Harry Morgan
Born
April 10, 1915 (age 96)
Died
December 7, 2011
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Harry Morgan

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.

Movies

Greenboy: Prescription for Death
Greenboy: Prescription for Death
2013
Bill Gannon (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 ★ 7.6
Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Family Plan
Family Plan
1997 ★ 5.2
Sol Rubins
Incident in a Small Town
Incident in a Small Town
1994 ★ 6.6
Judge Bell
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992 ★ 5.8
Judge Stoddard Bell
The Incident
The Incident
1990 ★ 6.1
Judge Bell
14 Going on 30
14 Going on 30
1988 ★ 5.4
Uncle Herb
Dragnet
Dragnet
1987 ★ 6.0
Captain Gannon
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
1983 ★ 5.8
Captain Kemp
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 ★ 10.0
(archive footage)
The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
1982 ★ 6.7
Carolinus (voice)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
1981
Father Everett Kolodny
More Wild Wild West
More Wild Wild West
1980 ★ 5.8
Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone
Scout's Honor
Scout's Honor
1980 ★ 7.0
Mr. Briggs
Roughnecks
Roughnecks
1980 ★ 6.0
Plug Champion
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979
Mr. Scott
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979 ★ 6.5
T.P. Gaskill
You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take it With You
1979
Mr. DePinna
The Wild Wild West Revisited
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979 ★ 5.1
Robert T. Malone
The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space
1978 ★ 5.9
General Stilton
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 ★ 5.0
Hugo Peavey
The Bastard
The Bastard
1978 ★ 5.8
Capt. Caleb
Murder at the Mardi Gras
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978
Jim Bob Jackson
Maneaters Are Loose!
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978
Toby Waites
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
H.M. 'Staff' Stafford
Exo-Man
Exo-Man
1977 ★ 4.3
Arthur Travis
The Shootist
The Shootist
1976 ★ 7.1
Marshall Thibido
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 ★ 6.6
Homer McCoy
The Last Day
The Last Day
1975 ★ 6.2
Narrator
Sidekicks
Sidekicks
1974 ★ 6.0
Sheriff Jenkins
Charley and the Angel
Charley and the Angel
1973 ★ 5.3
Angel
Snowball Express
Snowball Express
1972 ★ 6.7
Jesse McCord
The Century Turns
The Century Turns
1972
Doc Amos B. Coogan
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971 ★ 8.0
Insp. Richard Queen
Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou
1971
The Rancher
Scandalous John
Scandalous John
1971 ★ 6.1
Sheriff Pippin
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971 ★ 6.6
Taylor
The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive
1971 ★ 5.5
E.J. Crampton
The Feminist and the Fuzz
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971 ★ 4.5
Horace Bowers
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
Mr. Good
Viva Max!
Viva Max!
1969 ★ 5.5
Chief of Police Sylvester
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969 ★ 7.0
Olly Perkins
Dragnet
Dragnet
1969 ★ 5.0
Bill Gannon
Star Spangled Salesman
Star Spangled Salesman
1968 ★ 6.0
TV Cop
The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 ★ 7.0
Sheriff Slade
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966 ★ 5.9
Major Pott
Frankie and Johnny
Frankie and Johnny
1966 ★ 5.6
Cully
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 ★ 3.1
Sarajevo
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 ★ 7.0
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Cimarron
Cimarron
1960 ★ 6.0
Jessie Rickey
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960 ★ 7.7
Judge Mel
The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road
1960 ★ 6.7
Mike Michaelson
It Started with a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss
1959 ★ 5.2
Charles Meriden
Under Fire
Under Fire
1957 ★ 6.0
Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957 ★ 6.2
Sergeant Gregovich
Star in the Dust
Star in the Dust
1956 ★ 4.8
Lew Hogan
Backlash
Backlash
1956 ★ 6.5
Tony Welker
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955 ★ 6.2
Oley
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
1955 ★ 6.1
Sergeant Bible
About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 ★ 7.0
Fred Blue
The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners
1954 ★ 5.7
Alf Billings
Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War
1954 ★ 3.9
Maj. O.D. Hale
The Far Country
The Far Country
1954 ★ 6.9
Ketchum
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 ★ 6.9
Chummy MacGregor
Torch Song
Torch Song
1953 ★ 5.8
Joe Denner
Champ for a Day
Champ for a Day
1953 ★ 6.0
Al Muntz
Arena
Arena
1953 ★ 4.7
Lew Hutchins
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
1953 ★ 6.1
Rawlings
Stop, You're Killing Me
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952 ★ 5.0
Innocence
Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Verne Kimber
Apache War Smoke
Apache War Smoke
1952 ★ 3.0
Ed Cotten
What Price Glory
What Price Glory
1952 ★ 5.5
Sergeant Moran
High Noon
High Noon
1952 ★ 7.7
Sam Fuller
My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts
1952 ★ 6.3
Dawson
The Devil and John Q
The Devil and John Q
1952
Abe Lincoln
Bend of the River
Bend of the River
1952 ★ 6.9
Shorty
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 ★ 6.9
Biddle
Boots Malone
Boots Malone
1952 ★ 7.5
Quarter Horse Henry
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
1951 ★ 6.6
Charles Hall
The Well
The Well
1951 ★ 7.2
Claude Packard
The Highwayman
The Highwayman
1951
When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up
1951 ★ 6.5
Father Reed (Modern)
Belle Le Grand
Belle Le Grand
1951 ★ 3.0
Abel Stone
Dark City
Dark City
1950 ★ 6.5
Soldier
The Showdown
The Showdown
1950 ★ 5.2
Rod Main
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
1950 ★ 5.5
George Soderquist
Outside the Wall
Outside the Wall
1950 ★ 5.8
Garth
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
1949 ★ 6.8
Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 ★ 5.7
Richard Webb
Red Light
Red Light
1949 ★ 5.8
Rocky
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1949 ★ 6.7
Hyppolite
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 ★ 7.0
Britton
Hello Out There
Hello Out There
1949 ★ 5.1
The Young Gambler
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky
1948 ★ 6.9
Half Pint
Moonrise
Moonrise
1948 ★ 6.2
Billy Scripture
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm
1948 ★ 3.8
Hermy
Race Street
Race Street
1948 ★ 5.8
Hal Towers
All My Sons
All My Sons
1948 ★ 6.3
Frank Lubey
The Big Clock
The Big Clock
1948 ★ 7.3
Bill Womack
The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 ★ 5.0
Shorty
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946 ★ 5.6
Gus Rivers
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night
1946 ★ 6.7
Bath Attendant
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck
1946 ★ 6.7
Klaas Bleecker
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946
Joe Patillo
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
1946 ★ 5.2
Hank Beesley
State Fair
State Fair
1945 ★ 6.6
Barker
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 ★ 5.7
Capt. N. Purvis
Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie
1944 ★ 5.2
Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 ★ 4.0
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944 ★ 6.0
Thomas "Smoke" Reardon
The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark
1944 ★ 5.8
Private Shevlin
Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer
1944 ★ 6.5
Malcolm Brainard
Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 ★ 6.2
Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 ★ 6.3
Brownie
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 ★ 7.7
Art Croft
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 ★ 5.4
Mouthy
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
1942 ★ 6.3
Cully Anderson
The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942 ★ 7.0
Henchman Nat
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 ★ 5.7
Ebenezer Burling
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 ★ 6.0
Gamble (uncredited)

TV Series

Love & Money
Love & Money
1999 ★ 3.0
1 Episode
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 ★ 7.5
Professor Suter
3 Episodes
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
1995 ★ 8.7
1 Episode
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire
1993 ★ 5.6
1 Episode
Renegade
Renegade
1992 ★ 6.7
1 Episode
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 ★ 8.0
Bill Gannon (voice)
1 Episode
Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
1986 ★ 6.0
Leonard Blacke
13 Episodes
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1985 ★ 7.8
1 Episode
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 ★ 7.5
Retired Lt. Richard Webb
1 Episode
AfterMASH
AfterMASH
1983 ★ 5.1
Sherman T. Potter
31 Episodes
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 ★ 7.5
Bob Campbell
1 Episode
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House
1979 ★ 5.9
Pres. Harry S. Truman
4 Episodes
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 ★ 6.3
Wendell Snead
1 Episode
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
1972 ★ 7.9
General Steele
1 Episode
Hec Ramsey
Hec Ramsey
1972 ★ 6.8
Doc Amos Coogan
11 Episodes
The D.A.
The D.A.
1971 ★ 5.0
H.M. 'Staff' Stafford
15 Episodes
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
1970 ★ 7.8
Thaddeus Conway
1 Episode
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family
1970 ★ 6.8
Cal
1 Episode
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969 ★ 6.1
Woody
1 Episode
Dragnet
Dragnet
1967 ★ 6.9
Officer Bill Gannon
98 Episodes
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1965 ★ 5.5
1 Episode
Kentucky Jones
Kentucky Jones
1964 ★ 6.0
Seldom Jackson
26 Episodes
The Richard Boone Show
The Richard Boone Show
1963 ★ 7.0
15 Episodes
Going My Way
Going My Way
1962 ★ 5.7
1 Episode
Ensign O'Toole
Ensign O'Toole
1962 ★ 6.5
Charlie
1 Episode
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 ★ 6.4
Kendall Jones
1 Episode
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 ★ 5.5
Francis X. Healy
3 Episodes
Here's Hollywood
Here's Hollywood
1960 ★ 4.0
1 Episode
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
1960 ★ 6.0
72 Episodes
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
1959 ★ 7.8
George 'Bugs' Moran
1 Episode
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 ★ 7.3
Fred Braus
1 Episode
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 ★ 5.4
Mike Feeney
1 Episode
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 ★ 7.8
Hermie Jenkins
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 ★ 6.6
Osgood Pickett
1 Episode
December Bride
December Bride
1954 ★ 5.5
Pete Porter
157 Episodes
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf
1954 ★ 7.0
Jim Strait
1 Episode
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1952 ★ 3.5
Homer Byington
1 Episode
The Amazing Mr. Malone
The Amazing Mr. Malone
1951
1 Episode