He became a full-time cast member in 1975 after actor McLean Stevenson, who had played commanding officer, left the show. Morgan's ability to effortlessly assume a dozen characters placed him on high demands even during the early days of his career. The antiwar comedy, based on the 1970 film starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, debuted in 1972. He grew up in Muskegon, Mich., played high school football despite his small stature and was a member of the schools champion debate team. So now he's almost the same. Webb and Morgan were again teamed as villains in Appointment With Danger (1951). But having such complete success at the beginning, I was stuck with being an actor for life, Morgan said in the 1983 book MASH: The Exclusive, Inside Story of TVs Most Popular Show.. In more than 100 movies, Mr. Morgan played Western bad guys, characters with names like Rocky and Shorty, loyal sidekicks, judges, sheriffs, soldiers, thugs and police chiefs. Harry Morgan, the prolific character actor best known for playing the acerbic but kindly Colonel Potter in the long-running television series "M*A*S*H," died on Wednesday morning at his. Actor Harry Morgan on "M*A*S*H" [left] Harry Morgan and wife Eileen Morgan attend 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 13, 1981 [right] | Photo: Getty Images. But it was his Colonel Potter in M*A*S*H that gave him his widest claim to fame, and won him an Emmy in 1980 as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. He remarked that someone had asked him if working on M*A*S*H had made him a better actor. However, while Morgan was basking as a movie star, he also enjoyed wedding bliss off the camera. But to many fans he was first and foremost Col. Sherman T. Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Korea. and the 19721974 Western series, Hec Ramsey. The TV series, starring Alan Alda, had already won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series and had long been declared a smash by The Times. Morgan's character, Leonard Blacke, was a semiretired con artist. Colonel Potters office had several personal touches. Morgan loved his first wife and cherished her memory even after her death. One season was made. Try again later. The drug dealers eventually find out she is informing on them, and make an example of her; they brutally murder her and three others with chainsaws in a shipping container. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Harry decides to train the boy as a vigilante, to hunt and kill murderers without leaving any clues. Morgan maintained his acting career for many years, acting way into his 70s. He was very humble about having such a successful career. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Harry Morgan, who played Col. Sherman Potter on TV's M*A*S*H and Jack Webb's detective partner in Dragnet, died Wednesday at age 96. His son Charles confirmed his death, saying Mr. Morgan had been treated for pneumonia recently. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. "The day they lay you away, what I do on your grave won't pass for flowers!" Harry Morgan (1915 - 2011) as Officer Bill Gannon in the TV movie 'Dragnet,' circa 1966. That will last a long, long time.. Since attaining fame, the actor remained top of the game throughout his TV and film career, spanning six decades. And the greatest and most selfless tribute to the experience we enjoyed was paid by Harry at the press conference when our show ended. From season three onward, the dramatic device of flashbacks was replaced with Harry appearing as representations of how Dexter worked out his problems. Duane only appeared on one episode of "The Walking Dead," the show's 2010 pilot. Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both December Bride (19541959) and Pete and Gladys (19601962); Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet (19671970); Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (19721974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (19751983) and AfterMASH (19831985). Add to your scrapbook. Morgan walked down the aisle for the second time with Barbara Quine, a marriage that often made headlines for various scandals. Cast members of the television series MASH take a break. In 1996 the couple reportedly got mixed up in an argument, which resulted in Morgan beating up his wife. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Portrait of American actor Harry Morgan in costume as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the television series 'MASH,' circa 1977. He then married Barbara Bushman Quine (granddaughter of silent film star Francis X. Bushman) on December 17, 1986. In the early 1970s Morgan worked on another Webb creation, the courtroom drama The D.A., and appeared opposite Richard Boone in Hec Ramsey, a western that was part of NBCs Sunday Mystery Movie series. I loved playing Colonel Potter.". Harry Morgan died on December 7, 2011 at 96. He also lent his voice to an episode of The Simpsons from season seven, where he once again played Bill Gannon; in the episode "Mother Simpson", Gannon and Joe Friday (voiced by Harry Shearer) are FBI agents trying to track down Homer's mother, who is a fugitive from justice. This browser does not support getting your location. Hunnicutt opposite Morgan in M*A*S*H, released a statement:[13]. Bill Gannon" in the film, Dragnet (1987), which starred Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. In the episode "Change of Command" on "M*A*SH," Potter kept a portrait of Mildred on his desk and made loving comments on the image throughout the series. Until MASH Morgan was best known for his role as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet, a show that he had first appeared on in the 1940s on the radio. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. ", Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman Potter on the television show 'MASH' as he appears on a cast reunion show, 1991. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Harry tells Dexter that he no longer needs him, and bids him goodbye. Despite M*A*S*H's finale in 1983, Morgan went on to star in a short-lived spin-off series AfterMASH (1983), co-starring Jamie Farr and William Christopher, from the original M*A*S*H (1972) series, without series' star Alan Alda.He also co-starred in 2 more short-lived series, as he was over 70, beginning with Blacke's Magic (1986) with Hal Linden and his final role with You Can't Take It with You (1987). [10] The case was later dismissed.[11]. [6] He originally aspired to a J.D. Mr. Morgans television credits were prodigious. Harry's relationship with his biological daughter Debra, meanwhile, is more complicated; she craves her father's approval, but feels that he favors Dexter. At first, Harry attempts to manage Dexter's violent urges by only allowing him to kill animals, but he eventually comes to the conclusion that Dexter's pathology cannot be repressed, only controlled. In my ignorance, I thought to myself, Hey, this acting business is a great life! Little did I know! In the fall of 1937 he went to New York City and appeared in several Broadway productions, using the name Harry Bratsburg. Privacy Policy. He graduated from Muskegon High School. Thu 8 Dec 2011 13.20 EST The actor Harry Morgan, who has died aged 96, was best known as Colonel Sherman T Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in M*A*S*H, the. Afterwards, he retired from show business and lived with his family. Morgan is survived by his second wife, Barbara, whom he married in 1986, and three sons, Christopher, Charles and Paul, from his first marriage, to Eileen, who died in 1985. Daniel Morgan's son says he refuses to accept the Met Police's apology after a bombshell report into his father's murder found the force was 'institutionally corrupt'. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. His son Charles, a lawyer in Los Angeles, confirmed his death. Morgan did have one notable off-screen scandal. In The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), which starred Henry Fonda, he was praised for his portrayal of a drifter caught up in a lynching in a Western town. Maddie Brown Shares Her Postpartum Journey Weeks after Giving Birth to Third Child, Jamie Lee Curtis Admits 'Saying Goodbye' to James Corden Was Harder than She Thought as His Show Ends, Man Finds Out His Fiance Is Pregnant, Forces Her to Choose between Abortion or Marriage, Harry Morgan Wanted to Be Remembered as a 'Pleasant Person' after 'M*A*S*H' Made Him a 'Better Human', Harry Anderson's Daughter Who Had Hard Time with His Death Got Married & Found Happiness in Her Family, Who Is Morgan Spector? [1][2][3] His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). But I love both versions of the movie. Morgan also appeared in four episodes of Gunsmoke ("The Witness" aired 11/23/1970, "Milligan" - aired 11/6/72, "The Wiving" - aired 10/14/1974 and "Brides and Grooms", sequel to The Wiving - aired 2/10/1975). This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. In 2006, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Son: Daniel Morgan (d. 1982) Wife: Barbara Bushman Quine (m. 12-Dec-1986, until his death) High School: Muskegon High School, Muskegon, MI University: University of Chicago . In 1980 his Colonel Potter earned him an Emmy Award as best supporting actor in a comedy series. That same year, he reprised his role, for a second time as "Off. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. No infringement of previously copyrighted material is intended on this site. [4] In his interview with the Archive of American Television, Morgan spelled his Norwegian family surname as "Brasburg". Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. Towards the end of his acting career, as he reached 80, he had a recurring role as the older college professor on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), opposite John Lithgow. Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for his role as Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular television series MASH, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 96. One of Morgan's sons, Daniel, died in 1989. Morgan's first marriage was to Eileen Detchon from 1940 until her death in 1985. Aside from Daniel, the movie icon was also father to three other sons. There were eventually a number of comedies on his rsum, among them John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965), with Shirley MacLaine and Peter Ustinov; The Flim-Flam Man (1967), with George C. Scott; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), with James Garner and Walter Brennan; and The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), a Disney movie with Tim Conway and Don Knotts. Morgan was charged to court, but the charges were eventually dropped when he agreed to attend anger management classes. Until MASH Morgan was best known for his role as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet, a show that he had first appeared on in the 1940s on the radio. Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). [3] His body was cremated and his remains were given to his family. that benefits the victims. He was 96. When Morgan hears that Wayne's ex-gunfighter has cancer, he starts to whoop and laugh. As in the novels, Harry has been dead for many years by the series' main timeline, but remains an important influence on his adopted son. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. In 1941 he and his actress wife, Eileen, headed for Hollywood, and Morgan did hit a rocky patch of sorts he didnt work for five months. Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom MASH and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama Dragnet, died Wednesday. GREAT NEWS! Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). Unlike Stevenson's character Henry Blake, Potter was a career Army officer who was a firm yet good-humored, caring father figure to those under his command. By 1983, M*A*S*H's series was getting very expensive, as well as with the cast, hence, CBS reduced it to 16 episodes. He appeared in more than 100 films throughout his career, often playing bad guys and sidekicks. Morgan's "M*A*S*H" co-star Mike Farrell also talked about the actor's character, which he described as being ''an imp" in an interview. When Rick (Andrew Lincoln) awoke in a hospital bed to find the world run over by the dead, he went back to an empty home. Regarded as one of the busiest actors in the medium, he had continuing roles in at least 10 series, which, combined with his guest appearances, amounted to hundreds of episodes. ). He passed away at his home in Los Angeles from unknown causes but had recently been treated for pneumonia. Harry Morgan is a detective and highly respected member of the Miami Police Department, and a close friend of his immediate superior Lieutenant Tom Matthews. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? From left. He remained a fixture for four seasons. He was 96. Morgan is even more widely recognized as Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday 's partner in the revived version of Dragnet (1967-1970). Except for the tacky love story on the 1st one. Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman Potter on the television show "MASH," late 1970s. Year should not be greater than current year. He was a treasure as a person, an imp at times, and always a true professional. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Please reset your password. Morgan. (1965) with Peter Ustinov, Frankie and Johnny (1966) with Elvis Presley and Donna Douglas, The Flim-Flam Man (1967) with George C. Scott, Support Your Local Sheriff! As an actor, Morgan featured in some of the most remarkable productions in Hollywood's history. Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom MASH and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama Dragnet, died Wednesday. Pete and Gladys was a spin-off of December Bride (19541959), starring Spring Byington, a show in which Morgan had a popular recurring role. After appearing in a one-act play in Santa Barbara titled Hello Out There, he was offered a contract with 20th Century Fox and, going by Henry Morgan, promptly made six movies, starting with To the Shores of Tripoli., Morgan went on to appear in such films as High Noon (1953), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Inherit the Wind (1960), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and his personal favorite, 1943s The Ox-Bow Incident.. Morgan would later work with Webb in both short-lived series, The D.A. Morgan had also appeared with Dragnet star Jack Webb in three film noir movies, Dark City (1950), Appointment with Danger (1951) and Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), and was an early regular member of Jack Webb's stock company of actors on the original Dragnet radio show. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Another great one gone How many more losses shall we suffer in the coming years? Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. A representative for his son, producer Christopher Morgan, confirmed the actor's death. speaks out against the above mentioned and. He was most recognized however for his work on two other series; Dragnet and M*A*S*H. On Dragnet, he played Officer Bill Gannon as slightly less-serious cop when compared to Jack Webbs always-by-the-book Sgt. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Things got rougher from then on. In the course of a high-stakes drug case, Harry begins an illicit relationship with Laura Moser, Dexter's biological mother, to gather information and evidence on the drug lord in question. A Maryland man who says he was banned from his favorite local bar for 'being old and white' has claimed that staff previously tried to drive him away by playing obnoxious 'head-banging' music . In the late 1940s, to distinguish himself from a popular radio comic with the same name, he became Harry Morgan and played several nasty little thugs such as Shorty in The Gangster (1947), and a jumpy bank robber inWellman's Yellow Sky (1948). According to Matthews, Harry commits suicide three days later by deliberately overdosing on his medication, but not before telling Matthews to look after his children. The "The Cat From Outer Space" star is survived by three sons and eight grandchildren. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Character actor Harry Morgan, beloved for his roles on both M*A*S*H and Dragnet, has died at the age of 96. Harry adopts Dexter, while Brian is sent into a mental facility; Harry believes that the older Brian is permanently traumatized by the event and is "unsalvageable", but that Dexter is still young enough to be "saved". Among the later shows on which he appeared as a guest star were The Love Boat, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Murder, She Wrote and The Jeff Foxworthy Show.. He received eight Emmy nominations for the role and won once, in 1980, the same year he was nominated for directing an episode of MASH.. On television, he played Officer Bill Gannon with a phlegmatic but light touch to Jack Webbs always-by-the-book Sgt. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. [7][8] He appeared in the original production of the Clifford Odets play Golden Boy, followed by a host of successful Broadway roles alongside such other Group members as Lee J. Cobb, Elia Kazan, John Garfield, Sanford Meisner, and Karl Malden. According to his daughter-in-law Beth's report, Morgan passed away after suffering from pneumonia. He starred as Pete Porter, a harried husband, in the situation comedy Pete and Gladys (1960-62), reprising a role he had played on December Bride (1954-59). Exuding an air of respectability, Morgan played the tough but reasonable judge in the famous "monkey trial" of 1925, in which a schoolteacher was tried for teaching Darwin's theory ofevolution, in Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind (1960), and was General Ulysses S Grant in How the West Was Won (1962). Morgan was married twice throughout his lifetime. However, the actor remarried but faced other struggles, including controlling his anger. While working in Washington, selling office furniture, he joined local troupes and then became a member of the Group Theatre in New York. Even so, Morgan was nervous about replacing Stevensons Lt. Col. Henry Blake, who was one of the boys. Morgans Col. Potter was much more spit and polish, yet had a sentimental side that was evident in his oil paintings and interactions with others at the base outside Seoul at the height of the Korean War. The late movie star started acting alongside big TV stars in the 1940s. After seven years on December Bride, Morgan appeared opposite Cara Williams in an early 1960s spinoff, Pete and Gladys. His TV career continued with the anthology series The Richard Boone Show and with Kentucky Jones, in which Morgan played a ranch handyman who works for the title character, portrayed by Dennis Weaver. The following season, Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H as Colonel Sherman T. Potter. Morgan appeared in the role of Inspector Richard Queen, uncle of Ellery Queen in the 1971 television film Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You. When the 2 1/2-hour MASH finale aired in 1983, 77% of the people watching television were tuned in, making it the most widely watched show in history. Failed to delete memorial. With a wry smile, flat voice and sharp humor, Mr. Morgan played Colonel Potter from 1975 to 1983, when M*A*S*H went off the air. The private investigator was . To relax, the colonel liked to paint and look after his horse, Sophie a sort of inside joke, since the real Harry Morgan raised quarter horses on a ranch in Santa Rosa. It was not Morgans first appearance on the program his portrayal of a demented general on the show earned him an Emmy nomination the same year he joined the series. Throughout the next two decades, Morgan was active in films and on television, including the TV movies The Incident (1990), Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) and Incident in a Small Town (1994), inall three of which Walter Matthau, asasmall-town lawyer, and Morgan, as a judge, sparred amiably. During Morgan's time on M*A*S*H, a photograph of Detchon regularly appeared on the desk of his character. Morgan died peacefully in his sleep at 3:00a.m. local time in Los Angeles, on December 7, 2011, at the age of 96. In 1941 he and his actress wife, Eileen, headed for Hollywood, and Morgan did hit a rocky patch of sorts he didnt work for five months. news.AmoMama.com does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. He played Potter, an expert surgeon and a father figure in the camp, from 1978 until 1983. He was best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-running army comedy. It's hard to imagine a better one. Later, he played bark-worse-than-bite establishment figures such as generals, sheriffs, police officers and politicians. Her sons Brian and Dexter are left in the container for two days, sitting in blood, until Harry and a police team rescue them. Born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, he worked on stage before making his way to Hollywood in 1942. Scopes never actually taught evolution in schools. In 1987, Morgan reprised his Bill Gannon character, now a captain, for a supporting role in another film version of Dragnet, a parody and homage to the original series written by and starring Dan Aykroyd and costarring Tom Hanks and Christopher Plummer. Three years after it debuted, he joined the show in 1975 as commanding officer of the unorthodox 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which patched together the wounded during the Korean War. It is also revealed in season four that Harry had slept with many of his informants, not just Laura. Previous Next. Character actor best known for playing Col. Sherman T. Potter, Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. I think its the best part I ever had.. Portrait of American actors, from left, Alan Alda, as Captain Benjamin Hawkeye Pierce, Mike Farrell, as Captain B.J. The role of Col. Potter in MASH came along when the fictional surgical unit needed a new commanding officer after McLean Stevenson left the show in 1975. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Mr. Morgan attracted attention almost immediately. The actor Harry Morgan, who has died aged 96, was best known as Colonel Sherman T Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in M*A*S*H, the wonderfully witty and sharp television series set in an army camp during the Korean war. He was just a guinea pig to test the law. Birth Name: Harry Bratsburg Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States Profession Actor, director Actor 146 Credits M*A*S*H 2021 My World and Welcome to It 2018 3rd Rock from the Sun 1997. In 1943 he appeared alongside Henry Fonda in "The Ox-Bow Incident;" He acted in "High Noon" with Gary Cooper in 1952, and he was in "The Glenn Miller Story" in 1954 with Jimmy Stewart. ___________________________________________ Daniel Howard Morgan California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 Birth: Dec 23 1946 - California He led a force that relieved Fort Edwards during its siege and successfully directed the defence afterward. He gradually began to reveal amore likable side, as amusician buddy of Glenn Miller (James Stewart) in The Glenn Miller Story (1954) and in the typically bland 50s TV sitcom December Bride (1954-58). Morgans eight-year run on MASH, the pinnacle of his seven-decade acting career, began when he was 60 and had already appeared on the Broadway stage, in dozens of television shows and more than 50 films. I think it's the best part I ever had. Biography - A Short Wiki. does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. One of his early TV credits was December Bride, in which he played Pete Porter, the wry-humored, henpecked neighbor who cracked jokes about his wife, the never-seen Gladys. When MASH was ending in 1983 he told The Times: The sadness will fade after a while. I loved him in MASH! He responded by saying, 'I don't know about that, but it made me a better human being.' Some of Morgan's '40s movies include 1942's "The Omaha Trail," "The Ox-Bow Incident," and "Wing and a Prayer" in 1944. All rights reserved. Before her death, Morgan and his first wife had one son Daniel, who died in 1989. In the 1964-1965 season, Morgan co-starred as Seldom Jackson in the 26-week NBC comedy/drama Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver, formerly of Gunsmoke . Played the role of Colonel Sherman Potter on the television series, M*A*S*H and Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. He originally used the screen name Henry Morgan but changed it to Harry in the 1950s to avoid confusion with radios Henry Morgan. "[9] After the end of the series, Morgan reprised the Potter role in a short-lived spinoff series, AfterMASH. She died in 1985 after they had been together for 45 years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Bushman, whom he married in 1986; three sons from his first marriage, Christopher, Charles and Paul; and eight grandchildren. The character actor was 96. In Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Harry is deeply alarmed when Dexter nearly kills the school bully, and takes him to visit a serial killer incarcerated on death row, hoping the condemned man will serve as a living example of the importance of not being caught. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. In the 1990s, Morgan starred alongside Walter Matthau in a series of television movies for CBS as Stoddard Bell, a judge who is an acquaintance/nemesis/partner of Matthau's Harmon Cobb, an attorney (The Incident; An Incident in Baltimore, and Incident in a Small Town). The entertainment icon also once admitted Colonel Potter was the best role he "ever had. I believe he will fondly be remembered by all those who laughed with him or cried with him. Make sure that the file is a photo. The movie star died at his Los Angeles home. The only actor I ever asked for an auto graph (via fan mail, something Id never ordinarily do) Now I see why I didnt get one. Harry Morgan, right, with Jack Webb in "Dragnet" in 1967. The "Support Your Local Sheriff" actor died after a long-standing career at age 96. When MASH was ending in 1983 he told The Times: The sadness will fade after a while. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He had worked with the greats and never saw himself as one of them. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. During the shooting of the final episode, he was asked about his feelings. Known to a younger generation of fans as "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972). Share this memorial using social media sites or email. 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