Posted on 12/07/2011 9:18:42 AM PST by Borges
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 Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96. His son Charles confirmed his death.
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.
On television, he played Officer Bill Gannon with a phlegmatic but light touch to Jack Webb’s always-by-the-book Sgt. Joe Friday in the updated “Dragnet,” from 1967 to 1970. 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). He was also a regular on “The Richard Boone Show” (1963-64), “Kentucky Jones” (1964-65), “The D.A.” (1971-72), “Hec Ramsey” (1972-74) and “Blacke’s Magic” (1986).But to many fans he was first and foremost Col. Sherman T. Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Korea. 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. He replaced McLean Stevenson, who had quit the series, moving into the role on the strength of his performance as a crazed major general in an early episode.
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Thanks for Dragnet links. I sort of capture stuff of youtube from time to time. Old Dragnet is fun to watch.
RIP Mr. Morgan.
Great character actor. May he Rest In Peace.
Great actor, and I pray he knew Christ.
Either way, that makes one less Obama voter next November.
Unless ACORN has his name on the voting but dead list already.
Suffering sheep dip Morgan!! You sure lived to a grand old age!
God Bless.
Did you hear about this? I liked him in Dragnet and as Col. Potter on M*A*S*H. He had a good voice and was likeable.
God Speed Mr. Morgan
Thanks for some great memmories and laughs.
Sherman T. Potter
Loved him in The Cat From Outer Space.
Rest in peace Mr. Morgan.
Don’t know that one but he was in the Shootist with the Duke as the town marshall.
RIP Harry
Great supporting role in “Viva Max!”, a.k.a. #OccupyAlamo.
‘’Pete and Gladys’’ was one of the funniest programs ever devised, but the American people, again typically, said “No.”
On the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor too.
I work with a girl who has never heard of Fonzie.
Morgan was in a MASH episode, before he played Sherman Potter, he played a crazy general.
Yes he was......
RIP Harry Morgan. I have a lot of great memories of his roles.
gnip
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