Born April 10, 1915 in
Detroit, Michigan, Morgan began his Hollywood career the 1942 film, To The
Shores of Tripoli. He was probably best known as Officer Bill Gannon in the
long running television show Dragnet with Jack Webb, and as Col. Sherman
Potter in the television show M.A.S.H. Although Morgan appeared in scores of
television shows, TV movies, documentaries and shorts, his career also included
over 90 theatrical films, including many classics such as High Noon, The Ox Box
Incident, and Teahouse of the August Moon. John Wayne fans will remember Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
in The Shootist (1976), General U.S. Grant in How The West Was Won (1962) and
the voice of the narrator in Big Jim McLain (1952). Harry Morgan passed away
December 7, 2011. He will be missed by many.
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| Harry Morgan as Marshal Thibido with Richard Lenz in a scene from The Shootist |
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| John Wayne as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and Harry Morgan as Gen. U.S. Grant in How The West Was Won |
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