After seven years on December Bride, Morgan appeared opposite Cara Williams in an early 1960s spinoff, Pete and Gladys. His TV career continued with the anthology series The Richard Boone Show and with Kentucky Jones, in which Morgan played a ranch handyman who works for the title character, portrayed by Dennis Weaver. My dad would read a script the way somebody else would read Time magazine and put it down and be on the set the next day, he said. By 1983, M*A*S*H's series was getting very expensive, as well as with the cast, hence, CBS reduced it to 16 episodes. She died in 1985 after 45 years of marriage. Portrait of American actors, from left, Alan Alda, as Captain Benjamin Hawkeye Pierce, Mike Farrell, as Captain B.J. He was most recognized however for his work on two other series; Dragnet and M*A*S*H. On Dragnet, he played Officer Bill Gannon as slightly less-serious cop when compared to Jack Webbs always-by-the-book Sgt. Except for the tacky love story on the 1st one. But having such complete success at the beginning, I was stuck with being an actor for life, Morgan said in the 1983 book MASH: The Exclusive, Inside Story of TVs Most Popular Show.. Character actor best known for playing Col. Sherman T. Potter, Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. Harry adopts Dexter, while Brian is sent into a mental facility; Harry believes that the older Brian is permanently traumatized by the event and is "unsalvageable", but that Dexter is still young enough to be "saved". He gradually began to reveal amore likable side, as amusician buddy of Glenn Miller (James Stewart) in The Glenn Miller Story (1954) and in the typically bland 50s TV sitcom December Bride (1954-58). Since attaining fame, the actor remained top of the game throughout his TV and film career, spanning six decades. He was the apotheosis, the finest example of what people call a character actor. When MASH was ending in 1983 he told The Times: The sadness will fade after a while. Among the later shows on which he appeared as a guest star were The Love Boat, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Murder, She Wrote and The Jeff Foxworthy Show.. Anyone can read what you share. Detective Harrison "Harry" Morgan is a fictional character in the Showtime television series Dexter and the novels by Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. When the 2 1/2-hour MASH finale aired in 1983, 77% of the people watching television were tuned in, making it the most widely watched show in history. At this time Morgan started using Harry as his first name to avoid being confused with television comic Henry Morgan. But to many fans he was first and foremost Col. Sherman T. Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Korea. Sadly the couple's relationship was cut off when Eileen died in 1985 after being married for 45 years. I believe he will fondly be remembered by all those who laughed with him or cried with him. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons. Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. To relax, the colonel liked to paint and look after his horse, Sophie a sort of inside joke, since the real Harry Morgan raised quarter horses on a ranch in Santa Rosa. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. In 1950, Morgan appeared as an obtrusive, alcohol-addled hotel clerk in the Dragnet radio episode "The Big Boys". He remained a fixture for four seasons. Morgan walked down the aisle for the second time with Barbara Quine, a marriage that often made headlines for various scandals. At first, Harry attempts to manage Dexter's violent urges by only allowing him to kill animals, but he eventually comes to the conclusion that Dexter's pathology cannot be repressed, only controlled. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons Christopher, Charles and Paul; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The role landed him an Emmy in 1980 for outstanding supporting actor in acomedy series. [3] His body was cremated and his remains were given to his family. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Towards the end of his acting career, as he reached 80, he had a recurring role as the older college professor on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), opposite John Lithgow. Dragnet was canceled in 1970, after a 4-season run, due to Morgan's best friend and co-star (Jack Webb) leaving the show to continue producing other shows, such as Adam-12 (1968) and Emergency! 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 also starred in "Inherit the Wind" in 1960 with Spencer Tracy. He was a good officer and he had a good sense of humor. Try again later. Taking to Hollywood after initially working as a salesman, it wasn't long before Morgan's success arrived. Morgan was eventually released, and he didn't make headlines for another domestic mishap. Things got rougher from then on. A drawing of a horse, seen on the wall behind Potter's desk, was drawn by Morgan's grandson, Jeremy Morgan. What he brought to the work made everyone better. Photograph: Rex. His parents were Norwegian immigrants. [10] The case was later dismissed.[11]. In the 19641965 season, Morgan co-starred as Seldom Jackson in the 26-week NBC comedy/drama Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver, formerly of Gunsmoke. However, the actor remarried but faced other struggles, including controlling his anger. She died in 1985 after 45 years of marriage. Are there any particular M*A*S*H scenes that come to mind? Unlike Stevenson's character Henry Blake, Potter was a career Army officer who was a firm yet good-humored, caring father figure to those under his command. We raise awareness about these issues to help potential victims seek professional counseling and prevent anyone from getting hurt. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. Biography - A Short Wiki. | Photo: Getty Images. AMC. Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom MASH and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama Dragnet, died Wednesday. Daniel Howard Morgan (1946-1989) He was the son of Harry Morgan and Eileen Ann Morgan (Detchon) At the time of his death, he was 42 years old. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Duane only appeared on one episode of "The Walking Dead," the show's 2010 pilot. He originally used the screen name Henry Morgan but changed it to Harry in the 1950s to avoid confusion with radios Henry Morgan. Try again later. Performing on a hotel stage he experienced success in The Front Page and The Petrified Forest.. Morgan's first marriage was to Eileen Detchon from 1940 until her death in 1985. Afterwards, he retired from show business and lived with his family. Bill Gannon. (Morgan later had a cameo in the 1987 Dan Aykroyd-Tom Hanks Dragnet spoof and provided the voice of Gannon for a 1995 episode of The Simpsons.). The antiwar comedy, based on the 1970 film starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, debuted in 1972. There is a problem with your email/password. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. We have set your language to Aside from Daniel, the movie icon was also father to three other sons. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Morgan would later work with Webb in both short-lived series, The D.A. This photo, however, wasn't Mildred but Morgan's late wife, Eileen Detchon. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. Morgan was raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and graduated from Muskegon High School in 1933, where he achieved distinction as a statewide debating champion. The son of Welsh immigrants, he initially saw service in the French and Indian War as a teamster before putting his marksmanship skills to use as a colonial ranger. does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. Morgan's "M*A*S*H" co-star Mike Farrell also talked about the actor's character, which he described as being ''an imp" in an interview. Following Morgan's death, Mike Farrell, who played B.J. Sorry! Family Members . Harry is Dexter Morgan's adoptive father, now deceased. Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for his role as Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular television series MASH, has died at his Los Angeles home aged 96. "[9] After the end of the series, Morgan reprised the Potter role in a short-lived spinoff series, AfterMASH. After a personable performance as Glenn Millers pianist, Chummy MacGregor, in The Glenn Miller Story (1954), starring James Stewart, he often played softer characters as well as his trademark hard-bitten tough guys. Failed to delete memorial. Son of the actor Harry Morgan. Another great one gone How many more losses shall we suffer in the coming years? The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Later he played sheriffs ina number of westerns, notably in The Shootist (1976), John Wayne's final film. After seven years on December Bride, Morgan appeared opposite Cara Williams in an early 1960s spinoff, Pete and Gladys. His TV career continued with the anthology series The Richard Boone Show and with Kentucky Jones, in which Morgan played a ranch handyman who works for the title character, portrayed by Dennis Weaver. One of Morgans sons, Daniel, died in 1989. Throughout the next two decades, Morgan was active in films and on television, including the TV movies The Incident (1990), Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992) and Incident in a Small Town (1994), inall three of which Walter Matthau, asasmall-town lawyer, and Morgan, as a judge, sparred amiably. (1972). How will you best remember Harry Morgan? As Officer Bill Gannon, Morgan would later co-star with Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday in the 1967 revival of Dragnet onTV, which ran until 1970, as well as in the 1987 parody movie. Its so sad. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows during his six-decade long career. Oops, we were unable to send the email. 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 on Wednesday morning at his. From left. Privacy Policy. He reprised the role for two seasons for the less-successful spin-off AfterMASH. Healso appeared as Potter in the spinoff AfterMASH (1983-85), set in a veterans' hospital in the fictional town of River Bend, Missouri. That will last a long, long time.. Morgan's 2004 Television Academy Foundation interview below: I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. that benefits the victims. . Sadness and an aching heart, he replied. In my ignorance, I thought to myself, Hey, this acting business is a great life! Little did I know! Copyright TV Series Finale. He made those who are thought of as stars shine even more brightly. Also known for his commanding personality throughout his career, he tackled movies and television in a way no other actor would do it.Born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, Michigan to Anna Olsen, a homemaker who immigrated from Sweden, and Henry Bratsberg, a mechanic who immigrated from Norway. The character actor was 96. I loved playing Colonel Potter.". Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. He received eight Emmy nominations for the role and won once, in 1980, the same year he was nominated for directing an episode of MASH.. If I had had to struggle at the beginning like most actors Id never have stuck it out. So now he's almost the same. For M*A*S*H, Morgan replaced McLean Stevenson as the commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Korea. This is a carousel with slides. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. After that he appeared in about 20 more TV productions, including a few episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in the late 1990s. Morgan was married twice throughout his lifetime. Learn more about merges. He was born in Detroit and raised in Michigan, where he excelled in debates as a high school student. Bushman had a cut under her right eye and a swollen foot, according to reports. I will always remember Harry in The Oxbow incident. The antiwar comedy, based on the 1970 film starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, debuted in 1972. After Morgan got arrested, police reports revealed Quine had a red, swollen left foot, a one-quarter-inch cut near her right eye, and a bruised right arm. Until MASH Morgan was best known for his role as Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet, a show that he had first appeared on in the 1940s on the radio. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. Webb and Morgan were again teamed as villains in Appointment With Danger (1951). Morgan also appeared in several Disney movies throughout the decade, including The Barefoot Executive, Snowball Express, Charley and the Angel, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Cat from Outer Space (opposite McLean Stevenson) and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again. In 1987, Morgan reprised his Bill Gannon character, now a captain, for a supporting role in another film version of Dragnet, a parody and homage to the original series written by and starring Dan Aykroyd and costarring Tom Hanks and Christopher Plummer. Harry Morgan is survived by three sons, eight grandchildren, and his second wife, Barbara Bushman. Morgan made his screen debut (originally using the name "Henry Morgan") in the 1942 movie To the Shores of Tripoli. She died in 1985 after they had been together for 45 years. He is a producer and production manager, known for Police Story (1973), Quincy M.E. He was very humble about having such a successful career. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the
Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Harry Morgan reached the astounding age of 96 years. His son Charles, a lawyer in Los Angeles, confirmed his death. This account has been disabled. Last edited on 25 February 2022, at 21:03, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Morgan_(Dexter)&oldid=1073999470, This page was last edited on 25 February 2022, at 21:03. And the greatest and most selfless tribute to the experience we enjoyed was paid by Harry at the press conference when our show ended. Morgan's ability to effortlessly assume a dozen characters placed him on high demands even during the early days of his career. Search above to list available cemeteries. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Harry Morgan (1915 - 2011) as Officer Bill Gannon in the TV movie 'Dragnet,' circa 1966. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. RIP Harry Morgan. ", However, Morgan, who appeared on the anti-war comedy series from 1975 to 1983, notably starred in many hit projects, which earned him awards. In the late 1940s, to distinguish himself from a popular radio comic with the same name, he became Harry Morgan and played several nasty little thugs such as Shorty in The Gangster (1947), and a jumpy bank robber inWellman's Yellow Sky (1948). In 1963, he was cast as Sheriff Ernie Backwater on Richard Boone's Have Gun Will Travel Western series on CBS, then worked as a regular cast member on the 196364 anthology series The Richard Boone Show. Morgans eight-year run on MASH, the pinnacle of his seven-decade acting career, began when he was 60 and had already appeared on the Broadway stage, in dozens of television shows and more than 50 films. With the beginning of the American . Mr. Morgans television credits were prodigious. Morgan and his son, Duane, found Rick, took him in, and gave him a crash course on the new world. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Even so, Morgan was nervous about replacing Stevensons Lt. Col. Henry Blake, who was one of the boys. Morgans Col. Potter was much more spit and polish, yet had a sentimental side that was evident in his oil paintings and interactions with others at the base outside Seoul at the height of the Korean War. . When Juan Ryness, a pimp who murders his own prostitute, is released due to a faulty search warrant, Harry loses his temper and tells Dexter he was right in training him. 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After graduating from Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Michigan, he took on a salesman job before becoming a successful actor.Several of his most memorable film roles were: The Omaha Trail (1942), in the next quarter-century, he would also appear in The Ox-Bow Incident (1942), Wing and a Prayer (1944), State Fair (1945), Dragonwyck (1946), All My Sons (1948), Red Light (1949), Outside the Wall (1950), Dark City (1950) where he met future Dragnet 1967 (1967) co-star Jack Webb, who would be best friends until Webb's death, late in 1982, along with Appointment with Danger (1950). He remarked that someone had asked him if working on M*A*S*H had made him a better actor. ). In 2006, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thu 8 Dec 2011 13.20 EST The actor Harry Morgan, who has died aged 96, was best known as Colonel Sherman T Potter, commander of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in M*A*S*H, the. Find out the cause of death and more exciting information regarding the death of this famous TV actor. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. I loved him in MASH! Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). [6] He originally aspired to a J.D. Mr. Morgan, left, with Alan Alda in the mess tent in M*A*S*H. Mr. Morgan played Col. Sherman T. Potter. In his later film career, he appeared in Inherit the Wind (1960) with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, How the West Was Won (1962) (as Ulysses S. Grant) with John Wayne, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. news.AmoMama.com does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. Played the role of Colonel Sherman Potter on the television series, M*A*S*H and Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. Photos. He dies a year later, supposedly of heart disease. Morgan, a prolific character actor, starred in more than 100 films before the end of his long-standing career. He had worked with the greats and never saw himself as one of them. Although "M*A*S*H" made him a television icon,Morgan first came to attention for his role as Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday's partner on the revived version of "Dragnet," which aired on NBC from 1967-70. and the 19721974 Western series, Hec Ramsey. Weve all gotten so much more than we ever would have doing anything else. On CBS, he played Pete Porter in Pete and Gladys (19601962), with Cara Williams as wife Gladys. That same year, he reprised his role, for a second time as "Off. In a 2004 interview with theThe Television Academy Foundations Archive of American Television, Morgan acknowledged the profound effect that the iconoclastic sitcom had on his career. All rights reserved. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. But he was. He was married twice and had four children with his first wife, Eileen. The actor died in his home in Los Angeles after suffering . Verify and try again. Morgan did have one notable off-screen scandal. Appearing on a talk show to focus on himself because he was Harry Morgan, he said, was not nearly as natural as appearing in a role as Pete Porter or Bill Gannon or Colonel Potter, or as the cowboy drifter who wandered into town with Henry Fonda and got wrapped up in a vigilante brigade in Ox-Bow Incident., Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H, Dies at 96, https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/arts/television/harry-morgan-mash-and-dragnet-actor-dies-at-96.html. In Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Harry is deeply alarmed when Dexter nearly kills the school bully, and takes him to visit a serial killer incarcerated on death row, hoping the condemned man will serve as a living example of the importance of not being caught. In High Noon (1952), Morgan was Sam Fuller, a friend of Gary Cooper's Marshal Will Kane, who deserts him when he most needs help. As in the novels, Harry has been dead for many years by the series' main timeline, but remains an important influence on his adopted son. Joe Friday. The drug dealers eventually find out she is informing on them, and make an example of her; they brutally murder her and three others with chainsaws in a shipping container. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Whats on Khlo Kardashians face? His son Charles confirmed his death, saying Mr. Morgan had been treated for pneumonia recently. Mr. Morgan lived in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. After that he appeared in about 20 more TV productions, including a few episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in the late 1990s. The only actor I ever asked for an auto graph (via fan mail, something Id never ordinarily do) Now I see why I didnt get one. When Rick (Andrew Lincoln) awoke in a hospital bed to find the world run over by the dead, he went back to an empty home. (1965) with Peter Ustinov, Frankie and Johnny (1966) with Elvis Presley and Donna Douglas, The Flim-Flam Man (1967) with George C. Scott, Support Your Local Sheriff! He was the rock everyone depended on and yet he could cut up like a kid when the situation warranted it. Bashful Henry did not demur."[5]. Although he set out to be a lawyer, Morgan fell into acting and stayed. Harry Morgan was born Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915, in Detroit. The TV series, starring Alan Alda, had already won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series and had long been declared a smash by The Times. Images of America, Trumbull Historical Society, 1997, p. 123. Try again later. There were eventually a number of comedies on his rsum, among them John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965), with Shirley MacLaine and Peter Ustinov; The Flim-Flam Man (1967), with George C. Scott; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), with James Garner and Walter Brennan; and The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), a Disney movie with Tim Conway and Don Knotts. According to Matthews, Harry commits suicide three days later by deliberately overdosing on his medication, but not before telling Matthews to look after his children. Dexter learns Harry's secrets in the third season, and inadvertently reveals to Debra that Harry had cheated on his wife several times. degree, but began acting while a junior at the University of Chicago in 1935. But I love both versions of the movie. While working in Washington, selling office furniture, he joined local troupes and then became a member of the Group Theatre in New York. Son of the actor Harry Morgan. Morgan loved his first wife and cherished her memory even after her death. Mr. Morgans first wife, Eileen Detchon, died in 1985 after 45 years of marriage. One season was made. Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Also read:'Laugh-In' Regular Alan Sues Dies at 85, ""He was firm," Morgan said. Dexter prizes these lessons as a means to satisfy his homicidal urges with his father's approval, dubbing the rules as the "Code of Harry". The intense two-day shooting schedule challenged Morgan, as did Webbs insistence that they speak in a flat monotone so they wouldnt appear to be emotionally involved with the other characters. The cup is so damn full that you cant really be sad that you dont have any more. Among his other notable films were The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), with Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford, and Inherit the Wind (1960), with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, in which he played a small-town Tennessee judge hearing arguments about evolution in the fictionalized version of the Scopes monkey trial. In How the West Was Won (1962) he played Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Harry finally parts ways with Dexter in the series' penultimate episode, "Monkey in a Box", when Dexter decides to leave serial killer Oliver Saxon (Darri Ingolfsson) for the police and join his son Harrison and girlfriend Hannah McKay (Yvonne Strahovski) at the airport to move to Argentina. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Also known for his commanding personality throughout his career, he tackled movies and television in a way no other actor would do it. The TV series, starring Alan Alda, had already won an Emmy for outstanding comedy series and had long been declared a smash by The Times. 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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. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. Harry Morgan will always be. "M*A*S*H" sure made Morgan a household name, and the star said he loved being an excellent officer with a great sense of humor. He was just a guinea pig to test the law. Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. There was an error deleting this problem. The role of Col. Potter in MASH came along when the fictional surgical unit needed a new commanding officer after McLean Stevenson left the show in 1975. A representative for his son, producer Christopher Morgan, confirmed the actor's death. Morgan's eight - year run on "MASH," the pinnacle of his. Read Summer For The Gods Thanks for your help! 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