Harry Morgan

Biography

Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg) 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

The Simpsons

as Bill Gannon (voice)

High Noon

as Sam Fuller

M*A*S*H

as General Steele

M*A*S*H

as Sherman Potter

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Professor Suter

Dragnet

as Captain Gannon

How the West Was Won

as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Inherit the Wind

as Judge Mel

The Ox-Bow Incident

as Art Croft

Murder, She Wrote

as Retired Lt. Richard Webb