Harry Morgan
Known for Acting
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
High Noon
1952
as Sam Fuller
How the West Was Won
1962
as Ulysses S. Grant
Dragnet
1987
as Captain Gannon
The Flight of Dragons
1982
as Carolinus (voice)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Homer McCoy
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Chummy MacGregor
The Shootist
1976
as Marshall Thibido
Cimarron
1960
as Jessie Rickey
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Judge Mel
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Art Croft
Bend of the River
1952
as Shorty
Madame Bovary
1949
as Hyppolite
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Olly Perkins
Dark City
1950
as Soldier
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
as T.P. Gaskill
Dragonwyck
1946
as Klaas Bleecker
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
as Major Pott
Yellow Sky
1948
as Half Pint
State Fair
1945
as Barker