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Harry Morgan

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.

Known for

Greenboy: Prescription for Death
Greenboy: Prescription for Death
2013 • Bill Gannon (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002 • Himself
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Family Plan
Family Plan
1997 • Sol Rubins
Incident in a Small Town
Incident in a Small Town
1994 • Judge Bell
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992 • Judge Stoddard Bell
Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991 • Self / Sherman Potter

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Greenboy: Prescription for Death
Greenboy: Prescription for Death
2013 • Bill Gannon (archive footage)
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 • Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
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The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Family Plan
Family Plan
1997 • Sol Rubins
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Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991 • Self / Sherman Potter
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The Incident
The Incident
1990 • Judge Bell
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14 Going on 30
14 Going on 30
1988 • Uncle Herb
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Dragnet
Dragnet
1987 • Captain Gannon
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Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
1983 • Captain Kemp
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Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 • Self (archive footage)
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The Flight of Dragons
The Flight of Dragons
1982 • Carolinus (voice)
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Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
1981 • Father Everett Kolodny
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More Wild Wild West
More Wild Wild West
1980 • Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone
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Scout's Honor
Scout's Honor
1980 • Mr. Briggs
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Roughnecks
Roughnecks
1980 • Plug Champion
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The Cat from Outer Space
The Cat from Outer Space
1978 • General Stilton
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Murder at the Mardi Gras
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978 • Jim Bob Jackson
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Maneaters Are Loose!
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978 • Toby Waites
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Confessions of the D.A. Man
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978 • H.M. 'Staff' Stafford
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Exo-Man
Exo-Man
1977 • Arthur Travis
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The Shootist
The Shootist
1976 • Marshall Thibido
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The Last Day
The Last Day
1975 • Narrator
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Sidekicks
Sidekicks
1974 • Sheriff Jenkins
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Snowball Express
Snowball Express
1972 • Jesse McCord
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The Century Turns
The Century Turns
1972 • Doc Amos B. Coogan
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Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou
1971 • The Rancher
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Scandalous John
Scandalous John
1971 • Sheriff Pippin
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The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive
1971 • E.J. Crampton
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Viva Max!
Viva Max!
1969 • Chief of Police Sylvester
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Dragnet
1969 • Bill Gannon
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The Flim-Flam Man
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 • Sheriff Slade
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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 • Ulysses S. Grant
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Cimarron
Cimarron
1960 • Jessie Rickey
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Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960 • Judge Mel
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The Mountain Road
The Mountain Road
1960 • Mike Michaelson
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It Started with a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss
1959 • Charles Meriden
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Under Fire
Under Fire
1957 • Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak
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Star in the Dust
Star in the Dust
1956 • Lew Hogan
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Backlash
Backlash
1956 • Tony Welker
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The Bottom of the Bottle
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 • Felix - Barkeep
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Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
1955 • Sergeant Bible
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About Mrs. Leslie
About Mrs. Leslie
1954 • Fred Blue
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The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners
1954 • Alf Billings
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Prisoner of War
Prisoner of War
1954 • Maj. O.D. Hale
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The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 • Chummy MacGregor
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Torch Song
Torch Song
1953 • Joe Denner
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Champ for a Day
Champ for a Day
1953 • Al Muntz
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Arena
Arena
1953 • Lew Hutchins
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Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
1953 • Rawlings
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Apache War Smoke
Apache War Smoke
1952 • Ed Cotten
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What Price Glory
What Price Glory
1952 • Sergeant Moran
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High Noon
High Noon
1952 • Sam Fuller
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The Devil and John Q
1952 • Abe Lincoln
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Boots Malone
Boots Malone
1952 • Quarter Horse Henry
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The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
1951 • Charles Hall
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The Well
The Well
1951 • Claude Packard
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When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up
1951 • Father Reed (Modern)
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Belle Le Grand
Belle Le Grand
1951 • Abel Stone
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Dark City
Dark City
1950 • Soldier
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The Showdown
The Showdown
1950 • Rod Main
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Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
1950 • George Soderquist
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Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
1949 • Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
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Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 • Richard Webb
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Red Light
Red Light
1949 • Rocky
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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
1949 • Hyppolite
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Hello Out There
Hello Out There
1949 • The Young Gambler
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Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky
1948 • Half Pint
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Moonrise
Moonrise
1948 • Billy Scripture
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Race Street
Race Street
1948 • Hal Towers
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All My Sons
All My Sons
1948 • Frank Lubey
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The Big Clock
The Big Clock
1948 • Bill Womack
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The Gangster
The Gangster
1947 • Shorty
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Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night
1946 • Bath Attendant
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Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck
1946 • Klaas Bleecker
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From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward
1946 • Hank Beesley
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State Fair
State Fair
1945 • Barker
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A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
1945 • Capt. N. Purvis
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Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie
1944 • Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)
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Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944 • Thomas "Smoke" Reardon
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The Eve of St. Mark
The Eve of St. Mark
1944 • Private Shevlin
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Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer
1944 • Malcolm Brainard
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Happy Land
Happy Land
1943 • Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)
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Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 • Brownie
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Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
1942 • Cully Anderson
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The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942 • Henchman Nat
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The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 • Gamble (uncredited)
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Harry Morgan – Biography, Known For & Filmography