Harry Morgan
Known for
Acting
Life
1915 – 2011 (aged 96)
Born in
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Credits
View on IMDb157 acting credits
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
17 Dec 1989
High Noon
09 Jun 1952
M*A*S*H
17 Sep 1972
3rd Rock from the Sun
09 Jan 1996
Dragnet
26 Jun 1987
How the West Was Won
02 Nov 1962
Inherit the Wind
07 Jul 1960
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
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Filmography
2013
- Greenboy: Prescription for Deathas Bill Gannon (archive footage)
1999
- Love & Money1 episode
1997
- Family Planas Sol Rubins
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sunas Professor Suter3 episodes
1995
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show1 episode
1994
- Incident in a Small Townas Judge Bell
1993
- Grace Under Fire1 episode
1992
- Renegade1 episode
- Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimoreas Judge Stoddard Bell
1990
- The Incidentas Judge Bell
1989
- The Simpsonsas Bill Gannon (voice)1 episode
1988
- 14 Going on 30as Uncle Herb
1987
- You Can't Take It with Youas Martin Vanderhof22 episodes
- Dragnetas Captain Gannon
1986
- Blacke's Magicas Leonard Blacke13 episodes
1985
- The Twilight Zone1 episode
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Retired Lt. Richard Webb1 episode
1983
- Sparkling Cyanideas Captain Kemp
- AfterMASHas Sherman T. Potter31 episodes
1982
- The Flight of Dragonsas Carolinus (voice)
1981
- Rivkin: Bounty Hunteras Father Everett Kolodny
1980
- More Wild Wild Westas Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone
- Scout's Honoras Mr. Briggs
- Roughnecksas Plug Champion
1979
- Better Late Than Neveras Mr. Scott
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Againas T.P. Gaskill
- You Can't Take it With Youas Mr. DePinna
- The Wild Wild West Revisitedas Robert T. Malone
- Roots: The Next Generationsas Bob Campbell1 episode
- Backstairs at the White Houseas Pres. Harry S. Truman4 episodes
1978
- The Cat from Outer Spaceas General Stilton
- Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kidas Hugo Peavey
- The Bastardas Capt. Caleb1 episode
- Murder at the Mardi Grasas Jim Bob Jackson
- Maneaters Are Loose!as Toby Waites
- Confessions of the D.A. Manas H.M. 'Staff' Stafford
1977
- The Love Boatas Professor Milo Endler2 episodes
- Exo-Manas Arthur Travis
1976
- The Shootistas Marshall Thibido
1975
- The Apple Dumpling Gangas Homer McCoy
- The Last Dayas Narrator
1974
- Sidekicksas Sheriff Jenkins
1973
- Charley and the Angelas Angel
1972
- Snowball Expressas Jesse McCord
- The Century Turnsas Doc Amos B. Coogan
- M*A*S*Has Sherman Potter179 episodes
- Hec Ramseyas Doc Amos Coogan11 episodes
1971
- Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind Youas Insp. Richard Queen
- The D.A.as H.M. 'Staff' Stafford15 episodes
- Cat Ballouas The Rancher
- Scandalous Johnas Sheriff Pippin
- Support Your Local Gunfighteras Taylor
- The Barefoot Executiveas E.J. Crampton
- The Feminist and the Fuzzas Horace Bowers
1970
- Night Galleryas Thaddeus Conway1 episode
- But I Don't Want to Get Married!as Mr. Good
- The Partridge Familyas Willie Larkin1 episode
1969
- Viva Max!as Chief of Police Sylvester
- Love, American Styleas Woody1 episode
- Support Your Local Sheriff!as Olly Perkins
- Dragnetas Bill Gannon
1968
- Star Spangled Salesmanas TV Cop
1967
- The Flim-Flam Manas Sheriff Slade
- Dragnetas Gannon98 episodes
1966
- What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?as Major Pott
- Frankie and Johnnyas Cully
1965
- The Wackiest Ship in the Army1 episode
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Sarajevo
1964
- Kentucky Jonesas Seldom Jackson26 episodes
1963
- The Richard Boone Show15 episodes
1962
- How the West Was Wonas Ulysses S. Grant
- Going My Way1 episode
- Ensign O'Tooleas Charlie1 episode
- The Virginianas Kendall Jones1 episode
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Francis X. Healy3 episodes
1960
- Cimarronas Jessie Rickey
- Here's Hollywood1 episode
- Pete and Gladys72 episodes
- Inherit the Windas Judge Mel
- The Mountain Roadas Mike Michaelson
1959
- The Untouchablesas George 'Bugs' Moran1 episode
- It Started with a Kissas Charles Meriden
1957
- Under Fireas Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak
- Have Gun, Will Travelas Sheriff Ernie Backwater1 episode
- The Teahouse of the August Moonas Sergeant Gregovich
1956
- Star in the Dustas Lew Hogan
- Backlashas Tony Welker
- The Bottom of the Bottleas Felix - Barkeep
1955
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Mike Feeney1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Hermie Jenkins1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Jed Hockett2 episodes
- Not as a Strangeras Oley
- Strategic Air Commandas Sergeant Bible
1954
- December Brideas Pete Porter157 episodes
- About Mrs. Leslieas Fred Blue
- The Forty-Ninersas Alf Billings
- Prisoner of Waras Maj. O.D. Hale
- The Lone Wolfas Rev. Jeffrey Hallam1 episode
- The Far Countryas Ketchum
- The Glenn Miller Storyas Chummy MacGregor
1953
- Torch Songas Joe Denner
- Champ for a Dayas Al Muntz
- Arenaas Lew Hutchins
- Thunder Bayas Rawlings
1952
- Stop, You're Killing Meas Innocence
- Toughest Man in Arizonaas Verne Kimber
- Cavalcade of Americaas Homer Byington1 episode
- Apache War Smokeas Ed Cotten
- What Price Gloryas Sergeant Moran
- High Noonas Sam Fuller
- My Six Convictsas Dawson
- The Devil and John Qas Abe Lincoln
- Bend of the Riveras Shorty
- Scandal Sheetas Biddle
- Boots Maloneas Quarter Horse Henry
1951
- The Blue Veilas Charles Hall
- The Wellas Claude Packard
- The Highwaymanas Tim
- When I Grow Upas Father Reed (Modern)
- The Amazing Mr. Malone1 episode
- Belle Le Grandas Abel Stone
1950
- Dark Cityas Soldier
- The Showdownas Rod Main
- Appointment with Dangeras George Soderquist
- Outside the Wallas Garth
1949
- Holiday Affairas Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
- Strange Bargainas Richard Webb
- Red Lightas Rocky
- Madame Bovaryas Hyppolite
- Down to the Sea in Shipsas Britton
- Hello Out Thereas The Young Gambler
1948
- Yellow Skyas Half Pint
- Moonriseas Billy Scripture
- The Saxon Charmas Hermy
- Race Streetas Hal Towers
- All My Sonsas Frank Lubey
- The Big Clockas Bill Womack
1947
- The Gangsteras Shorty
1946
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dogas Gus Rivers
- Somewhere in the Nightas Bath Attendant
- Dragonwyckas Klaas Bleecker
- Johnny Comes Flying Homeas Joe Patillo
- From This Day Forwardas Hank Beesley
1945
- State Fairas Barker
- A Bell for Adanoas Capt. N. Purvis
1944
- Gentle Annieas Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)
- Take It or Leave Itas (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Roger Touhy, Gangsteras Thomas "Smoke" Reardon
- The Eve of St. Markas Private Shevlin
- Wing and a Prayeras Malcolm Brainard
1943
- Happy Landas Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
- Crash Diveas Brownie
- The Ox-Bow Incidentas Art Croft
1942
- Orchestra Wivesas Cully Anderson
- The Omaha Trailas Henchman Nat
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poeas Ebenezer Burling
- To the Shores of Tripolias Mouthy