Harry Morgan

Acting

Harry Morgan

Born April 10, 1915Detroit, Michigan, USA167 credits

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

Movie

2013

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie

2004

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
5.7

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

Movie

2002

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
7.0

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Movie

2001

Love & Money
3.0

Love & Money

TV

1999

Family Plan
5.2

Family Plan

Movie

1997

Filmography

Greenboy: Prescription for Death
2013Greenboy: Prescription for Deathas Bill Gannon (archive footage)Movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)Movie
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunionas HimselfMovie
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001The Shootist: The Legend Lives Onas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Love & Money
1999Love & MoneyTV
Family Plan
1997Family Planas Sol RubinsMovie
3rd Rock from the Sun
19963rd Rock from the Sunas Professor SuterTV
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
1995The Jeff Foxworthy ShowTV
Incident in a Small Town
1994Incident in a Small Townas Judge BellMovie
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under FireTV
Renegade
1992RenegadeTV
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
1992Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimoreas Judge Stoddard BellMovie
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991Memories of M*A*S*Has Self / Sherman PotterMovie
The Incident
1990The Incidentas Judge BellMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Bill Gannon (voice)TV
14 Going on 30
198814 Going on 30as Uncle HerbMovie
Dragnet
1987Dragnetas Captain GannonMovie
Blacke's Magic
1986Blacke's Magicas Leonard BlackeTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight ZoneTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Retired Lt. Richard WebbTV
Sparkling Cyanide
1983Sparkling Cyanideas Captain KempMovie
AfterMASH
1983AfterMASHas Sherman T. PotterTV
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Showbiz Goes to Waras Self (archive footage)Movie
The Flight of Dragons
1982The Flight of Dragonsas Carolinus (voice)Movie
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
1981Rivkin: Bounty Hunteras Father Everett KolodnyMovie
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1981Making 'M*A*S*H'as SelfMovie
More Wild Wild West
1980More Wild Wild Westas Robert T. 'Skinny' MaloneMovie
Scout's Honor
1980Scout's Honoras Mr. BriggsMovie
Roughnecks
1980Roughnecksas Plug ChampionMovie
Better Late Than Never
1979Better Late Than Neveras Mr. ScottMovie
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Againas T.P. GaskillMovie
You Can't Take it With You
1979You Can't Take it With Youas Mr. DePinnaMovie
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979The Wild Wild West Revisitedas Robert T. MaloneMovie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Bob CampbellTV
Backstairs at the White House
1979Backstairs at the White Houseas Pres. Harry S. TrumanTV
The Cat from Outer Space
1978The Cat from Outer Spaceas General StiltonMovie
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kidas Hugo PeaveyMovie
The Bastard
1978The Bastardas Capt. CalebTV
Murder at the Mardi Gras
1978Murder at the Mardi Grasas Jim Bob JacksonMovie
Maneaters Are Loose!
1978Maneaters Are Loose!as Toby WaitesMovie
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978Confessions of the D.A. Manas H.M. 'Staff' StaffordMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Wendell SneadTV
Exo-Man
1977Exo-Manas Arthur TravisMovie
The Shootist
1976The Shootistas Marshall ThibidoMovie
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975The Apple Dumpling Gangas Homer McCoyMovie
The Last Day
1975The Last Dayas NarratorMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Sidekicks
1974Sidekicksas Sheriff JenkinsMovie
Charley and the Angel
1973Charley and the Angelas AngelMovie
Snowball Express
1972Snowball Expressas Jesse McCordMovie
The Century Turns
1972The Century Turnsas Doc Amos B. CooganMovie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has General SteeleTV
Hec Ramsey
1972Hec Ramseyas Doc Amos CooganTV
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind Youas Insp. Richard QueenMovie
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1971The D.A.as H.M. 'Staff' StaffordTV
Cat Ballou
1971Cat Ballouas The RancherMovie
Scandalous John
1971Scandalous Johnas Sheriff PippinMovie
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971Support Your Local Gunfighteras TaylorMovie
The Barefoot Executive
1971The Barefoot Executiveas E.J. CramptonMovie
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971The Feminist and the Fuzzas Horace BowersMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Thaddeus ConwayTV
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970But I Don't Want to Get Married!as Mr. GoodMovie
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas CalTV
Viva Max!
1969Viva Max!as Chief of Police SylvesterMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas WoodyTV
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!as Olly PerkinsMovie
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1969Dragnetas Bill GannonMovie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12DirectorTV
Star Spangled Salesman
1968Star Spangled Salesmanas TV CopMovie
The Flim-Flam Man
1967The Flim-Flam Manas Sheriff SladeMovie
Dragnet
1967Dragnetas GannonTV
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?as Major PottMovie
Frankie and Johnny
1966Frankie and Johnnyas CullyMovie
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1965The Wackiest Ship in the ArmyTV
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as SarajevoMovie
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1964Kentucky Jonesas Seldom JacksonTV
The Richard Boone Show
1963The Richard Boone ShowTV
How the West Was Won
1962How the West Was Wonas Ulysses S. GrantMovie
Going My Way
1962Going My WayTV
Ensign O'Toole
1962Ensign O'Tooleas CharlieTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirectorTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas Kendall JonesTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Francis X. HealyTV
Cimarron
1960Cimarronas Jessie RickeyMovie
Here's Hollywood
1960Here's HollywoodTV
Pete and Gladys
1960Pete and GladysTV
Inherit the Wind
1960Inherit the Windas Judge MelMovie
The Mountain Road
1960The Mountain Roadas Mike MichaelsonMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas George 'Bugs' MoranTV
It Started with a Kiss
1959It Started with a Kissas Charles MeridenMovie
Under Fire
1957Under Fireas Sgt. Joseph C. DusakMovie
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travelas Sheriff Ernie BackwaterTV
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957The Teahouse of the August Moonas Sergeant GregovichMovie
Operation Teahouse
1956Operation Teahouseas SelfMovie
Star in the Dust
1956Star in the Dustas Lew HoganMovie
Backlash
1956Backlashas Tony WelkerMovie
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956The Bottom of the Bottleas Felix - BarkeepMovie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras Mike FeeneyTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Hermie JenkinsTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Osgood PickettTV
Not as a Stranger
1955Not as a Strangeras OleyMovie
Strategic Air Command
1955Strategic Air Commandas Sergeant BibleMovie
December Bride
1954December Brideas Pete PorterTV
About Mrs. Leslie
1954About Mrs. Leslieas Fred BlueMovie
The Forty-Niners
1954The Forty-Ninersas Alf BillingsMovie
Prisoner of War
1954Prisoner of Waras Maj. O.D. HaleMovie
The Lone Wolf
1954The Lone Wolfas Jim StraitTV
The Far Country
1954The Far Countryas KetchumMovie
The Glenn Miller Story
1954The Glenn Miller Storyas Chummy MacGregorMovie
Torch Song
1953Torch Songas Joe DennerMovie
Champ for a Day
1953Champ for a Dayas Al MuntzMovie
Arena
1953Arenaas Lew HutchinsMovie
Thunder Bay
1953Thunder Bayas RawlingsMovie
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952Stop, You're Killing Meas InnocenceMovie
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952Toughest Man in Arizonaas Verne KimberMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Homer ByingtonTV
Apache War Smoke
1952Apache War Smokeas Ed CottenMovie
What Price Glory
1952What Price Gloryas Sergeant MoranMovie
High Noon
1952High Noonas Sam FullerMovie
My Six Convicts
1952My Six Convictsas DawsonMovie
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1952The Devil and John Qas Abe LincolnMovie
Bend of the River
1952Bend of the Riveras ShortyMovie
Scandal Sheet
1952Scandal Sheetas BiddleMovie
Boots Malone
1952Boots Maloneas Quarter Horse HenryMovie
The Blue Veil
1951The Blue Veilas Charles HallMovie
The Well
1951The Wellas Claude PackardMovie
The Highwayman
1951The HighwaymanMovie
When I Grow Up
1951When I Grow Upas Father Reed (Modern)Movie
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1951The Amazing Mr. MaloneTV
Belle Le Grand
1951Belle Le Grandas Abel StoneMovie
Dark City
1950Dark Cityas SoldierMovie
The Showdown
1950The Showdownas Rod MainMovie
Appointment with Danger
1950Appointment with Dangeras George SoderquistMovie
Outside the Wall
1950Outside the Wallas GarthMovie
Holiday Affair
1949Holiday Affairas Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)Movie
Strange Bargain
1949Strange Bargainas Richard WebbMovie
Red Light
1949Red Lightas RockyMovie
Madame Bovary
1949Madame Bovaryas HyppoliteMovie
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949Down to the Sea in Shipsas BrittonMovie
Hello Out There
1949Hello Out Thereas The Young GamblerMovie
Yellow Sky
1948Yellow Skyas Half PintMovie
Moonrise
1948Moonriseas Billy ScriptureMovie
The Saxon Charm
1948The Saxon Charmas HermyMovie
Race Street
1948Race Streetas Hal TowersMovie
All My Sons
1948All My Sonsas Frank LubeyMovie
The Big Clock
1948The Big Clockas Bill WomackMovie
The Gangster
1947The Gangsteras ShortyMovie
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946It Shouldn't Happen to a Dogas Gus RiversMovie
Somewhere in the Night
1946Somewhere in the Nightas Bath AttendantMovie
Dragonwyck
1946Dragonwyckas Klaas BleeckerMovie
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946Johnny Comes Flying Homeas Joe PatilloMovie
From This Day Forward
1946From This Day Forwardas Hank BeesleyMovie
State Fair
1945State Fairas BarkerMovie
A Bell for Adano
1945A Bell for Adanoas Capt. N. PurvisMovie
Gentle Annie
1944Gentle Annieas Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)Movie
Take It or Leave It
1944Take It or Leave Itas (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944Roger Touhy, Gangsteras Thomas "Smoke" ReardonMovie
The Eve of St. Mark
1944The Eve of St. Markas Private ShevlinMovie
Wing and a Prayer
1944Wing and a Prayeras Malcolm BrainardMovie
Happy Land
1943Happy Landas Tony Cavrek (as Henry Morgan)Movie
Crash Dive
1943Crash Diveas BrownieMovie
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943The Ox-Bow Incidentas Art CroftMovie
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942To the Shores of Tripolias MouthyMovie
Orchestra Wives
1942Orchestra Wivesas Cully AndersonMovie
The Omaha Trail
1942The Omaha Trailas Henchman NatMovie
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942The Loves of Edgar Allan Poeas Ebenezer BurlingMovie
The Kennel Murder Case
1933The Kennel Murder Caseas Gamble (uncredited)Movie