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Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan, originally named Harry Bratsberg, was an American actor recognized for his consistent television and film career spanning over six decades. Born on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, his parents were of Swedish and Norwegian descent. Morgan is best known for his characters Pete Porter, Officer Bill Gannon, Amos Coogan, and Colonel Sherman T. Potter among others. He appeared in more than 100 supporting role films. His acting career kicked off while still a junior at the University of Chicago in 1935. His early break arrived when he joined the Group Theatre in New York City in 1937. Following that, he appeared in a series of Broadway roles and made his screen debut in 1942 in the film 'To the Shores of Tripoli'. Over his extensive career, Morgan has played significant roles in various iconic films and TV series. He co-starred in the NBC comedy/drama series 'Kentucky Jones' and is widely recognized for his role on 'Dragnet' from 1967-1970. Morgan later joined the sitcom 'MAS*H' where he played the character Colonel Sherman T. Potter, for which he won an Emmy award in 1980. In later years, he continued to act in TV series and films such as 'Blacke's Magic' and 'Dragnet' (1987). He also had a guest role on 'The Jeff Foxworthy Show' as Raymond and a guest role on 'Grace Under Fire' as Jean's pot-smoking boyfriend. Morgan passed away in his sleep on December 7, 2011 at the age of 96.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Harry Bratsberg
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S
Citizenship: American
Birthday: April 10, 1915
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1935-1999
Children: 4
Spouses: Eileen Detchon, Barbara Bushman
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Movies Featuring Harry Morgan
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Not as a Stranger
Holiday Affair
Inherit the Wind
High Noon
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Shootist
Dragnet
The Barefoot Executive
The Cat from Outer Space
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
The Incident
Scout’s Honor
The Flight of Dragons
More Wild Wild West
M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Showbiz Goes to War
Sparkling Cyanide
Memories of M*A*S*H
14 Going on 30
Gentle Annie
The Far Country
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
The Forty-Niners
Belle Le Grand
Crash Dive
The Showdown
Prisoner of War
The Big Clock
Operation Teahouse
The Mountain Road
You Can’t Take it With You
What Price Glory
Yellow Sky
Apache War Smoke
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Stop, You’re Killing Me
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Blue Veil
The Eve of St. Mark
The Saxon Charm
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Strategic Air Command
Red Light
Sidekicks
Charley and the Angel
Dragonwyck
My Six Convicts
Strange Bargain
Outside the Wall
From This Day Forward
About Mrs. Leslie
The Glenn Miller Story
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Toughest Man in Arizona
Hello Out There
Dragnet
Scandalous John
Moonrise
Down to the Sea in Ships
Roots: The Next Generations
Star in the Dust
Boots Malone
Appointment with Danger
Somewhere in the Night
Family Plan
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Viva Max!
The Bastard
Madame Bovary
All My Sons
The Omaha Trail
The Well
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Dark City
Orchestra Wives
Incident in a Small Town
Happy Land
To the Shores of Tripoli
The Kennel Murder Case
Thunder Bay
Backlash
Torch Song
Exo-Man
State Fair
Scandal Sheet
Bend of the River
Backstairs at the White House
It Started with a Kiss
Cimarron
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Race Street
The Last Day
A Bell for Adano
The Gangster
Arena
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Frankie and Johnny
Wing and a Prayer
Career Timeline
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1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
You Can’t Take it With You
Mr. DePinna
The Wild Wild West Revisited
Robert T. Malone
1971
The Barefoot Executive
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Taylor
Scandalous John
Sheriff Pippin
The Feminist and the Fuzz
Horace Bowers
1956
Operation Teahouse
Self
Star in the Dust
Lew Hogan
Backlash
Tony Welker
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Sergeant Gregovich
1954
The Far Country
Ketchum
The Forty-Niners
Alf Billings
Prisoner of War
Maj. O.D. Hale
About Mrs. Leslie
Fred Blue
The Glenn Miller Story
Chummy MacGregor
1952
High Noon
What Price Glory
Sergeant Moran
Apache War Smoke
Ed Cotten
Stop, You’re Killing Me
Innocence
My Six Convicts
Dawson
Toughest Man in Arizona
Verne Kimber
Boots Malone
Quarter Horse Henry
Scandal Sheet
Biddle
Bend of the River
Shorty
1950
The Showdown
Rod Main
Outside the Wall
Garth
Appointment with Danger
George Soderquist
Dark City
Soldier
1949
Holiday Affair
Red Light
Rocky
Strange Bargain
Richard Webb
Hello Out There
The Young Gambler
Down to the Sea in Ships
Britton
Madame Bovary
Hyppolite
1948
The Big Clock
Bill Womack
Yellow Sky
Half Pint
The Saxon Charm
Hermy
Moonrise
Billy Scripture
All My Sons
Frank Lubey
Race Street
Hal Towers
1946
Dragonwyck
Klaas Bleecker
From This Day Forward
Hank Beesley
Somewhere in the Night
Bath Attendant
1944
Gentle Annie
Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan)
The Eve of St. Mark
Private Shevlin
Wing and a Prayer
Malcolm Brainard
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