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 the memories, Sherm!
¨The Oxbow Incident¨ ping.
RIP
The Ox Bow Incident was a highly controversial film to make during World War 2.
R.I.P.
I recently watched “The Shootist.” Good movie.
RIP Harry...as an actor I always liked you.
That is how I remember him best.
And Seargent Friday’s sidekick.
Odd. My wife and I were just watching some MASH reruns over the weekend and commenting about the reunion shows.
I agree, he was great in that movie.
Rest in Peace.
He was a good actor and was several great shows.
They are showing old school Dragnet episodes on Antenna TV OTA channel we get here in SO CAL on Channel 5.2
They are showing old school Dragnet episodes on Antenna TV OTA channel we get here in SO CAL on Channel 5.2
They are showing old school Dragnet episodes on Antenna TV OTA channel we get here in SO CAL on Channel 5.2
Wow. I saw this thread and said to a co-worker:
“Wow. Harry Morgan just died.” She was like - “Who??”
“You know - Colonel Pottter from MASH”
Still didn’t register with her. But then again - she’s only 30.
Anyway... RIP to Harry Morgan.
He played Glenn Miller’s piano player in the Glenn Miller story. And some ten years before, he was in Orchestra Wives with the real Glenn Miller.
We have the entire M*A*S*H series on DVD, and have been re-watching some of them in the last week or so, too.
Death pool ping.
He must have been a perrenial.
RIP
He went from Jack Webb to Alan Alda...you gotta have talent to do that
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