Although he set out to be a lawyer, Morgan fell into acting and stayed. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 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. 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. Later, he played bark-worse-than-bite establishment figures such as generals, sheriffs, police officers and politicians. Later he played sheriffs ina number of westerns, notably in The Shootist (1976), John Wayne's final film. 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. From season three onward, the dramatic device of flashbacks was replaced with Harry appearing as representations of how Dexter worked out his problems. This revelation has a profound effect on Debra, who loses all respect for the man she had always tried to live up to. Harry Morgan as Colonel Sherman Potter on the television show "MASH," late 1970s. 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. A son, Daniel, died in 1989. [3] His body was cremated and his remains were given to his family. The "Support Your Local Sheriff" actor died after a long-standing career at age 96. Pete and Gladys was a spin-off of December Bride (19541959), starring Spring Byington, a show in which Morgan had a popular recurring role. Please try again later. Known to a younger generation of fans as "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972). That will last a long, long time.. Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. From left. 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. He is survived by Bushman; three sons from his first marriage, Christopher, Charles and Paul; and eight. Bill Gannon" role, supplying his voice on The Simpsons (1989). 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. He was just a guinea pig to test the law. Harry Morgan reached the astounding age of 96 years. 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. I said I loved Inherit the Wind as the judge in the true life story about the school teacher who, by standing by his convictions, gave all Americans and indirectly to all people, the right to stand by theirs. Things got rougher from then on. A few years later, still credited as Henry Morgan, he was cast in the role of pianist Chummy MacGregor in the 1954 biopic The Glenn Miller Story. Morgan also costarred in a spinoff sitcom, AfterMASH, which was set in a stateside veterans hospital and aired from 1983 to 1984. The "The Cat From Outer Space" star is survived by three sons and eight grandchildren. 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I will always remember Harry in The Oxbow incident. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Harry Morgan, who plays next-door neighbor Peter Porter on the comedy series "December Bride," as he poses with his arms crossed, on February 14, 1955. He returned as Bill Gannon, by now promoted to captain, in the 1987 movie Dragnet, a comedy remake of the series starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. Afterwards, he retired from show business and lived with his family. In the same year, Morgan appeared in the movie Orchestra Wives as a young man pushing his way to the front of a ballroom crowd with his date to hear Glenn Miller's band play. degree, but began acting while a junior at the University of Chicago in 1935. Photos. 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. He led a force that relieved Fort Edwards during its siege and successfully directed the defence afterward. 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. The TV actor Harry Morgan passed away at age 96, this age of death has to be considered astounding.What was the cause of death? When MASH was ending in 1983 he told The Times: The sadness will fade after a while. Harry Morgan is survived by three sons, eight grandchildren, and his second wife, Barbara Bushman. He responded by saying, 'I don't know about that, but it made me a better human being.' 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. 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. He went on to appear in All My Sons (1948), based on the Arthur Miller play, with Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster; The Big Clock (1948), in which he played a silent, menacing bodyguard to Charles Laughton; Yellow Sky (1949), with Gregory Peck and Anne Baxter; and the critically praised western High Noon (1952), with Gary Cooper. Portrait of American actors, from left, Alan Alda, as Captain Benjamin Hawkeye Pierce, Mike Farrell, as Captain B.J. A son, Daniel, died in 1989. The show was an immediate success to viewers, which led him into starring his own short-lived spin-off series, Pete and Gladys (1960), which co-starred Cara Williams, who met Morgan in the movie, The Saxon Charm (1948).Morgan began his eight-year association with old friend, Jack Webb, and Universal, starting with Dragnet 1967 (1967), which he played Off. Thanks for your help! He was very humble about having such a successful career. What he brought to the work made everyone better. Reviewing A Bell for Adano (1945), based on John Herseys novel about the Army in a liberated Italian town, Bosley Crowther wrote in The New York Times that Mr. Morgan was crude and amusing as the captain of M.P.s.. You can always change this later in your Account settings. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Also known for his commanding personality throughout his career, he tackled movies and television in a way no other actor would do it. 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. Rest in peace Harry, ehm Colonel Potter rest at ease, Henry Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Muskegon, MI, not Detroit. In 19871988, Morgan starred in the one-season situation comedy series You Can't Take It with You as family patriarch Martin Vanderhof. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows during his six-decade long career. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. Make sure that the file is a photo. Morgan, a prolific character actor, starred in more than 100 films before the end of his long-standing career. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? His resonant voice and irascible verve made him a natural for parts as authority figures, and he was frequently called upon to play judges, lawmen and military officers. 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. . Try again later. After those roles, Morgan ended his contract with both Universal and Mark VII, to sign with 20th Century Fox.Morgan's biggest role was that of a tough-talking, commanding, fun-loving, serious Army Officer, "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972), when he replaced McLean Stevenson, who left the show to unsuccessfully star in his own sitcom. 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 . 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. 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. Charges were dropped after Morgan agreed to attend a six-month domestic violence program. that benefits the victims. When Dexter is 20, Harry falls seriously ill and gives Dexter "permission" to kill Mary, one of his nurses, who is intentionally poisoning him with morphine. As Officer Bill Gannon, Morgan would later co-star with Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday in the 1967 revival of Dragnet onTV, which ran until 1970, as well as in the 1987 parody movie. 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. news.AmoMama.com does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. Mr. Morgans television credits were prodigious. "He was a good officer and he had a good sense of humor. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, "Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 96", "Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter on Landmark TV Show 'M*A*S*H,' Is Dead at 96", Muskegon High School Distinguished Graduates, "Harry Morgan made small roles big in TV, movies", "Actor Harry Morgan Accused of Beating Wife", "Harry Morgan, M*A*S*H's Col. Potter, Dies At 96", "Harry Morgan remembered: Mike Farrell pays tribute to his, The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Morgan&oldid=1138451063, This page was last edited on 9 February 2023, at 19:37. Things got rougher from then on. 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. 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. Biography - A Short Wiki. Then, he guest-starred in several shows such as: The Twilight Zone (1985), Renegade (1992), The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995), for the third time, he also reprised his "Off. He left his office equipment job to appear in summer stock. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Morgan was also one of the oldest living Hollywood male actors. 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. DMCA. Webb and Morgan were again teamed as villains in Appointment With Danger (1951). After leaving Muskegon high school, hestudied law at the University ofChicago until public speaking and debating classes turned him to acting. When Dexter kills Ryness, Harry is horrified by the way Dexter proudly shows him the pimp's dismembered body: It is Harry's first actual view of Dexter's "work", and he is ashamed of what he had trained Dexter to do. At 27, billed as Henry Morgan, helanded a contract with 20th Century-Fox, where his gravelly voice, pint-sized figure and pug-dog features became familiar in war films such as Crash Dive (1943) and A Bell for Adano (1945), andas cowboy Henry Fonda's pal inWilliam Wellman's The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), caught up in a lynching party. The intense two-day shooting schedule challenged Morgan, as did Webbs insistence that they speak in a flat monotone so they wouldnt appear to be emotionally involved with the other characters. American actor Harry Morgan created a rare legacy with his mastery in the entertainment industry. Morgan's first marriage was to Eileen Detchon from 1940 until her death in 1985. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. Born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, he worked on stage before making his way to Hollywood in 1942. Morgan was eventually released, and he didn't make headlines for another domestic mishap. Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). 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 made those who are thought of as stars shine even more brightly. That same year, he played the mobster Bugs Moran in an episode of ABC's The Untouchables, with Robert Stack. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 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 . While working in Washington, selling office furniture, he joined local troupes and then became a member of the Group Theatre in New York. Daniel Morgan was only four when his father - also called Daniel - was killed in the car park of the Golden Lion pub, in Sydenham, south-east London, aged 37. Morgan had two siblings, Marguerite and Arnold (both deceased). Morgan and Duane are seen on "TWD" pilot. No infringement of previously copyrighted material is intended on this site. Performing on a hotel stage he experienced success in The Front Page and The Petrified Forest.. [4] In his interview with the Archive of American Television, Morgan spelled his Norwegian family surname as "Brasburg". In High Noon (1952), Morgan was Sam Fuller, a friend of Gary Cooper's Marshal Will Kane, who deserts him when he most needs help. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Character actor best known for playing Col. Sherman T. Potter, Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. 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. Detective Harrison "Harry" Morgan is a fictional character in the Showtime television series Dexter and the novels by Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. Bill Gannon. 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. The intense two-day shooting schedule challenged Morgan, as did Webbs insistence that they speak in a flat monotone so they wouldnt appear to be emotionally involved with the other characters. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. Morgan's first appearance on M*A*S*H was in the show's third season (19741975), when he played the mentally unbalanced Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele in "The General Flipped at Dawn", which first aired on September 10, 1974. One of Morgan's sons, Daniel, died in 1989. Reflecting on the deceased actor's personality, Beth said: "He was side-splittingly funny, a very gentle and loving father-in-law. Morgan was close friends with bandleader Glenn Miller, whom he met while filming Orchestra Wives in 1942, until Miller's death two years later. In 1963, he was cast as Sheriff Ernie Backwater on Richard Boone's Have Gun Will Travel Western series on CBS, then worked as a regular cast member on the 196364 anthology series The Richard Boone Show. There was a problem getting your location. Character actor Harry Morgan, beloved for his roles on both M*A*S*H and Dragnet, has died at the age of 96. Good officer and he did n't make headlines for another domestic mishap limit for managed... 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