Bowers

1971
But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Mr. Good

1970
Viva Max!

Viva Max!

Chief of Police Sylvester

1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Support Your Local Sheriff!

Olly Perkins

1969

Dragnet

Bill Gannon

1969
Star Spangled Salesman

Star Spangled Salesman

TV Cop

1968
The Flim-Flam Man

The Flim-Flam Man

Sheriff Slade

1967
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Major Pott

1966
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

Cully

1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Sarajevo

1965
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Ulysses S. Grant

1962
Cimarron

Cimarron

Jessie Rickey

1960
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Judge Mel

1960
The Mountain Road

The Mountain Road

Mike Michaelson

1960
It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss

Charles Meriden

1959
Under Fire

Under Fire

Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak

1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Sergeant Gregovich

1957
Operation Teahouse

Operation Teahouse

Self

1956
Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust

Lew Hogan

1956
Backlash

Backlash

Tony Welker

1956
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

Felix - Barkeep

1956
Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger

Oley

1955
Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

Sergeant Bible

1955
About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie

Fred Blue

1954
The Forty-Niners

The Forty-Niners

Alf Billings

1954
Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

Maj. O.D. Hale

1954
The Far Country

The Far Country

Ketchum

1954
The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

Chummy MacGregor

1954
Torch Song

Torch Song

Joe Denner

1953
Champ for a Day

Champ for a Day

Al Muntz

1953
Arena

Arena

Lew Hutchins

1953
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

Rawlings

1953
Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me

Innocence

1952
Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

Verne Kimber

1952
Apache War Smoke

Apache War Smoke

Ed Cotten

1952
What Price Glory

What Price Glory

Sergeant Moran

1952
High Noon

High Noon

Sam Fuller

1952
My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts

Dawson

1952

The Devil and John Q

Abe Lincoln

1952
Bend of the River

Bend of the River

Shorty

1952
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Biddle

1952
Boots Malone

Boots Malone

Quarter Horse Henry

1952
The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

Charles Hall

1951
The Well

The Well

Claude Packard

1951
The Highwayman

The Highwayman

1951
When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up

Father Reed (Modern)

1951
Belle Le Grand

Belle Le Grand

Abel Stone

1951
Dark City

Dark City

Soldier

1950
The Showdown

The Showdown

Rod Main

1950
Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

George Soderquist

1950
Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall

Garth

1950
Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair

Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)

1949
Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain

Richard Webb

1949
Red Light

Red Light

Rocky

1949
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Hyppolite

1949
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

Britton

1949
Hello Out There

Hello Out There

The Young Gambler

1949
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

Half Pint

1948
Moonrise

Moonrise

Billy Scripture

1948
The Saxon Charm

The Saxon Charm

Hermy

1948
Race Street

Race Street

Hal Towers

1948
All My Sons

All My Sons

Frank Lubey

1948
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

Bill Womack

1948
The Gangster

The Gangster

Shorty

1947
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Gus Rivers

1946
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

Bath Attendant

1946
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

Klaas Bleecker

1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Joe Patillo

1946
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

Hank Beesley

1946
State Fair

State Fair

Barker

1945
A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

Capt. N. Purvis

1945
Gentle Annie

Gentle Annie

Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)

1944
Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Thomas "Smoke" Reardon

1944
The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

Private Shevlin

1944
Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer

Malcolm Brainard

1944
Happy Land

Happy Land

Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)

1943
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

Brownie

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Art Croft

1943
To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

Mouthy

1942
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives

Cully Anderson

1942
The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

Henchman Nat

1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Ebenezer Burling

1942
The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

Gamble (uncredited)

1933