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Film & TV
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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…
Known for
- Greenboy: Prescription for Death — Bill Gannon (archive footage)2013
- M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion — Himself2002
- The Shootist: The Legend Lives On — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
- Love & Money1999
- Family Plan — Sol Rubins1997
- 3rd Rock from the Sun — Professor Suter1996
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show1995
- Incident in a Small Town — Judge Bell1994
- Grace Under Fire1993
- Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore — Judge Stoddard Bell1992
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Key facts
- Born
- Harry Bratsberg , ( 1915-04-10 ) April 10, 1915, Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) (aged 96), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Chicago
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1935–1999
- Television
- M*A*S*H , Dragnet
- Spouses
- Eileen Detchon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; died 1985 ) Barbara Bushman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television director
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Harry Morgan 1975.jpg
- Residence
- Muskegon
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1915-04-10
- date of death
- 2011-12-07
- Commons category
- Harry Morgan
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Julie Cobb
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- birth name
- Harry Bratsberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Harry Morgan (né Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose television 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 M*A*S*H (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1985). Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films.
Early life
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