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Actor Harry Morgan has died at the age of 96. His cause of death has not been released.
Although Morgan appeared in movies such as How The West Was Won, Inherit The Wind, The Shootist as well as several film collaborations with Jimmy Stewart and director Anthony Mann (i.e. Bend of the River, Thunder Bay and The Glenn Miller Story), he was best known for his roles on television.
From 1967 to 1970, Morgan co-starred with Jack Webb on Dragnet as Detective Bill Gannon. In 1975, Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H playing Colonel Henry Potter and remained with the series until its end in 1983. Morgan, along with Jamie Farr and William Christopher, also starred in a short-lived spinoff AfterM*A*S*H.
I’ll leave you with a remixed clip of Dragnet in which Gannon and Friday sternly admonish President Obama:
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R. Dittmar| 12.7.11 @ 1:36PM
"Actor Harry Morgan has died at the age of 96. His cause of death has not been released."
I'm going to go way, way, way out on a limb and wager that it was old age.
Big Java| 12.7.11 @ 2:14PM
R.I.P. old friend.
Occam's Tool| 12.7.11 @ 3:07PM
Old age is not a cause of death. Neither is cardiopulmonary arrest.
However, being 96 does set up up for stuff...;)
Lullabys, Legends and Lies| 12.7.11 @ 3:51PM
I'll love that video, Obama's getting his ass handed to him by the Dragnet Detectives (too funny!!), and he breaks into that little smug smile of his, signifying that he's learned nothing at all!! And that's exactly how it would've went down, if it had happened in real life!! Old Harry Morgan was really great on MASH (even if the show did have a "bit" of a left leaning slant, Did I say a bit?)!! Even the episode that he was on, before he joined the cast as Colonel Potter (I think he played some crazy General, if I remember correctly?). Rest in peace, Harry!!
MyGirlFriday| 12.7.11 @ 4:25PM
Farewell Harry.
Jack in Wi| 12.7.11 @ 4:32PM
Dum te dum dum tum RIP Harry.
Pocono Charlie| 12.8.11 @ 6:46AM
=In 1975, Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H playing Colonel Henry Potter and remained with the series until its end in 1983=
Minor edit: Morgan played Col. Sherman T. Potter, who took over for McLean Stevens' potrayal of Lt.Col. Henry Blake.
And yes: Morgan did play a wacky general a season before he assumed command of the 4077th.