Bill Gannon" in the film, Dragnet (1987), which starred Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. "M*A*S*H" star Harry Morgan died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. Morgan was raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and graduated from Muskegon High School in 1933, where he achieved distinction as a statewide debating champion. (1969) with James Garner, Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) also with James Garner, Snowball Express (1972) with Keenan Wynn, The Shootist (1976) with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall, The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) with Robert Conrad, and as Captain Gannon in the theatrical film version of Dragnet (1987) with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. More about: AfterMASH, Blacke's Magic, December Bride, Dragnet, Hec Ramsey, Kentucky Jones, M*A*S*H, Pete and Gladys, The D.A., The Richard Boone Show. "M*A*S*H" star Harry Morgan lost his first wife after decades-long marriage when he was 44. Harry Morgan will always be. ", Although Morgan starred in a couple of renowned movies, his time playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter led to more fame. There was an error deleting this problem. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. A drawing of a horse, seen on the wall behind Potter's desk, was drawn by Morgan's grandson, Jeremy Morgan. In an interview for the Archive of American Television, Mr. Morgan said of his M*A*S*H character: He was firm. 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). He had worked with the greats and never saw himself as one of them. Morgan was later cast in the 1954 movie about his friend, The Glenn Miller Story, playing Chummy MacGregor. In 1980, Morgan won an Emmy Award for his performance on M*A*S*H. When asked if he was a better actor after working with the show's talented cast, Morgan responded, "I don't know about that, but it's made me a better human being. Please reset your password. [2] Many sources, however, including some family records, list the spelling as "Bratsburg". Mini Bio (1) Christopher Morgan was born on August 31, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His son Charles, a lawyer in Los Angeles, confirmed his death. U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. He was very humble about having such a successful career. Mr. Morgan, left, with Alan Alda in the mess tent in M*A*S*H. Mr. Morgan played Col. Sherman T. Potter. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. But it was his Colonel Potter in M*A*S*H that gave him his widest claim to fame, and won him an Emmy in 1980 as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. At this time Morgan started using Harry as his first name to avoid being confused with television comic Henry Morgan. Morgan. Get To Know the Charming 'The Gilded Age' Star Who Married Rebecca Hall. Harry Morgan reached the astounding age of 96 years. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 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. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. The role landed him an Emmy in 1980 for outstanding supporting actor in acomedy series. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. He also starred in "Inherit the Wind" in 1960 with Spencer Tracy. 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. Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. She died in 1985 after they had been together for 45 years. 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. American actor Harry Morgan created a rare legacy with his mastery in the entertainment industry. Duane only appeared on one episode of "The Walking Dead," the show's 2010 pilot. Morgan also costarred in a spinoff sitcom, AfterMASH, which was set in a stateside veterans hospital and aired from 1983 to 1984. His son Charles confirmed his death, saying Mr. Morgan had been treated for pneumonia recently. 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. [1][2][3] His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Morgan and Duane are seen on "TWD" pilot. It is also revealed in season four that Harry had slept with many of his informants, not just Laura. Sadly the couple's relationship was cut off when Eileen died in 1985 after being married for 45 years. 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. Taking to Hollywood after initially working as a salesman, it wasn't long before Morgan's success arrived. In 2006, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Later he played sheriffs ina number of westerns, notably in The Shootist (1976), John Wayne's final film. Scopes never actually taught evolution in schools. On confirming his death, his son Charles said that he had been recently treated for pneumonia. He was born in Detroit and raised in Michigan, where he excelled in debates as a high school student. 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. 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. According to one source, when Morgan's father Henry registered at junior high school, "the registrar spelled it Brasburg instead of Bratsberg. Prolific character actor Harry Morgan, who appeared in more than 100 films but was best known for television roles including Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular series "M*A*S*H," died on . Images of America, Trumbull Historical Society, 1997, p. 123. 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. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. 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. We raise awareness about these issues to help potential victims seek professional counseling and prevent anyone from getting hurt. | Photo: Getty Images. He was married twice and had four children with his first wife, Eileen. In 19871988, Morgan starred in the one-season situation comedy series You Can't Take It with You as family patriarch Martin Vanderhof. His parents were Norwegian immigrants. Morgan's son, producer Christopher Morgan, confirmed the actor's death in an email to Reuters. Verify and try again. 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. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. Daniel Morgan (July 6, 1736-July 6, 1802) rose from humble beginnings to become one of the Continental Army's finest tacticians and leaders. news.AmoMama.com speaks out against the above mentioned and news.AmoMama.com advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. Hunnicutt opposite Morgan in M*A*S*H, released a statement:[13]. | Photo: Getty Images. 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. 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. The late movie star started acting alongside big TV stars in the 1940s. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This browser does not support getting your location. Another great one gone How many more losses shall we suffer in the coming years? Resend Activation Email. Portrait of American actors, from left, Alan Alda, as Captain Benjamin Hawkeye Pierce, Mike Farrell, as Captain B.J. The picture on his desk was of Mr. Morgans wife, Eileen Detchon. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Bushman had a cut under her right eye and a swollen foot, according to reports. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. After that he appeared in about 20 more TV productions, including a few episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in the late 1990s. that benefits the victims. Morgan loved his first wife and cherished her memory even after her death. He was best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-running army comedy. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. Morgan continued to play a number of significant roles on the big screen in such films as The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) with Henry Fonda, Wing and a Prayer (1944), A Bell for Adano (1945), Dragonwyck (1946) with Walter Huston, The Gangster (1947), The Big Clock (1948) with Charles Laughton, The Well (1951), High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, Torch Song (1953) with Joan Crawford, and several films in the 1950s for director Anthony Mann starring James Stewart, including Bend of the River (1952), Thunder Bay (1953), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), The Far Country (1955), and Strategic Air Command (1955). Morgan also costarred in a spinoff sitcom, AfterMASH, which was set in a stateside veterans hospital and aired from 1983 to 1984. I never had a living grandfather, and for whatever reason I kind of imagined Col. Potter as mine when I was young. Morgan is survived by his second wife, Barbara, whom he married in 1986, and three sons, Christopher, Charles and Paul, from his first marriage, to Eileen, who died in 1985. Morgan attended the University of Chicago but left in the 1930s to sell office equipment in Washington, D.C. As a salesman during the Depression he had free time, so he joined a theater group. The love and admiration we all felt for him were returned tenfold in many, many ways. In 1941 he and his actress wife, Eileen, headed for Hollywood, and Morgan did hit a rocky patch of sorts he didnt work for five months. Three years after it debuted, he joined the show in 1975 as commanding officer of the unorthodox 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which patched together the wounded during the Korean War. 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 dies a year later, supposedly of heart disease. It was not Morgans first appearance on the program his portrayal of a demented general on the show earned him an Emmy nomination the same year he joined the series. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He is a producer and production manager, known for Police Story (1973), Quincy M.E. During the shooting of the final episode, he was asked about his feelings. That other Henry Morgan died in 1994. Family Members . He was born Harry Bratsburg, ofScandinavian descent, in Detroit and grew up in Muskegon, Michigan. 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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). Except for the tacky love story on the 1st one. Sadness and an aching heart, he replied. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Regarded as one of the busiest actors in the medium, he had continuing roles in at least 10 series, which, combined with his guest appearances, amounted to hundreds of episodes. At 70, he made appearances in two short-lived TV series, "Blacke's Magic" in 1986 and 1987's "You Can't Take It With You.". He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows during his six-decade long career. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons. Note: Daniel Howard Morgan has a twin brother, Paul Anthony Morgan. Born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, he worked on stage before making his way to Hollywood in 1942. Morgan loved his first wife and cherished her memory even after her death. The "Support Your Local Sheriff" actor died after a long-standing career at age 96. | Photo: Getty Images. It was also based on a popular radio show that transferred into television. "He was a good officer and he had a good sense of humor. 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. The following season, Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H as Colonel Sherman T. Potter. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? But I love both versions of the movie. Morgan also had a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun as Professor Suter, a colleague of Dick Solomon's. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. He is survived by Bushman; three sons from his first marriage, Christopher, Charles and Paul; and eight grandchildren. The character actor was 96. However, on the upside, I can publically share with newer generations what I told him as well as asking for his (above mentioned). Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. I loved playing Colonel Potter.". I said I loved Inherit the Wind as the judge in the true life story about the school teacher who, by standing by his convictions, gave all Americans and indirectly to all people, the right to stand by theirs. | Photo: Getty Images. Three years after it debuted, he joined the show in 1975 as commanding officer of the unorthodox 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which patched together the wounded during the Korean War. Please try again later. 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.. She died in 1985 after 45 years of marriage. 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. 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.. Harry Morgan was a prolific character actor who starred in over 100 films and was a stage performer. Failed to delete memorial. At 27, billed as Henry Morgan, helanded a contract with 20th Century-Fox, where his gravelly voice, pint-sized figure and pug-dog features became familiar in war films such as Crash Dive (1943) and A Bell for Adano (1945), andas cowboy Henry Fonda's pal inWilliam Wellman's The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), caught up in a lynching party. 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. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). (Harry keeps her in the dark about Dexter's "training".). This account has been disabled. 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 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. His son Daniel predeceased him. Morgan was married twice throughout his lifetime. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. 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),You Cant Take It With You (1987) and Blackes Magic (1986). Morgan was close friends with bandleader Glenn Miller, whom he met while filming Orchestra Wives in 1942, until Miller's death two years later. His son Charles, a lawyer in Los Angeles, confirmed his death. On CBS, he played Pete Porter in Pete and Gladys (19601962), with Cara Williams as wife Gladys. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. For the second time, like December Bride (1954) before this, it was an immediate hit, where it tackled a lot of topics. Morgan later served as a rifleman in the provincial forces assigned to protect the western settlements from French-backed Indian raids. What do you think? He grew up in Muskegon, Mich., played high school football despite his small stature and was a member of the schools champion debate team. Later, he played bark-worse-than-bite establishment figures such as generals, sheriffs, police officers and politicians. Copyright TV Series Finale. 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. After those roles, Morgan ended his contract with both Universal and Mark VII, to sign with 20th Century Fox.Morgan's biggest role was that of a tough-talking, commanding, fun-loving, serious Army Officer, "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972), when he replaced McLean Stevenson, who left the show to unsuccessfully star in his own sitcom. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Bill Gannon" role, supplying his voice on The Simpsons (1989). Read Summer For The Gods Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. I will always remember Harry in The Oxbow incident. And the greatest and most selfless tribute to the experience we enjoyed was paid by Harry at the press conference when our show ended. Pete and Gladys was a spin-off of December Bride (19541959), starring Spring Byington, a show in which Morgan had a popular recurring role. A fourth son, Daniel, died in 1989. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. One of Morgans sons, Daniel, died in 1989. 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. 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. Add to your scrapbook. In 1980 Morgan won an Emmy Award for best in U.S. TV for his work on the CBS series. 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Morgan hosted the NBC radio series Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre in 1947. Known to a younger generation of fans as "Col. Sherman T. Potter" on M*A*S*H (1972). In the 1964-1965 season, Morgan co-starred as Seldom Jackson in the 26-week NBC comedy/drama Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver, formerly of Gunsmoke . Bashful Henry did not demur."[5]. He led a force that relieved Fort Edwards during its siege and successfully directed the defence afterward. (1976) and Hunter (1976). | Photo: Getty Images. Morgan walked down the aisle for the second time with Barbara Quine, a marriage that often made headlines for various scandals. (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! (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.). All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Family (3) Trivia (4) It's hard to imagine a better one. He also co-starred with James Garner in Support Your Local Sheriff! In my ignorance, I thought to myself, Hey, this acting business is a great life! Little did I know! 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. Morgan and his son, Duane, found Rick, took him in, and gave him a crash course on the new world. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. In 1967, Morgan replaced Ben Alexander as the partner of Jack Webbs Sgt. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons Christopher, Charles and Paul; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. A few years later, still credited as Henry Morgan, he was cast in the role of pianist Chummy MacGregor in the 1954 biopic The Glenn Miller Story. In July 1996, he was arrested on domestic battery charges for striking his wife Barbara which caused her to be admitted to the hospital. In 1941 he and his actress wife, Eileen, headed for Hollywood, and Morgan did hit a rocky patch of sorts he didnt work for five months. Reviewing A Bell for Adano (1945), based on John Herseys novel about the Army in a liberated Italian town, Bosley Crowther wrote in The New York Times that Mr. Morgan was crude and amusing as the captain of M.P.s.. After appearing in a one-act play in Santa Barbara titled Hello Out There, he was offered a contract with 20th Century Fox and, going by Henry Morgan, promptly made six movies, starting with To the Shores of Tripoli., Morgan went on to appear in such films as High Noon (1953), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Inherit the Wind (1960), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and his personal favorite, 1943s The Ox-Bow Incident.. He appeared in supporting roles in over 100 films, many of them classics such as "The Ox-Bow Incident," "High Noon," and "Inherit the Wind.". He was the apotheosis, the finest example of what people call a character actor. With the beginning of the American . You can always change this later in your Account settings. Afterwards, he retired from show business and lived with his family. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, as a supporting actor, he played runtish bad guys and worms that seldom turned. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. "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. 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. Then, he guest-starred in several shows such as: The Twilight Zone (1985), Renegade (1992), The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995), for the third time, he also reprised his "Off. Hunnicut, and Harry Morgan, as Colonel Sherman T. Potter, on the television show, California, circa 1981. He made those who are thought of as stars shine even more brightly. (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.). Those who knew Morgan from films alone might have been surprised by his warm and authoritative performance asPotter. 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