Harry Morgan
Known for
Harry Morgan is a recognizable American television actor comfortable in the long shape of a series. He has kept working through 84 years of the trade. Casting him as General Steele in 'M*A*S*H' gave the career its center. 'High Noon' appears further down the same list. He won the Emmy for 'M*A*S*H'.
Harry Morgan
88 Movies
26 Series
Harry Morgan is a recognizable American television actor comfortable in the long shape of a series. He has kept working through 84 years of the trade. Casting him as General Steele in 'M*A*S*H' gave the career its center. 'High Noon' appears further down the same list. He won the Emmy for 'M*A*S*H'.
Movies
Plays Sam Fuller
High Noon
1952
Plays Ulysses S. Grant
How the West Was Won
1962
Plays Captain Purvis
A Bell for Adano
1945
Plays Marshall Thibido
The Shootist
1976
Plays Olly Perkins
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
Plays Captain Gannon
Dragnet
1987
Plays Shorty
Bend of the River
1952
Plays Carolinus (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
1982
Plays Taylor
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
Plays Ketchum
The Far Country
1954
Plays Art Croft
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Plays Klaas Bleecker
Dragonwyck
1946
Plays Homer McCoy
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
Plays Chummy MacGregor
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Plays Jesse McCord
Snowball Express
1972
Plays General Stilton
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
Plays Rawlings
Thunder Bay
1953
Plays Sergeant Gregovich
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
Plays Cully
Frankie and Johnny
1966
Plays Lew Hogan
Star in the Dust
1956
Plays Hyppolite
Madame Bovary
1949
Plays Major Pott
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
Plays Jessie Rickey
Cimarron
1960
Plays Bath Attendant
Somewhere in the Night
1946
Plays Oley
Not as a Stranger
1955
Plays Half Pint
Yellow Sky
1948
Plays Police Lieutenant (as Henry Morgan)
Holiday Affair
1949
Plays T.P. Gaskill
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
Plays Soldier
Dark City
1950
Plays Sergeant Bible
Strategic Air Command
1955
Plays George Soderquist
Appointment with Danger
1950
Plays Bill Womack
The Big Clock
1948
Plays Sarajevo
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Plays Barker
State Fair
1945
Plays Angel
Charley and the Angel
1973
Plays Joe Denner
Torch Song
1953
Plays Brownie
Crash Dive
1943
Plays Frank Lubey
All My Sons
1948
Plays Mouthy
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
Plays Charles Meriden
It Started with a Kiss
1959
Plays Hermy
The Saxon Charm
1948
Plays Tony Welker
Backlash
1956
Plays Malcolm Brainard
Wing and a Prayer
1944
Plays Sheriff Slade
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
Plays Shorty
The Gangster
1947
Plays Billy Scripture
Moonrise
1948
Plays Gus Rivers
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
1946
Plays Cully Anderson
Orchestra Wives
1942
Plays Biddle
Scandal Sheet
1952
Plays Thomas "Smoke" Reardon
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
TV Shows
Director
Plays General Steele
M*A*S*H
1972
Plays Pete Porter
December Bride
1954
Plays Gannon
Dragnet
1967
Plays Sherman T. Potter
AfterMASH
1983
Plays Leonard Blacke
Blacke's Magic
1986
Director
Plays Doc Amos Coogan
Hec Ramsey
1972
Plays Wendell Snead
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Pres. Harry S. Truman
Backstairs at the White House
1979
Plays Osgood Pickett
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Professor Suter
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Plays Francis X. Healy
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Cal
The Partridge Family
1970
Plays Jim Strait
The Lone Wolf
1954
Plays Sheriff Ernie Backwater
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Plays Bob Campbell
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Plays Charlie
Ensign O'Toole
1962
Plays Capt. Caleb
The Bastard
1978
Plays Retired Lt. Richard Webb
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Bill Gannon (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
Plays Thaddeus Conway
Night Gallery
1970
Plays Hermie Jenkins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Plays Kendall Jones
The Virginian
1962
Plays Homer Byington
Cavalcade of America
1952
Plays Mike Feeney
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Plays Woody
Love, American Style
1969
Plays George 'Bugs' Moran
The Untouchables
1959
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Family Plan
Sol Rubins
1997
Film
3rd Rock from the Sun
Professor Suter · 3 episodes
1996–
TV
The Simpsons
Bill Gannon (voice) · 1 episode
1989–
TV
Dragnet
Captain Gannon
1987
Film
Blacke's Magic
Leonard Blacke · 13 episodes
1986–
TV
Murder, She Wrote
Retired Lt. Richard Webb · 1 episode
1984–
TV
AfterMASH
Sherman T. Potter · 31 episodes
1983–
TV
The Flight of Dragons
Carolinus (voice)
1982
Film
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
T.P. Gaskill
1979
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Harry Morgan still alive?
Harry Morgan passed away on December 7, 2011 at age 96.
What are the most famous roles of Harry Morgan?
Harry Morgan is best known for roles in High Noon, Dragnet, How the West Was Won.
How many movies has Harry Morgan been in?
Over a 69-year career (since 1942), Harry Morgan has appeared in 88 movies and 26 TV shows.
What was Harry Morgan's first movie?
The career of Harry Morgan began with To the Shores of Tripoli (1942).
What is Harry Morgan's most recent movie or series?
Harry Morgan's most recent release is M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion, which premiered on May 17, 2002.
What TV shows has Harry Morgan appeared in?
On television, Harry Morgan has appeared in The Simpsons, M*A*S*H, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Murder, She Wrote.
Harry Morgan
1915-04-10 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor whose TV 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 his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in MASH (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1985). Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films.