Harry Morgan, the character actor best known for playing Col. Potter on M*A*S*H, died Wednesday after having pneumonia. He was 96 years old. (Dec. 7). His son Charles told the NY Times "Morgan was recently treated for pneumonia" thought it's unclear if that was a cause of death.
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| R.I.P. Harry Morgan (1915-2011) |
Morgan in 1980 won an Emmy award, honoring the best in U.S. TV, for his work on the anti-war comedy series "M*A*S*H" playing the upstanding commanding officer of a U.S. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. Morgan appeared in "M*A*S*H" from 1975 to 1983.
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg, sometimes given as Harry Bratsburg); April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor. He was widely known for his roles as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983), Pete Porter in both Pete and Gladys (1960–1962) and December Bride (1954–1959), Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970), and Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974). He appeared in more than 100 films.
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