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Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Actor · 1915–2011 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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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.

Acted in 150

2010s

  1. 2013

    Greenboy: Prescription for Death

    Bill Gannon (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1999

    Love & Money

    TV

  2. 1997
  3. 1996
  4. 1995
  5. 1994

    Incident in a Small Town

    Judge Bell

  6. 1993
  7. 1992
  8. Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

    Judge Stoddard Bell

  9. 1990

    The Incident

    Judge Bell

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. 1988

    14 Going on 30

    Uncle Herb

  3. 1987
  4. 1986

    Blacke's Magic

    Leonard Blacke · 13 episodes

  5. 1985
  6. 1984
  7. 1983

    Sparkling Cyanide

    Captain Kemp

  8. 1982

    The Flight of Dragons

    Carolinus (voice)

  9. 1981

    Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

    Father Everett Kolodny

  10. 1980

    More Wild Wild West

    Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone

  11. Scout's Honor

    Mr. Briggs

  12. Roughnecks

    Plug Champion

1970s

  1. 1979

    Better Late Than Never

    Mr. Scott

  2. You Can't Take it With You

    Mr. DePinna

  3. The Wild Wild West Revisited

    Robert T. Malone

  4. Backstairs at the White House

    Pres. Harry S. Truman · 4 episodes

  5. 1978
  6. Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Hugo Peavey

  7. The Bastard

    Capt. Caleb · 1 episode

  8. Murder at the Mardi Gras

    Jim Bob Jackson

  9. Maneaters Are Loose!

    Toby Waites

  10. Confessions of the D.A. Man

    H.M. 'Staff' Stafford

  11. 1977
  12. Exo-Man

    Arthur Travis

  13. 1976
  14. 1975
  15. 1974

    Sidekicks

    Sheriff Jenkins

  16. 1973

    Charley and the Angel

    Angel

  17. 1972
  18. The Century Turns

    Doc Amos B. Coogan

  19. Hec Ramsey

    Doc Amos Coogan · 11 episodes

  20. 1971

    Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

    Insp. Richard Queen

  21. Cat Ballou

    The Rancher

  22. Scandalous John

    Sheriff Pippin

  23. The Barefoot Executive

    E.J. Crampton

  24. The Feminist and the Fuzz

    Horace Bowers

  25. 1970
  26. But I Don't Want to Get Married!

    Mr. Good

1960s

  1. 1969

    Viva Max!

    Chief of Police Sylvester

  2. 1968

    Star Spangled Salesman

    TV Cop

  3. 1967

    The Flim-Flam Man

    Sheriff Slade

  4. 1966
  5. 1965

    The Wackiest Ship in the Army

    TV

  6. John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    Sarajevo

  7. 1963

    The Richard Boone Show

    TV

  8. 1962
  9. Ensign O'Toole

    Charlie · 1 episode

  10. 1961
  11. 1960
  12. Here's Hollywood

    TV

  13. The Mountain Road

    Mike Michaelson

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. It Started with a Kiss

    Charles Meriden

  3. 1957

    Under Fire

    Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak

  4. The Teahouse of the August Moon

    Sergeant Gregovich

  5. 1956

    Star in the Dust

    Lew Hogan

  6. Backlash

    Tony Welker

  7. The Bottom of the Bottle

    Felix - Barkeep

  8. 1955
  9. 1954
  10. About Mrs. Leslie

    Fred Blue

  11. The Forty-Niners

    Alf Billings

  12. Prisoner of War

    Maj. O.D. Hale

  13. The Glenn Miller Story

    Chummy MacGregor

  14. 1953

    Torch Song

    Joe Denner

  15. Champ for a Day

    Al Muntz

  16. Arena

    Lew Hutchins

  17. 1952

    Stop, You're Killing Me

    Innocence

  18. Apache War Smoke

    Ed Cotten

  19. Scandal Sheet

    Biddle

  20. Boots Malone

    Quarter Horse Henry

  21. 1951

    The Blue Veil

    Charles Hall

  22. The Well

    Claude Packard

  23. The Highwayman

    Tim

  24. When I Grow Up

    Father Reed (Modern)

  25. Belle Le Grand

    Abel Stone

  26. 1950

    Dark City

    Soldier

  27. The Showdown

    Rod Main

  28. Appointment with Danger

    George Soderquist

  29. Outside the Wall

    Garth

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. Strange Bargain

    Richard Webb

  3. Down to the Sea in Ships

    Britton

  4. Hello Out There

    The Young Gambler

  5. 1948
  6. Moonrise

    Billy Scripture

  7. The Saxon Charm

    Hermy

  8. Race Street

    Hal Towers

  9. 1947
  10. 1946

    It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

    Gus Rivers

  11. Johnny Comes Flying Home

    Joe Patillo

  12. From This Day Forward

    Hank Beesley

  13. 1945

    State Fair

    Barker

  14. 1944

    Gentle Annie

    Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)

  15. Take It or Leave It

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

  16. Roger Touhy, Gangster

    Thomas "Smoke" Reardon

  17. The Eve of St. Mark

    Private Shevlin

  18. Wing and a Prayer

    Malcolm Brainard

  19. 1943

    Happy Land

    Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)

  20. Crash Dive

    Brownie

  21. The Ox-Bow Incident

    Art Croft

  22. 1942

    Orchestra Wives

    Cully Anderson

  23. The Omaha Trail

    Henchman Nat

  24. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

    Ebenezer Burling

  25. To the Shores of Tripoli

    Mouthy

Directed 5

1970s

  1. 1972
  2. Hec Ramsey

    Director

1960s

  1. 1968
  2. 1963

    The Richard Boone Show

    Director

  3. 1962

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2024

    Bakari

    Producer

Appearances7

2000s

  1. 2002

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

    Himself

  2. 2001

    The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

  1. 1991

    Memories of M*A*S*H

    Self / Sherman Potter

1980s

  1. 1982

    Showbiz Goes to War

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1975

    The Last Day

    Narrator

  2. 1974

1950s

  1. 1956

    Operation Teahouse

    Self