Wednesday, December 7, 2011

R.I.P. Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan, a personality actor round the stage, screen and tv whose most legendary role was playing Col. Sherman Potter for 10 seasons on M*A*S*H*, died Wednesday in Brentwood of complications from pneumonia, the AP reported. He was 96. He was nominated for eight Emmys — including two for pointing the Korean War comedy-drama, which was one of the longest-running series ever — and won for playing Potter in 1980. Morgan came out frequently on tv, beginning in the market at first, in addition to stood a extended stint as Sgt. Joe Friday’s trusty partner on Dragnet. Furthermore to turning up on Broadway at the beginning of his career, Morgan made 50 films, coping with the type of Henry Fonda, John Wayne and Elvis Pressley and gathering credits like High Noon, Inherit The Wind, The Apple Dumpling Gang as well as the Shootist.

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