cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. After Pete and Gladys ended production, Morgan guest-starred in the role of Al Everett in the 1962 episode "Like My Own Brother" on Gene Kelly's ABC drama series, Going My Way, loosely based on the 1944 Bing Crosby film of the same name. I still vividly remember him in M*A*S*H and many other movies and TV shows. Harry's relationship with his biological daughter Debra, meanwhile, is more complicated; she craves her father's approval, but feels that he favors Dexter. 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. The son of an auto mechanic, he was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit on April 10, 1915. Mr. Morgans television credits were prodigious. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons Christopher, Charles and Paul; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Son of the actor Harry Morgan. What do you think? His son Charles, a lawyer in Los Angeles, confirmed his death. Before her death, Morgan and his first wife had one son Daniel, who died in 1989. A system error has occurred. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Harry Morgan reached the astounding age of 96 years. Although he set out to be a lawyer, Morgan fell into acting and stayed. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. 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. Morgan, a prolific character actor, starred in more than 100 films before the end of his long-standing career. One of his early TV credits was December Bride, in which he played Pete Porter, the wry-humored, henpecked neighbor who cracked jokes about his wife, the never-seen Gladys. 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. The entertainment icon also once admitted Colonel Potter was the best role he "ever had. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. After that he appeared in about 20 more TV productions, including a few episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in the late 1990s. Please reset your password. Mini Bio (1) Christopher Morgan was born on August 31, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Survivors include his second wife, Barbara; his sons Christopher, Charles and Paul; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Resend Activation Email. CO. Potter to me. Morgan made his screen debut (originally using the name "Henry Morgan") in the 1942 movie To the Shores of Tripoli. Things got rougher from then on. From left. He returned as Bill Gannon, by now promoted to captain, in the 1987 movie Dragnet, a comedy remake of the series starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. Charges were dropped after Morgan agreed to attend a six-month domestic violence program. In an interview for the Archive of American Television, Mr. Morgan said of his M*A*S*H character: He was firm. 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. 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. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, as a supporting actor, he played runtish bad guys and worms that seldom turned. Photos. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Son: Daniel Morgan (d. 1982) Wife: Barbara Bushman Quine (m. 12-Dec-1986, until his death) High School: Muskegon High School, Muskegon, MI University: University of Chicago . But I love both versions of the movie. . Morgan had two siblings, Marguerite and Arnold (both deceased). He left his office equipment job to appear in summer stock. Bill Gannon. Afterwards, he retired from show business and lived with his family. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. 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. 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. He was 96. GREAT NEWS! She died in 1985 after 45 years of marriage. In the episode "Change of Command" on "M*A*SH," Potter kept a portrait of Mildred on his desk and made loving comments on the image throughout the series. Harry Morgan is a detective and highly respected member of the Miami Police Department, and a close friend of his immediate superior Lieutenant Tom Matthews. 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. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows during his six-decade long career. Morgan. She died in 1985 after they had been together for 45 years. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. Daniel Morgan's son says he refuses to accept the Met Police's apology after a bombshell report into his father's murder found the force was 'institutionally corrupt'. He was the apotheosis, the finest example of what people call a character actor. He graduated from Muskegon High School. Cast members of the television series MASH take a break. Morgan would later work with Webb in both short-lived series, The D.A. In 1996 the couple reportedly got mixed up in an argument, which resulted in Morgan beating up his wife. 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 began acting on stage under his birth name, in 1937, joining the Group Theatre in New York City formed by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg in 1931. (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.). He passed away at his home in Los Angeles from unknown causes but had recently been treated for pneumonia. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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.. 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. Played the role of Colonel Sherman Potter on the television series, M*A*S*H and Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. He had worked with the greats and never saw himself as one of them. Colonel Potters office had several personal touches. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. He dies a year later, supposedly of heart disease. Morgan had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989). This is a carousel with slides. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. Please try again later. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219014200/daniel-howard-morgan. 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. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Bill Gannon" in the film, Dragnet (1987), which starred Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. I think its the best part I ever had.. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. In 1950, Morgan appeared as an obtrusive, alcohol-addled hotel clerk in the Dragnet radio episode "The Big Boys". A drawing of a horse, seen on the wall behind Potter's desk, was drawn by Morgan's grandson, Jeremy Morgan. "The day they lay you away, what I do on your grave won't pass for flowers!" Status of Cable & Streaming TV Shows (A-D), Starz TV Show Ratings (updated 2/27/2023). For the first two seasons, he appeared only in flashbacks to Dexter's childhood. Late in the second season, it is revealed that he recovers from his illness. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 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. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Mr. Morgan, left, with Alan Alda in the mess tent in M*A*S*H. Mr. Morgan played Col. Sherman T. Potter. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The movie star died at his Los Angeles home. I lived there during his MASH days and we were proud to say Hey, did you know he lived here in Muskegon. Shortly before the final episode was broadcast, Morgan told The Times, Therell never be another MASH. Theres nothing in the way of doing your best work on this set, absolutely nothing.. Things got rougher from then on. Morgan's eight - year run on "MASH," the pinnacle of his. Get To Know the Charming 'The Gilded Age' Star Who Married Rebecca Hall. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. The private investigator was . The marriage lasted until his death. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. 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. 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 wonderfully witty and sharp television series set in an army camp during the Korean war. His son Charles confirmed his death, saying Mr. Morgan had been treated for pneumonia recently. Portrait of American actor Harry Morgan in costume as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the television series 'MASH,' circa 1977. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. The movie legend was charged with spousal battery, which could have led to one year in prison and a fine of $6,000 if he was convicted. Mr. Morgan lived in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. (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.). 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. He was previously married to Julie Cobb and Nicole Pechoux. Add to your scrapbook. 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. YOU'VE REACHED YOUR MONTHLY ARTICLE LIMIT. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. In the early 1970s Morgan worked on another Webb creation, the courtroom drama The D.A., and appeared opposite Richard Boone in Hec Ramsey, a western that was part of NBCs Sunday Mystery Movie series. In 1986, he co-starred with Hal Linden in Blacke's Magic, a show about a magician who doubled as a detective solving unusual crimes. He reprised the role for two seasons for the less-successful spin-off AfterMASH. 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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. Harry Morgan was an American actor, best remembered for playing the role of Colonel Sherman T. Potter in the war comedy series 'M*A*S*H'. Are there any particular M*A*S*H scenes that come to mind? The character actor was arrested in 1996 and booked for spousal battery after police responded to a 911 call from his wife, Barbara Bushman.. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Webb and Morgan were again teamed as villains in Appointment With Danger (1951). He led a force that relieved Fort Edwards during its siege and successfully directed the defence afterward. Harry Morgan is survived by three sons, eight grandchildren, and his second wife . You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. One season was made. How will you best remember Harry Morgan? At this time Morgan started using Harry as his first name to avoid being confused with television comic Henry Morgan. In the early 1970s Morgan worked on another Webb creation, the courtroom drama The D.A., and appeared opposite Richard Boone in Hec Ramsey, a western that was part of NBCs Sunday Mystery Movie series. Biography - A Short Wiki. 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 1943 he appeared alongside Henry Fonda in "The Ox-Bow Incident;" He acted in "High Noon" with Gary Cooper in 1952, and he was in "The Glenn Miller Story" in 1954 with Jimmy Stewart. SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE DAILY NEWSLETTER, FIRST TAKE, From Steve Jobs to Elizabeth Taylor: Notable Celeb Deaths of 2011. Failed to remove flower. Although famous to a younger generation of fans as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-running army comedy, "M*A*S*H," the actor's career dated as far back as the 1940s. In the same year, Morgan appeared in the movie Orchestra Wives as a young man pushing his way to the front of a ballroom crowd with his date to hear Glenn Miller's band play. [3][12] His son, Charles, said he recently had been treated for pneumonia. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Another great one gone How many more losses shall we suffer in the coming years? 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! When Dexter is 20, Harry falls seriously ill and gives Dexter "permission" to kill Mary, one of his nurses, who is intentionally poisoning him with morphine. Family (3) Trivia (4) Morgan did have one notable off-screen scandal. I think it's the best part I ever had. Pete and Gladys was a spin-off of December Bride (19541959), starring Spring Byington, a show in which Morgan had a popular recurring role. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? speaks out against the above mentioned and. ", John Dennis as Tony, Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Harry Morgan as Officer Bill Gannon on "Dragnet" circa 1970 | Photo: Getty Images. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. He was best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-running army comedy. In the television series he is portrayed by James Remar. So now he's almost the same. That will last a long, long time.. 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. In addition to "M*A*S*H" and "Dragnet," Morgan scored small screen success playinga henpecked husband on Pete and Gladys (1960-62), which originated out of a supporting part he played on December Bride (1954-59). With the beginning of the American . On confirming his death, his son Charles said that he had been recently treated for pneumonia. Remembering how Morgan was, Farrell said: "He was full of fun, and he was smart as a whip. Morgan later served as a rifleman in the provincial forces assigned to protect the western settlements from French-backed Indian raids. 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. He was born Harry Bratsburg, ofScandinavian descent, in Detroit and grew up in Muskegon, Michigan. 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. A fourth son, Daniel, died in 1989. 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. His sharp quips will live long after him, but the man will no longer be among us. Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. "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. Previous Next. Sadness and an aching heart, he replied. Morgan also appeared as a supporting player in more than 100 films. 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. 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Dexter learns Harry's secrets in the third season, and inadvertently reveals to Debra that Harry had cheated on his wife several times. He reprised the role of Sherman Potter in AfterMASH (1983-85), a short-lived spinoff. Morgan was also one of the oldest living Hollywood male actors. He enrolled at the University of Chicago in 1933, but, lacking the funds to continue, he . [2] Many sources, however, including some family records, list the spelling as "Bratsburg". 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.. 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. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Harry Morgan is a detective and highly respected member of the Miami Police Department, and a close friend of his immediate superior Lieutenant Tom Matthews. Morgan is even more widely recognized as Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday's partner in the revived version of Dragnet (19671970). Taking to Hollywood after initially working as a salesman, it wasn't long before Morgan's success arrived. He played Potter, an expert surgeon and a father figure in the camp, from 1978 until 1983. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. However, while his career dabbled successfully on TV, the actor endured many tumultuous years in his personal affairs. His resonant voice and irascible verve made him a natural for parts as authority figures, and he was frequently called upon to play judges, lawmen and military officers. A Maryland man who says he was banned from his favorite local bar for 'being old and white' has claimed that staff previously tried to drive him away by playing obnoxious 'head-banging' music . 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. Morgan did have one notable off-screen scandal. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. As Alan [Alda] said, he did not have an unadorable bone in his body. Family Members . Morgan loved his first wife and cherished her memory even after her death. Performing on a hotel stage he experienced success in The Front Page and The Petrified Forest.. Harry Morgan will always be. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. There was a problem getting your location. The TV actor Harry Morgan passed away at age 96, this age of death has to be considered astounding.What was the cause of death? He grew up in Muskegon, Mich., played high school football despite his small stature and was a member of the schools champion debate team. After moving to California in 1942, he was spotted by a talent scout in a Santa Barbara stock companys production of William Saroyans one-act play Hello Out There. Signing a contract with 20th Century Fox, he originally used the screen name Henry Morgan, but changed Henry to Harry in the 1950s to avoid confusion with the radio and television humorist Henry Morgan. 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. With his first wife, Eileen, Morgan had four sons. 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.. Actor Harry Morgan on "M*A*S*H" [left] Harry Morgan and wife Eileen Morgan attend 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 13, 1981 [right] | Photo: Getty Images. However, Morgan wasn't an original cast member on the hit CBS series. This account has been disabled. Try again. In July 1996, he was arrested on domestic battery charges for striking his wife Barbara which caused her to be admitted to the hospital. He went on to appear in All My Sons (1948), based on the Arthur Miller play, with Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster; The Big Clock (1948), in which he played a silent, menacing bodyguard to Charles Laughton; Yellow Sky (1949), with Gregory Peck and Anne Baxter; and the critically praised western High Noon (1952), with Gary Cooper. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. A son, Daniel, died in 1989. Joe Friday in the show that lionized the Los Angeles Police Department. 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. Performing on a hotel stage he experienced success in The Front Page and The Petrified Forest.. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Daniel Howard Morgan I found on Findagrave.com. He is survived by Bushman; three sons from his first marriage, Christopher, Charles and Paul; and eight grandchildren. After leaving Muskegon high school, hestudied law at the University ofChicago until public speaking and debating classes turned him to acting. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Also read:'Laugh-In' Regular Alan Sues Dies at 85, ""He was firm," Morgan said. 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. Morgan's son, producer Christopher Morgan, confirmed the actor's death in an email to Reuters. 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. Morgan's first appearance on M*A*S*H was in the show's third season (19741975), when he played the mentally unbalanced Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele in "The General Flipped at Dawn", which first aired on September 10, 1974. AMC. In season eight, Dexter learns that Harry had confided in Dr. Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling) about young Dexter's homicidal urges, and that she had helped him create Dexter's "code". Morgan died at his home in Brentwood after a bout with pneumonia, his daughter-in-law, Beth Morgan, told the Associated Press. Morgan had also appeared with Dragnet star Jack Webb in three film noir movies, Dark City (1950), Appointment with Danger (1951) and Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), and was an early regular member of Jack Webb's stock company of actors on the original Dragnet radio show. 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. Harry Morgan, right, with Jack Webb in "Dragnet" in 1967. [7][8] He appeared in the original production of the Clifford Odets play Golden Boy, followed by a host of successful Broadway roles alongside such other Group members as Lee J. Cobb, Elia Kazan, John Garfield, Sanford Meisner, and Karl Malden. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. | Photo: Getty Images. In 1980 his Colonel Potter earned him an Emmy Award as best supporting actor in a comedy series. 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