Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan (born as Harry Bratsburg, April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor. He was well known for his role in the M*A*S*H TV series as Colonel Sherman T. Potter and as Bill Gannon in the T.V. series Dragnet. He won an Emmy Award in 1980.

Morgan was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 10, 1915.United States Census for 1930; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 1014; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 830.0. He was raised in Muskegon, Michigan. Morgan studied at Muskegon High School and at the University of Chicago.

He was married to Eileen Detchon from 1940 until she died in 1985. Then he was married to Barbara Bushman from 1986 until his death in 2011. He had four children. In December 1987 he was arrested for abusing his wife. All charges were dropped.

Morgan died on December 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia, aged 96. His body was later cremated.

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Other websites



 Harry Morgan Interview with Archive of American Television
 Harry Morgan at FindAGrave.com

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