Harry Morgan Net Worth
Harry Morgan Net Worth is
$10 Million
Harry Morgan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg, often spelled Harry Bratsburg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was a prolific American actor and director whose television 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 for his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1984). Morgan also appeared in more than 100 films. | Full Name | Harry Morgan |
| Net Worth | $10 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 10, 1915 |
| Died | 2011-12-07 |
| Place Of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Director |
| Education | University of Chicago |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Barbara Bushman |
| Children | Christopher Morgan, Charles Morgan, Daniel Morgan, Paul Morgan |
| Parents | Henry Bratsberg, Hannah Bratsberg |
| Siblings | Arnold Bratsberg, Marguerite Bratsberg |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, TV Land Coolest Crime Fighting Team Award |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Suppor... |
| Movies | High Noon, The Ox-Bow Incident, Dragnet, Support Your Local Sheriff!, Inherit the Wind, The Glenn Miller Story, How the West Was Won, The Shootist, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Support Your Local Gunfighter, The Cat from Outer Space, To the Shores of Tripoli, The Far Country, The Big Clock, Bend of the ... |
| TV Shows | M*A*S*H, Pete and Gladys, December Bride, AfterMASH, Blacke's Magic, Hec Ramsey, The D.A., Kentucky Jones, Backstairs at the White House, The Richard Boone Show, Dragnet, You Can't Take It With You |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Deadpan delivery |
| 2 | Often played roles whose characters spent time in the military. |
| 3 | His gray hair. |
| 4 | Short stature. |
| 5 | Disney movies |
| 6 | Frequently played bad guy or cowardly roles |
| 7 | His commanding voice |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on the death of his dog, Sterling]: He was a very special dog. |
| 2 | [Who compared Blacke's Magic (1986) with Murder, She Wrote (1984)]: The endings where all the pieces fall into place, are hard to make consistent. It's true on Murder, She Wrote (1984), and it's true on our show, too. |
| 3 | [on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Hal Linden, who played Alex Blacke]: They tell me there's good chemistry, between us, and that's important - witness M*A*S*H (1972). They even had a chemist from UCLA come over to test the show. |
| 4 | [In 2004]: For being a fairly pleasant person and for having gotten along for the most part with a lot of the people I've worked with. And for having a wonderful life and for having enjoyed practically every minute of it, especially in the picture business and on the stage. I think I'm one of the luckiest people in the world. |
| 5 | [Who vehemently responded in 1996 of his arrest]: I didn't batter my wife! |
| 6 | [When his role as "Col. Sherman Potter" ended] I'm feeling very sad and sentimental. I don't know if M*A*S*H (1972) made me a better actor, but I know it made me a better human being. |
| 7 | I was particularly fond of Dick Boone [Richard Boone]. I started to direct with him. |
| 8 | [In 1980, about joining M*A*S*H (1972) in its fourth season] I've always been with a show from the beginning, but this was easier than starting some of those shows from the beginning. |
| 9 | [on Alan Alda]: Alan came back to the set like a real basket case. Though he always doesn't fly home to his family in New Jersey on weekends anymore, doesn't go when he's writing. I'd think he'd be exhausted. He must be, I guess. |
| 10 | [on Ron Howard]: He's never hired me. I guess I didn't treat him well. He's very good, incidentally. |
| 11 | [In 1978, of his M*A*S*H (1972) co-star Gary Burghoff's talking about leaving the show] I'm sure he means it, even though CBS doesn't. And I think it'll be harder to replace him than it was to replace McLean Stevenson, Wayne Rogers or Larry Linville. Gary's character is special. And, also, he's the only true original among us, since he's the only one from picture [MASH (1970)]. He'll sorely be missed. |
| 12 | [on the cancellation of M*A*S*H (1972)] I think it broke all the listening, the tuning in records of "You doing it", it was a wonderful show. At the end of the show, we all said farewell to one another. I rode off on my horse, and they all stood up and saluted me, which was very unusual, it didn't have that kind of visible respect for the colonel . . . although it was there, but it wasn't demonstrated formally. It was touching, and it was more than just a film, this was it. So, I mean, what you were doing was really happening, going to happen, because it was a very profound moment. I think we all felt that because it was hard to say goodbye to "M*A*S*H". I could've done it for another 10 years, but I think most of the people felt the same way, maybe not Alan [Alan Alda]. He had other fish to fry. Most of us have gone on to anything after "M*A*S*H" . . . I don't think Alan has his. All he's done is nature shows, that's natural. |
| 13 | [Of Jack Webb, who worked with him on Dragnet 1967 (1967)'s very first episode, which Webb's character did psychedelic drugs]: He's been taking them, the pills, all day. He kept saying he wants to get even farther out. |
| 14 | I've never been more comfortable in a part than with Colonel Potter. |
| 15 | I don't care about the money. I'm just interested in the perks. I'll do a series if I am picked up by a limo, work only until 4, and the show is shot in Hawaii. |
| 16 | [in 1983, about his wife Eileen Dutchon and his After MASH (1983) co-star, Barbara Townsend] Eileen looks a lot like Townsend, and the two women get along pretty well, but I sit between them so as not to take any chances. |
| 17 | [on how he got along with the other actors on M*A*S*H (1972)] They weren't fearful of competition, and they handed you some of the juiciest things in the show. |
| 18 | [in 1985, about something he once told President Ronald Reagan] I once lived in the White House for four days in the Presidential quarters. Well, before I get arrested, I had better tell you that NBC did sort of a maxi-series called Backstairs at the White House (1979) and I played President [Harry S. Truman]. We didn't have a Rose Garden. But then, they never promised us a rose garden. |
| 19 | [In 1986] The only ones in town who were moving office equipment in the teeth of the Depression were the people selling filing cabinets to the Social Security Administration. |
| 20 | An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well. |
| 21 | [Of his M*A*S*H (1972) character] He was firm. He was a good officer and he had a good sense of humor. I think it's the best part I ever had. I loved playing Colonel Potter. |
| 22 | [on his concerns about replacing McLean Stevenson on M*A*S*H (1972)] After all, I was replacing a great comic, McLean Stevenson, and entering a company that had been close-knit for three seasons. |
| 23 | [If he was worried about the cast reaction to his replacing McLean Stevenson on M*A*S*H (1972)] Our relationships just get deeper and deeper the longer I'm with the show. |
| 24 | [In 1979, after having spent a few seasons on M*A*S*H (1972)] I think I'm a lot looser now, less military. There's much more of a flow between me and the other characters now. It's good. We have so much fun sitting around off-camera that it really doesn't change when we get on-camera. There's a lot of affection flowing around there. |
| 25 | Loretta Swit called me from London, I think she's probably my best friend. She didn't even call collect. |
| 26 | [on the death of Jack Webb] Jack had a lot of affection in him. He'd always throw his arms around me. My God, off-screen he was the most garrulous person you ever met - full of life and laughs. We had a ball . . . I loved him very much. |
| 27 | [About his years on series in TV before he got M*A*S*H (1972)] Television allowed me to kick the Hollywood habit of typing an actor in certain roles. "M*A*S*H" was so damned good, I didn't think they could keep the level so high, but they have. I think this season's shows have been outstanding. |
| 28 | [Asked if he felt that M*A*S*H (1972) had started to suffer in later months] No one connected with it will be able to stand its being less than it was. I'm sure they'd rather leave than hang around and watch quality go down. |
| 29 | [about the cast of M*A*S*H (1972)] It's amazing how attached we've become. |
| 30 | [on his popularity while playing the 60-something Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H (1972)] Two guys just waved to me and said, "Hi, Colonel", as I was coming to the hotel lobby. |
| 31 | [In 1977] It might be good for a holiday show, but I don't imagine it will be a real ratings-getter. |
| 32 | [In 1976] A lot of people live much more simply than in the old days. That doesn't bother me. Keeping busy is the problem. Television guest shot fees are going down. You can do a dozen guest shots a year, but you're not making that much money. |
| 33 | [on M*A*S*H (1972) co-star Larry Linville] We were all fond of Larry, but when we moved onto the set, no one was fond of Frank Burns. He was nothing like Larry in the flesh. He was brilliant in that part. |
| 34 | [on replacing McLean Stevenson for the last 8 seasons of M*A*S*H (1972)] And he wouldn't leave that behind, so I had to start from scratch. |
| 35 | [In 1975] For some reason, I'm confused with Henry Morgan. Perhaps the M*A*S*H (1972) series will change that situation. |
| 36 | I could never afford to go back to New York and the theater, what with a big family. I didn't really start out to be an actor. I just sort of fell into it. I've had a good career, a lot of laughs. I don't know if that's enough, but it beats coal mining. |
| 37 | I didn't have enough money to go back east, so I stayed around, finding jobs mainly out of friendships. I played a lot of sheriffs in those years. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan served in the US Army during WW2 where he joined other actors making training films. One of his works, "The Rifle Platoon" made in 1942 is available on YouTube. |
| 2 | He is attending his grandson Spencer's wedding in Houston, Texas. [May 2008] |
| 3 | On Dragnet 1967 (1967), his character's wife's name was Eileen, in real-life, his wife's name was also Eileen. |
| 4 | Attended the funeral of McLean Stevenson when the actor passed away in 1996. |
| 5 | Longtime friend of John Wayne. |
| 6 | Worked at Jack Webb's production company, Mark VIII, from 1966 to 1974. |
| 7 | His second wife Barbara Bushman had said prior to Morgan's arrest, the argument that began during a dinner party earlier in the evening continued when the couple returned home, then turned violent. |
| 8 | Acting ran in his family. |
| 9 | When Morgan guest-starred on an episode of Murder, She Wrote: The Days Dwindle Down (1987), they used that footage from his movie Strange Bargain (1949). |
| 10 | When Morgan's father Henry registered at junior high school, the registrar spelled it Bratsburg instead of Bratsberg. His father did not demur. |
| 11 | Met Jack Webb in the movie Dark City (1950). Some 2 years later, Morgan would guest-star opposite Webb in Dragnet (1951), years before he would co-star opposite Webb in Dragnet 1967 (1967). |
| 12 | According to his ex-M*A*S*H (1972) co-star, Mike Farrell, he said in an interview, Morgan would never boast about the famed actors whom he had worked with and befriended, but, if prompted, would happily share memories. |
| 13 | A cowboy buff. |
| 14 | Met Lee J. Cobb, Elia Kazan, Sanford Meisner and Karl Malden at a group theater in New York City. |
| 15 | His son, Daniel Morgan, died in 1989. |
| 16 | Stepfather of Katherine Quine and Victoria Quine. |
| 17 | His acting mentor was the late Spring Byington. |
| 18 | His favorite movie was The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). |
| 19 | Became best friends with McLean Stevenson from 1974 until his death in 1996. |
| 20 | Had a dog named Sterling, who died in 2008. |
| 21 | Played Colonel Sherman T. Potter twice: M*A*S*H (1972) and its sequel After MASH (1983). |
| 22 | Neighbor of Loretta Swit. |
| 23 | Often enjoyed reading poetry. |
| 24 | Met Karl Malden in the play of 'Golden Boy.' They would later be friends for over 70 years until Malden's death in 2009. |
| 25 | Two of his grandchildren, by Christopher Morgan, are in the film business. |
| 26 | Before John Ritter would have a successful career, he used to work with him on both of Morgan's movies: The Barefoot Executive (1971) and Scandalous John (1971). |
| 27 | Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide six times. |
| 28 | Met Spring Byington in the movie Dragonwyck (1946), exactly eight years later, he would later co-star as her wisecracking neighbor on December Bride (1954). |
| 29 | Acting mentor and friends of Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, David Ogden Stiers and the late John Ritter. |
| 30 | Appeared with Robert Horton in three films of Horton's early career: Apache War Smoke (1952), Arena (1953) and Prisoner of War (1954). |
| 31 | Former neighbor of Lionel Stander. |
| 32 | Attended Muskegon Community College in Muskegon, Michigan. |
| 33 | His brother, Arnold Bratsburg, died on January 4, 2001. He lived to be age 81. |
| 34 | All of his children were born in Los Angeles, California. |
| 35 | Morgan's popularity on M*A*S*H (1972) led him to a trip to Muskegon, Michigan, where he was the spokesperson for Lifesavers Candy. |
| 36 | Appeared in the original production of 'Golden Boy' by 'Clifford Odoets' opposite Luther Adler and Frances Farmer. |
| 37 | He did summer stock at the Pine Brook Country Club in Nichols, Connecticut. |
| 38 | Used to play handball with Elia Kazan. |
| 39 | Traveled to Mt. Kisco, New York's Summer Stock Theater Company, where he met and acted frequently with Frances Farmer. |
| 40 | His father, Henry Bratsberg, worked for war hero, Eddie Rickenbacker, who was also a car designer. |
| 41 | Through Elia Kazan, he met classmate Eileen Dutchon, where the two would eventually wed in 1940 until her death in 1985. |
| 42 | It was Jack Webb, who allowed Morgan to show his own sense of humor on Dragnet 1967 (1967). |
| 43 | When he was working as a salesman, he joined the theater group in Washington, D.C. |
| 44 | Made his stage debut in Ben Hecht's "The Front Page," and "The Petrified Forest.". |
| 45 | Traveled to New York City in 1937, where he appeared in several Broadway stage plays. |
| 46 | Attended the funeral of best friend and actor, Jack Webb, when the actor passed away in 1982. |
| 47 | Was one of the actors to have had the longest acting career than anybody else in the business, between movies and television; behind Mickey Rooney, Bob Hope, Barbara Stanwyck, Eddie Albert and Jane Wyman; but in-front of Karl Malden and Ernest Borgnine. |
| 48 | Took acting classes with Elia Kazan. |
| 49 | Had appeared with Robert Conrad twice: The D.A. (1971) and More Wild Wild West (1980). |
| 50 | Between 1959 and 1983, he received 11 Emmy nominations. He won his only Emmy in 1980 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series. |
| 51 | Had never listened to the radio show December Bride (1954), until he auditioned for Pete Porter. |
| 52 | It was Parke Levy's idea for Morgan to star in Pete and Gladys (1960), with Cara Williams. |
| 53 | Had received the Gold Award of Purple Heart Veterans Rehabilitation Service in the 1970s. |
| 54 | Had wanted to be a lawyer. |
| 55 | When the Writer's Guild went on strike, he and M*A*S*H (1972) co-star, Loretta Swit, were both presented on stage for their own Emmies, when there was no ceremony. Morgan had the award on his desk for over 30 years. |
| 56 | He and future M*A*S*H (1972) co-star, Mike Farrell, were both contract players at Universal Studios, before they both joined the cast for the show's fourth season. |
| 57 | Met Cara Williams in the movie, The Saxon Charm (1948). Some 12 years later, she would co-star on the sequel to December Bride (1954), Pete and Gladys (1960), as Morgan's wife. |
| 58 | Had a photographic memory. |
| 59 | His ex-M*A*S*H (1972) co-star and neighbor, Loretta Swit, wrote an obituary for him in Entertainment Weekly's Best and Worst 2011 column (29 December 2011). |
| 60 | His father and 2 uncles worked on the Erie Canal, after his parents moved to Michigan. |
| 61 | Met future wife, Eileen Detchon, in the play 'My Heart's in the Highlands'. They were married for nearly 45 years. |
| 62 | Starred in a pilot of a 1971 TV show alongside E.G. Marshall that did not sell. |
| 63 | On M*A*S*H (1972), his character rode horses, in real-life, he raised quarter horses on a ranch in Santa Rosa, California. |
| 64 | His widow, Barbara Bushman, was 11 years Morgan's junior. |
| 65 | Actor Jamie Farr bestowed him a Toledo Mud Hens baseball cap for him to wear. |
| 66 | His first wife, Eileen Dutchon, died on February 4, 1985, just 7 months before they would have celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary. |
| 67 | His ex-M*A*S*H (1972) co-star, Larry Linville, died on Morgan's 85th birthday in 2000. |
| 68 | Died just 6 1/2 months after the death of his best friend James Arness. Morgan guest-starred alongside Arness for 4 episodes of Gunsmoke (1955). |
| 69 | Through his best friend Norman Lloyd, he worked on an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). |
| 70 | Was a very popular student at Muskegon High School, where he played varsity football, and by his senior year, he was class president. |
| 71 | Played Off. Bill Gannon, four times on: Dragnet (1951), Dragnet 1967 (1967), Dragnet (1987) and The Simpsons (1989). |
| 72 | Was the second actor to have directed more episodes of M*A*S*H (1972), behind co-star Alan Alda. |
| 73 | Was supposed to reprise his role as Off. Bill Gannon, on the revival of the third incarnation of Dragnet (1951), in 1982, but was unavailable, because he was under contract with 20th Century Fox, hence Kent McCord was supposed to play Jack Webb's new partner in the series. Unfortunately, those two plans have been scrapped when Webb passed away, late in 1982. |
| 74 | Survived by his wife, Barbara, of nearly 25 years, his 3 children and 8 grandchildren. |
| 75 | Was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 2006. |
| 76 | The oldest of three children. |
| 77 | Was charged with abusing his wife a year earlier, after a beating left her with injuries to her eye, foot, and arm. Prosecutors dropped the charges after Morgan completed a six-month domestic violence counseling program. [2 July 1996]. |
| 78 | According to his son, Charles, he suffered pneumonia, at the time of his death. |
| 79 | Despite not appearing in the same seasons of M*A*S*H (1972) with McLean Stevenson, though Morgan guest-starred for one episode, they both starred in The Cat from Outer Space (1978). Morgan played the general, Stevenson played the doctor. |
| 80 | Died 10 days before his 25th wedding anniversary to Barbara Bushman. |
| 81 | In various episodes of M*A*S*H (1972), his real-life wife, Eileen Detchon, stood in for his character's wife, Mildred's portrait on his character's desk. |
| 82 | Enjoyed golfing, traveling, dining, fishing, spending time with his family, reading, raising quarter-horses, horseback riding, animals, painting and poetry. |
| 83 | His favorite actor was Alan Alda, who grew up watching him before he co-starred with Morgan on M*A*S*H (1972). |
| 84 | Was regarded as one of the busiest actors on television, who had continuing roles in at least 10 series, which, combined with his guest appearances, amounted to hundreds of episodes. |
| 85 | Upon his return to Muskegon, Michigan, his mother, Anna Olsen, passed away in 1942. |
| 86 | Upon his death he was cremated, his ashes are in possession of family. |
| 87 | Despite not being an original cast member, next to Mike Farrell, he appeared in each and every episode of M*A*S*H (1972), with the exception of 2, after he joined the cast in 1975, until its series cancellation in 1983. |
| 88 | Shortly before his death, he and his family had lunch with ex-M*A*S*H (1972) co-star, Mike Farrell, with his second wife, Shelley Fabares. |
| 89 | Harry Morgan passed away on December 7, 2011. This day was also actor Eli Wallach's 96th birthday. He and Morgan were both featured actors in the 1963 film How the West Was Won (1962). |
| 90 | After his last guest-starring role on Love & Money (1999), he retired from acting at age 84. |
| 91 | He replaced McLean Stevenson in the role of Colonel Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H (1972), for the series' fourth season, primarily because of his long association with Gene Reynolds. |
| 92 | Was the last minute replacement for the role of Officer Bill Gannon on the third revival of Dragnet 1967 (1967), with the help of his best friend Jack Webb. |
| 93 | Attended University of Chicago with a major of pre-law, but a lack of finances dropped him out. |
| 94 | He and Jack Webb were best friends from 1949 to Thursday, December 23rd, 1982, when Jack Webb lost his life. |
| 95 | By the time Morgan was a junior in high school at Muskegon High School, he won the Debate Championship at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| 96 | One of his sons was the friend of one of James Arness's children. One of Morgan's sons spent the night at Arness' ranch. |
| 97 | Despite high ratings, his second series Dragnet 1967 (1967) was canceled at the end of the fourth season, due to Jack Webb's planning on leaving the show, to continue producing both successful series: Adam-12 (1968) and Emergency! (1972). Later, Morgan would work with Webb again on both short-lived series: The D.A. (1971) and Hec Ramsey (1972). |
| 98 | The last original cast member of December Bride (1954) to die. |
| 99 | Remained friends with Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, amongst the rest of the M*A*S*H (1972) cast, during and after the series' cancellation. |
| 100 | Was also good friends of John Garfield, Tim Conway and Don Knotts (who starred in both of his movies). |
| 101 | Was a spokesperson for both ERA real estate and Toyota in the 1980s. |
| 102 | Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Muskegon, Michigan, 42 miles west northwest of Grand Rapids. |
| 103 | Was a Democrat. |
| 104 | His M*A*S*H (1972) character was a heavy drinker and a smoker, as was Morgan, in real-life. |
| 105 | He and future co-star Mike Farrell were both fans of the M*A*S*H (1972) series, in the early years, before they both joined the cast in 1975. |
| 106 | Began his career as a contract player with 20th Century Fox in 1942. |
| 107 | Before he was a successful actor, he worked as a salesman. |
| 108 | His parents were Henry Bratsberg, a mechanic born in Norway, and Anna Olsen, a housewife born in Sweden. |
| 109 | Best remembered by the public for his starring roles as Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet 1967 (1967) and as Colonel - later Surgeon - Dr. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H (1972). |
| 110 | Was good friends with: Julie London, Bobby Troup, Jack Webb, Alan Alda, Gavin MacLeod, Shirley Jones, Robert Horton, Angela Lansbury, Robert Conrad, Larry Manetti, Desi Arnaz, Gale Gordon, Cara Williams, James Arness, Anne Baxter, Kathleen Freeman, Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Rory Calhoun, Norman Lloyd, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Elia Kazan, Jonathan Winters, McLean Stevenson, Walter Matthau, Gene Reynolds and Jack Elam. |
| 111 | Started using Harry rather than Henry when comedian Henry Morgan became popular on radio and TV in the early 1960s. Ironically, they were only born 11 days apart. |
| 112 | Grandfather of Spencer Morgan (son of Charles and Charlotte Morgan) of Los Angeles, California. |
| 113 | He was an active opponent of the anti-communist campaign in Hollywood. |
| 114 | In 1942, Morgan had a small part in Orchestra Wives (1942) featuring Glenn Miller. In 1953, co-starred in The Glenn Miller Story (1954). |
| 115 | Graduated from Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1933. |
| 116 | Second wife, Barbara Bushman, is the granddaughter of silent screen star Francis X. Bushman and the daughter of Francis X. Bushman Jr.. |
| 117 | Had four sons by his first wife: Charles and Paul are both attorneys, Christopher Morgan, a TV producer, and Daniel, who died in 1989. |
| 118 | Prior to joining the cast of M*A*S*H (1972) in the fourth season as the stern but decent Colonel Potter, he appeared in the third season episode M*A*S*H: The General Flipped at Dawn (1974) as a crazed general who wanted to move the 4077 unit closer to the front line. |
| 119 | Grandfather of Rosemary Morgan, Terence N. Morgan and Jeremy Morgan. |
| 120 | Appeared with Lee J. Cobb, the father of his future daughter-in-law Julie Cobb in How the West Was Won (1962). |
| 121 | Reprised his Dragnet 1967 (1967), Dragnet 1966 (1969) and Dragnet (1987) character (Officer Bill Gannon) in The Simpsons (1989) episode "Mother Simpson". |
| 122 | In several episodes of M*A*S*H (1972), Col. Potter was seen painting portraits, mainly of the other characters. These portraits were actually painted by Morgan. |
| 123 | Once said that he enjoyed playing Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H (1972) so much that he felt that he could have "gone on forever" playing that character. |
| 124 | Was the former father-in-law of Julie Cobb. In 1988, Cobb married James Cromwell, who had made a guest appearance on M*A*S*H (1972). |
| 125 | In the episode Murder, She Wrote: The Days Dwindle Down (1987), he played an LAPD Detective named Webb. In 1967, he had starred as a member of the LAPD in Dragnet 1967 (1967) which was created by and costarred Jack Webb. |
| 126 | Of Norwegian descent, his grandparents were immigrants from Scandinavia. |
| 127 | Once belonged to the Group Theater in New York. |
| 128 | Father of Christopher Morgan, Charley Morgan, Paul Morgan and Daniel Morgan. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love & Money | 1999 | TV Series | Fletcher Conklin |
| Crosswalk | 1999 | Short | Dr. Chandler |
| Family Plan | 1997 | Sol Rubins | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Professor Suter |
| Grace Under Fire | 1996 | TV Series | George |
| The Simpsons | 1995 | TV Series | Bill Gannon |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | 1995 | TV Series | Raymond |
| Incident in a Small Town | 1994 | TV Movie | Judge Bell |
| Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore | 1992 | TV Movie | Judge Stoddard Bell |
| The Incident | 1990 | TV Movie | Judge Bell |
| The Twilight Zone | 1988 | TV Series | Edgar Witherspoon |
| You Can't Take It with You | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Martin Vanderhof |
| 14 Going on 30 | 1988 | TV Movie | Uncle Herb |
| Dragnet | 1987 | Gannon | |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987 | TV Series | Retired Lt. Richard Webb |
| Blacke's Magic | 1986 | TV Series | Leonard Blacke |
| The Love Boat | 1978-1985 | TV Series | Charly Fields / Professor Milo Endler / Wendel Snead |
| After MASH | 1983-1985 | TV Series | Dr. Sherman T. Potter |
| Sparkling Cyanide | 1983 | TV Movie | Captain Kemp |
| M*A*S*H | 1974-1983 | TV Series | Col. Sherman T. Potter Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele |
| The Flight of Dragons | 1982 | Video | Carolinus (voice) |
| Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | 1981 | TV Movie | Father Kolodny |
| More Wild Wild West | 1980 | TV Movie | Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone |
| Scout's Honor | 1980 | TV Movie | Mr. Briggs |
| Roughnecks | 1980 | TV Movie | Plug Champion |
| Better Late Than Never | 1979 | TV Movie | Mr. Scott |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | 1979 | Maj. T.P. Gaskill | |
| You Can't Take It with You | 1979 | TV Movie | Mr. DePinna |
| The Wild Wild West Revisited | 1979 | TV Movie | Robert T. Malone |
| Backstairs at the White House | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | President Harry S. Truman |
| Roots: The Next Generations | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Bob Campbell |
| The Cat from Outer Space | 1978 | General Stilton | |
| Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | 1978 | TV Movie | Hugo Peavey |
| The Bastard | 1978 | TV Movie | Capt. Caleb |
| Murder at the Mardi Gras | 1978 | TV Movie | Jim Bob Jackson |
| Maneaters Are Loose! | 1978 | TV Movie | Toby Waites |
| McLaren's Riders | 1977 | TV Movie | Sheriff Bill Willet |
| The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa | 1977 | TV Movie | J.J. Strange |
| Exo-Man | 1977 | TV Movie | Arthur Travis |
| The Shootist | 1976 | Marshall Thibido | |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | 1975 | Homer McCoy | |
| The Last Day | 1975 | TV Movie | Narrator |
| Gunsmoke | 1970-1975 | TV Series | Jed Hockett / John Milligan / Osgood Pickett |
| Hec Ramsey | 1972-1974 | TV Series | Doc Amos B.Coogan Doc Amos B. Coogan |
| Sidekicks | 1974 | TV Movie | Sheriff Jenkins |
| Charley and the Angel | 1973 | The Angel formerly Roy Zerney | |
| The Mouse Factory | 1973 | TV Series | Harry Morgan |
| Snowball Express | 1972 | Jesse McCord | |
| The Partridge Family | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Cal / Willie Larkin |
| Night Gallery | 1972 | TV Series | Thaddeus Conway (segment "The Late Mr. Peddington") |
| The D.A. | 1971 | TV Series | H.M. 'Staff' Stafford |
| Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You | 1971 | TV Movie | Inspector Richard Queen |
| Cat Ballou | 1971/II | TV Movie | The Rancher |
| Scandalous John | 1971 | Sheriff Pippin | |
| Support Your Local Gunfighter | 1971 | Taylor | |
| The Barefoot Executive | 1971 | E.J. Crampton | |
| The Feminist and the Fuzz | 1971 | TV Movie | Dr. Horace Bowers |
| But I Don't Want to Get Married! | 1970 | TV Movie | Mr. Good |
| Love, American Style | 1970 | TV Series | Woody (segment "Love and the Motel") |
| Dragnet 1967 | 1967-1970 | TV Series | Officer Bill Gannon |
| Viva Max | 1969 | Chief of Police Sylvester | |
| Support Your Local Sheriff! | 1969 | Olly Perkins | |
| Dragnet 1966 | 1969 | TV Movie | Officer Bill Gannon |
| Star Spangled Salesman | 1968 | Documentary short | TV Cop |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1967 | TV Series | Officer Bill Gannon |
| The Flim-Flam Man | 1967 | Sheriff Slade | |
| Kelly's Kingdom | 1966 | TV Movie | |
| What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? | 1966 | Maj. Pott | |
| Frankie and Johnny | 1966 | Cully | |
| Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Francis X Healy Francis X. Healy |
| The Wackiest Ship in the Army | 1965 | TV Series | |
| Kentucky Jones | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Seldom Jackson |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | 1965 | Secretary of State Deems Sarajevo | |
| The Richard Boone Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Senator Clements / Robert Logan / Bjornsson / ... |
| The Wall to Wall War | 1963 | TV Movie | |
| The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series | Kendall Jones |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1958-1963 | TV Series | Sheriff Ernie Backwater / Fred Braus |
| The Untouchables | 1962 | TV Series | George 'Bugs' Moran |
| Going My Way | 1962 | TV Series | Al Everett |
| How the West Was Won | 1962 | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (as Henry {Harry} Morgan) | |
| Ensign O'Toole | 1962 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Pete and Gladys | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Pete Porter |
| Cimarron | 1960 | Jesse Rickey (as Henry {Harry} Morgan) | |
| Inherit the Wind | 1960 | Judge Mel Coffey | |
| The Mountain Road | 1960 | Sgt. 'Mike' Michaelson (as Henry 'Harry' Morgan) | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1959 | TV Series | Hermie Jenkins |
| It Started with a Kiss | 1959 | Charles Meriden (as Henry 'Harry' Morgan) | |
| December Bride | 1954-1959 | TV Series | Pete Porter |
| Under Fire | 1957 | Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Mike Feeney |
| The Teahouse of the August Moon | 1956 | Sgt. Gregovich (as Henry {Harry} Morgan) | |
| Star in the Dust | 1956 | Lew Hogan | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1953-1956 | TV Series | Homer Byington |
| Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers | 1956 | Documentary | Pilot on Radio (voice, uncredited) |
| Backlash | 1956 | Tony Welker | |
| The Bottom of the Bottle | 1956 | Felix - Barkeep (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Pete Kelly's Blues | 1955 | uncredited | |
| Not as a Stranger | 1955 | Oley | |
| Strategic Air Command | 1955 | Sgt. Bible (flight engineer) (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Lone Wolf | 1954 | TV Series | Rev. Jeffrey Hallam / Jim Strait |
| The Far Country | 1954 | Ketchum (as Henry Morgan) | |
| About Mrs. Leslie | 1954 | Fred Blue (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Prisoner of War | 1954 | Maj. O.D. Hale | |
| The Forty-Niners | 1954 | Alf Billings (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Glenn Miller Story | 1954 | Chummy (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Torch Song | 1953 | Joe Denner (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Champ for a Day | 1953 | Al Muntz (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Arena | 1953 | Lew Hutchins (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Thunder Bay | 1953 | Rawlings (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Stop, You're Killing Me | 1952 | Innocence (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Doctor | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Toughest Man in Arizona | 1952 | Verne Kimber (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Apache War Smoke | 1952 | Ed Cotten | |
| Big Jim McLain | 1952 | Narrator (voice, uncredited) | |
| What Price Glory | 1952 | Sgt. Moran (uncredited) | |
| High Noon | 1952 | Sam Fuller (as Henry Morgan) | |
| My Six Convicts | 1952 | Dawson | |
| Bend of the River | 1952 | Shorty (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Scandal Sheet | 1952 | Biddle (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Boots Malone | 1952 | Quarter Horse Henry (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Blue Veil | 1951 | Charles Hall | |
| The Amazing Mr. Malone | 1951 | TV Series | |
| The Well | 1951 | Claude Packard (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Highwayman | 1951 | Tim (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Appointment with Danger | 1951 | George Soderquist (as Henry Morgan) | |
| When I Grow Up | 1951 | Father Reed (modern) (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Belle Le Grand | 1951 | Abel Stone (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Dark City | 1950 | Soldier (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Showdown | 1950 | Rod Main (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Amazing Mr. Malone | 1950 | TV Movie | |
| Outside the Wall | 1950 | Garth (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Hello Out There | 1949 | Short | The Young Gambler |
| Holiday Affair | 1949 | Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Red Light | 1949 | Rocky (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Strange Bargain | 1949 | Lt. Richard Webb (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Madame Bovary | 1949 | Hyppolite (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend | 1949 | Hoodlum (uncredited) | |
| Down to the Sea in Ships | 1949 | Britton (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Yellow Sky | 1948 | Half Pint (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Moonrise | 1948 | Billy Scripture (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Saxon Charm | 1948 | Hermy (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Race Street | 1948 | Hal Towers (as Henry Morgan) | |
| All My Sons | 1948 | Frank Lubey (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Big Clock | 1948 | Bill Womack (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Gangster | 1947 | Shorty (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | 1946 | Jervis (uncredited) | |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | 1946 | Gus Rivers (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Somewhere in the Night | 1946 | Bath Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Dragonwyck | 1946 | Klaas Bleecker (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Johnny Comes Flying Home | 1946 | Joe Patillo (as Henry Morgan) | |
| From This Day Forward | 1946 | Hank Beesley (as Henry Morgan) | |
| State Fair | 1945 | Barker (as Henry Morgan) | |
| A Bell for Adano | 1945 | Capt. N. Purvis (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Gentle Annie | 1944 | Cottonwood Goss (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Wing and a Prayer | 1944 | Ens. Malcolm Brainard (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | 1944 | Thomas J. 'Smoke' Reardon (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Eve of St. Mark | 1944 | Pvt. Shevlin (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Happy Land | 1943 | Anton 'Tony' Cavrek (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | 1943 | Art Croft (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Crash Dive | 1943 | Brownie (as Henry Morgan) | |
| Orchestra Wives | 1942 | Cully Anderson (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Omaha Trail | 1942 | Henchman Nat (as Henry Morgan) | |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | 1942 | Ebenezer Burling (as Henry Morgan) | |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | 1942 | Mouthy (as Henry Morgan) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| After MASH | 1983 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| M*A*S*H | TV Series 2 episodes, 1976 - 1978 performer - 16 episodes, 1974 - 1983 | ||
| Frankie and Johnny | 1966 | performer: "Look Out Broadway" - uncredited |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| M*A*S*H | 1976-1983 | TV Series 9 episodes | |
| Hec Ramsey | 1973-1974 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The D.A. | 1971 | TV Series | |
| Adam-12 | 1969 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1964-1965 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| The Richard Boone Show | 1964 | TV Series 2 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special in memory of | |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2011 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| Memories of M*A*S*H | 1991 | TV Movie documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Col. Sherman T. Potter |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| Memories of M*A*S*H | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Col. Sherman T. Potter |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series |
| The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
| The 28th Annual Genii Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Comedy Program |
| The 34th Annual Directors Guild Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
| The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
| The 6th People's Choice Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Favourite TV Comedy Award |
| The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special | 1974 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mouse Factory | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Operation Teahouse | 1956 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Light's Diamond Jubilee | 1954 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Scrap of Paper | 1943 | Documentary short |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda | 1978 | TV Special documentary | Actor 'The Ox-Bow Incident (uncredited) |
| Take It or Leave It | 1944 | Cully Anderson: Clip from 'Orchestra Wives' (uncredited) | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | 2016 | TV Series | Colonel Sherman T. Potter |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Officer Bill Gannon - Dragnet 1967 |
| Greenboy: Prescription for Death | 2013 | TV Short | Bill Gannon |
| The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| Biography | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Officer Bill Gannon |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Actor 'Crash Dive' (uncredited) |
| 50 Years of Funny Females | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Fonda on Fonda | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Actor in 'The Ox-Bow Incident' (uncredited) |
| Showbiz Goes to War | 1982 | TV Movie | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1973-1982 | TV Series | Major Gaskill / General Stilton / E.J. Crampton / ... |
| Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Actor in 'The Ox-Bow Incident (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Coolest Crime Fighting Team | Dragnet 1967 (1967) |
| 1998 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1982 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series' | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1980 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1976 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1959 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | December Bride (1954) |
Known for movies
M*A*S*H (1974-1983)
as Col. Sherman T. Potter / Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele
Dragnet 1967 (1967-1970)
as Officer Bill Gannon
December Bride (1954-1959)
as Pete Porter
High Noon (1952)
as Sam Fuller