Harry Morgan
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
High Noon
1952
as Sam Fuller
How the West Was Won
1962
as Ulysses S. Grant
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Homer McCoy
Dragonwyck
1946
as Klaas Bleecker
Snowball Express
1972
as Jesse McCord
What Price Glory
1952
as Sergeant Moran
The Shootist
1976
as Marshall Thibido
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Judge Mel
Dragnet
1987
as Captain Gannon
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Star in the Dust
1956
as Lew Hogan
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Sarajevo
Sidekicks
1974
as Sheriff Jenkins
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Olly Perkins
Backlash
1956
as Tony Welker
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Art Croft
The Flight of Dragons
1982
as Carolinus (voice)
It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Charles Meriden
Bend of the River
1952
as Shorty
Viva Max!
1969
as Chief of Police Sylvester