Filmography
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Known For
M*A*S*H Col. Sherman T. Potter / Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele (1974-1983) -
The Ox-Bow Incident Art Croft (1942) -
High Noon Sam Fuller (1952) -
Known For
Inherit the Wind Judge Mel Coffey (1960) -
Actor
Love & Money Fletcher Conklin (1999) -
Crosswalk Dr. Chandler (1999) -
Family Plan Sol Rubins (1997) -
3rd Rock from the Sun Professor Suter (1996-1997) -
Grace Under Fire George (1996) -
The Simpsons Bill Gannon (1995) -
The Jeff Foxworthy Show Raymond (1995) -
Incident in a Small Town Judge Bell (1994) -
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Judge Stoddard Bell (1992) -
The Incident Judge Bell (1990) -
![The Twilight Zone]( "The Twilight Zone")
The Twilight Zone Edgar Witherspoon (1988) -
![You Can't Take It with You]( "You Can't Take It with You")
You Can't Take It with You Martin Vanderhof (1987-1988) -
![14 Going on 30]( "14 Going on 30")
14 Going on 30 Uncle Herb (1988) -
![Dragnet]( "Dragnet")
Dragnet Gannon (1987) -
![Murder, She Wrote]( "Murder, She Wrote")
Murder, She Wrote Retired Lt. Richard Webb (1987) -
![Blacke's Magic]( "Blacke's Magic")
Blacke's Magic Leonard Blacke (1986) -
![The Love Boat]( "The Love Boat")
The Love Boat Charly Fields (1978-1985) -
![AfterMASH]( "AfterMASH")
AfterMASH Dr. Sherman T. Potter (1983-1985) -
![Sparkling Cyanide]( "Sparkling Cyanide")
Sparkling Cyanide Captain Kemp (1983) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H Col. Sherman T. Potter (1974-1983) -
![The Flight of Dragons]( "The Flight of Dragons")
The Flight of Dragons Carolinus (1982) -
![Rivkin: Bounty Hunter]( "Rivkin: Bounty Hunter")
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter Father Kolodny (1981) -
![More Wild Wild West]( "More Wild Wild West")
More Wild Wild West Robert T. 'Skinny' Malone (1980) -
![Scout's Honor]( "Scout's Honor")
Scout's Honor Mr. Briggs (1980) -
![Roughnecks]( "Roughnecks")
Roughnecks Plug Champion (1980) -
![Better Late Than Never]( "Better Late Than Never")
Better Late Than Never Mr. Scott (1979) -
![The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]( "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again")
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Major Gaskill (1979) -
![You Can't Take It with You]( "You Can't Take It with You")
You Can't Take It with You Mr. DePinna (1979) -
![The Wild Wild West Revisited]( "The Wild Wild West Revisited")
The Wild Wild West Revisited Robert T. Malone (1979) -
![Roots: The Next Generations]( "Roots: The Next Generations")
Roots: The Next Generations Bob Campbell (1979) -
![Backstairs at the White House]( "Backstairs at the White House")
Backstairs at the White House President Harry S. Truman (1979) -
![The Cat from Outer Space]( "The Cat from Outer Space")
The Cat from Outer Space General Stilton (1978) -
![Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid]( "Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid")
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Hugo Peavey (1978) -
![The Bastard]( "The Bastard")
The Bastard Capt. Caleb (1978) -
![Murder at the Mardi Gras]( "Murder at the Mardi Gras")
Murder at the Mardi Gras Jim Bob Jackson (1978) -
![Maneaters Are Loose!]( "Maneaters Are Loose!")
Maneaters Are Loose! Toby Waites (1978) -
Confessions of the D.A. Man H.M. 'Staff' Stafford (1978)
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![McLaren's Riders]( "McLaren's Riders")
McLaren's Riders Sheriff Bill Willet (1977) -
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa J.J. Strange (1977)
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![Exo-Man]( "Exo-Man")
Exo-Man Arthur Travis (1977) -
![The Shootist]( "The Shootist")
The Shootist Marshall Thibido (1976) -
![The Apple Dumpling Gang]( "The Apple Dumpling Gang")
The Apple Dumpling Gang Homer McCoy (1975) -
![The Last Day]( "The Last Day")
The Last Day Narrator (1975) -
![Gunsmoke]( "Gunsmoke")
Gunsmoke Jed Hockett (1970-1975) -
![Hec Ramsey]( "Hec Ramsey")
Hec Ramsey Doc Amos B. Coogan (1972-1974) -
![Sidekicks]( "Sidekicks")
Sidekicks Sheriff Jenkins (1974) -
![Charley and the Angel]( "Charley and the Angel")
Charley and the Angel The Angel formerly Roy Zerney (1973) -
![The Mouse Factory]( "The Mouse Factory")
The Mouse Factory Harry Morgan (1973) -
![Snowball Express]( "Snowball Express")
Snowball Express Jesse McCord (1972) -
![The Partridge Family]( "The Partridge Family")
The Partridge Family Cal (1970-1972) -
![Night Gallery]( "Night Gallery")
Night Gallery Thaddeus Conway (segment "The Late Mr. Peddington") (1972) -
![The D.A.]( "The D.A.")
The D.A. H.M. 'Staff' Stafford (1971) -
![Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You]( "Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You")
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You Inspector Richard Queen (1971) -
Cat Ballou The Rancher (1971)
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![Scandalous John]( "Scandalous John")
Scandalous John Sheriff Pippin (1971) -
![Support Your Local Gunfighter]( "Support Your Local Gunfighter")
Support Your Local Gunfighter Taylor (1971) -
![The Barefoot Executive]( "The Barefoot Executive")
The Barefoot Executive E.J. Crampton (1971) -
![The Feminist and the Fuzz]( "The Feminist and the Fuzz")
The Feminist and the Fuzz Dr. Horace Bowers (1971) -
![But I Don't Want to Get Married!]( "But I Don't Want to Get Married!")
But I Don't Want to Get Married! Mr. Good (1970) -
![Love, American Style]( "Love, American Style")
Love, American Style Woody (segment "Love and the Motel") (1970) -
![Dragnet 1967]( "Dragnet 1967")
Dragnet 1967 Officer Bill Gannon (1967-1970) -
![Viva Max]( "Viva Max")
Viva Max Chief of Police Sylvester (1969) -
![Support Your Local Sheriff!]( "Support Your Local Sheriff!")
Support Your Local Sheriff! Olly Perkins (1969) -
![Dragnet 1966]( "Dragnet 1966")
Dragnet 1966 Officer Bill Gannon (1969) -
![Star Spangled Salesman]( "Star Spangled Salesman")
Star Spangled Salesman TV Cop (1968) -
![The Flim-Flam Man]( "The Flim-Flam Man")
The Flim-Flam Man Sheriff Slade (1967) -
Kelly's Kingdom (1966)
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![What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?]( "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?")
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Maj. Pott (1966) -
![Frankie and Johnny]( "Frankie and Johnny")
Frankie and Johnny Cully (1966) -
![Dr. Kildare]( "Dr. Kildare")
Dr. Kildare Francis X. Healy (1965) -
![The Wackiest Ship in the Army]( "The Wackiest Ship in the Army")
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![Kentucky Jones]( "Kentucky Jones")
Kentucky Jones Seldom Jackson (1964-1965) -
![John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!]( "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!")
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Secretary of State Deems Sarajevo (1965) -
![The Richard Boone Show]( "The Richard Boone Show")
The Richard Boone Show Senator Clements (1963-1964) -
The Wall to Wall War (1963)
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![The Virginian]( "The Virginian")
The Virginian Kendall Jones (1963) -
![Have Gun - Will Travel]( "Have Gun - Will Travel")
Have Gun - Will Travel Sheriff Ernie Backwater (1958-1963) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables George 'Bugs' Moran (1962) -
![Going My Way]( "Going My Way")
Going My Way Al Everett (1962) -
![How the West Was Won]( "How the West Was Won")
How the West Was Won Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1962) -
![Ensign O'Toole]( "Ensign O'Toole")
Ensign O'Toole Charlie (1962) -
![Pete and Gladys]( "Pete and Gladys")
Pete and Gladys Pete Porter (1960-1962) -
![Cimarron]( "Cimarron")
Cimarron Jesse Rickey (1960) -
![The Mountain Road]( "The Mountain Road")
The Mountain Road Sgt. 'Mike' Michaelson (1960) -
![Inherit the Wind]( "Inherit the Wind")
Inherit the Wind Judge Mel Coffey (1960) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Hermie Jenkins (1959) -
![It Started with a Kiss]( "It Started with a Kiss")
It Started with a Kiss Charles Meriden (1959) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride Pete Porter (1954-1959) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1958) -
![Under Fire]( "Under Fire")
Under Fire Sgt. Joseph C. Dusak (1957) -
![The 20th Century-Fox Hour]( "The 20th Century-Fox Hour")
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Mike Feeney (1957) -
![The Teahouse of the August Moon]( "The Teahouse of the August Moon")
The Teahouse of the August Moon Sgt. Gregovich (1956) -
![Cavalcade of America]( "Cavalcade of America")
Cavalcade of America Homer Byington (1953-1956) -
![Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers]( "Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers")
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Pilot on Radio (1956) -
![Star in the Dust]( "Star in the Dust")
Star in the Dust Lew Hogan (1956) -
![Backlash]( "Backlash")
Backlash Tony Welker (1956) -
![The Bottom of the Bottle]( "The Bottom of the Bottle")
The Bottom of the Bottle Felix - Barkeep (1956) -
![Not as a Stranger]( "Not as a Stranger")
Not as a Stranger Oley (1955) -
![Strategic Air Command]( "Strategic Air Command")
Strategic Air Command Sgt. Bible - Flight Engineer (1955) -
![The Lone Wolf]( "The Lone Wolf")
The Lone Wolf Rev. Jeffrey Hallam (1954) -
![The Far Country]( "The Far Country")
The Far Country Ketchum (1954) -
![About Mrs. Leslie]( "About Mrs. Leslie")
About Mrs. Leslie Fred Blue (1954) -
![The Forty-Niners]( "The Forty-Niners")
The Forty-Niners Alf Billings (1954) -
![Prisoner of War]( "Prisoner of War")
Prisoner of War Maj. O.D. Hale (1954) -
![The Glenn Miller Story]( "The Glenn Miller Story")
The Glenn Miller Story Chummy (1954) -
![Torch Song]( "Torch Song")
Torch Song Joe Denner (1953) -
![Champ for a Day]( "Champ for a Day")
Champ for a Day Al Muntz (1953) -
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena Lew Hutchins (1953) -
![Thunder Bay]( "Thunder Bay")
Thunder Bay Rawlings (1953) -
The Devil and John Q Abe Lincoln (1952)
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![Stop, You're Killing Me]( "Stop, You're Killing Me")
Stop, You're Killing Me Innocence (1952) -
![The Doctor]( "The Doctor")
The Doctor (1952) -
![Toughest Man in Arizona]( "Toughest Man in Arizona")
Toughest Man in Arizona Verne Kimber (1952) -
![Apache War Smoke]( "Apache War Smoke")
Apache War Smoke Ed Cotten (1952) -
![Big Jim McLain]( "Big Jim McLain")
Big Jim McLain Narrator (1952) -
![What Price Glory]( "What Price Glory")
What Price Glory Sgt. Moran (1952) -
![High Noon]( "High Noon")
High Noon Sam Fuller (1952) -
![My Six Convicts]( "My Six Convicts")
My Six Convicts Dawson (1952) -
![Bend of the River]( "Bend of the River")
Bend of the River Shorty (1952) -
![Scandal Sheet]( "Scandal Sheet")
Scandal Sheet Biddle (1952) -
![Boots Malone]( "Boots Malone")
Boots Malone Quarter Horse Henry (1952) -
![The Blue Veil]( "The Blue Veil")
The Blue Veil Charles Hall (1951) -
![The Amazing Mr. Malone]( "The Amazing Mr. Malone")
The Amazing Mr. Malone (1951) -
![The Well]( "The Well")
The Well Claude Packard (1951) -
![The Highwayman]( "The Highwayman")
The Highwayman Tim (1951) -
![When I Grow Up]( "When I Grow Up")
When I Grow Up Father Reed (modern) (1951) -
![Belle Le Grand]( "Belle Le Grand")
Belle Le Grand Abel Stone (1951) -
![Dark City]( "Dark City")
Dark City Soldier (1950) -
![The Showdown]( "The Showdown")
The Showdown Rod Main (1950) -
![Appointment with Danger]( "Appointment with Danger")
Appointment with Danger George Soderquist (1950) -
The Amazing Mr. Malone (1950)
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![Outside the Wall]( "Outside the Wall")
Outside the Wall Garth (1950) -
Hello Out There The Young Gambler (1949)
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![Holiday Affair]( "Holiday Affair")
Holiday Affair Police Lieutenant (1949) -
![Strange Bargain]( "Strange Bargain")
Strange Bargain Lt. Richard Webb (1949) -
![Red Light]( "Red Light")
Red Light Rocky (1949) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary Hyppolite (1949) -
![The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend]( "The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend")
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Hoodlum (1949) -
![Down to the Sea in Ships]( "Down to the Sea in Ships")
Down to the Sea in Ships Britton (1949) -
![Yellow Sky]( "Yellow Sky")
Yellow Sky Half Pint (1948) -
![The Saxon Charm]( "The Saxon Charm")
The Saxon Charm Hermy (1948) -
![Moonrise]( "Moonrise")
Moonrise Billy Scripture (1948) -
![Race Street]( "Race Street")
Race Street Hal Towers (1948) -
![All My Sons]( "All My Sons")
All My Sons Frank Lubey (1948) -
![The Big Clock]( "The Big Clock")
The Big Clock Bill Womack (1948) -
![The Gangster]( "The Gangster")
The Gangster Shorty (1947) -
![Crime Doctor's Man Hunt]( "Crime Doctor's Man Hunt")
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Jervis (1946) -
![It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog]( "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog")
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Gus Rivers (1946) -
![Somewhere in the Night]( "Somewhere in the Night")
Somewhere in the Night Bath Attendant (1946) -
![Dragonwyck]( "Dragonwyck")
Dragonwyck Klaas Bleecker (1946) -
![Johnny Comes Flying Home]( "Johnny Comes Flying Home")
Johnny Comes Flying Home Joe Patillo (1946) -
![From This Day Forward]( "From This Day Forward")
From This Day Forward Hank Beesley (1946) -
![State Fair]( "State Fair")
State Fair Barker (1945) -
![A Bell for Adano]( "A Bell for Adano")
A Bell for Adano Capt. N. Purvis (1945) -
![Gentle Annie]( "Gentle Annie")
Gentle Annie Cottonwood Goss (1944) -
![Wing and a Prayer]( "Wing and a Prayer")
Wing and a Prayer Ens. Malcolm Brainard (1944) -
![Roger Touhy, Gangster]( "Roger Touhy, Gangster")
Roger Touhy, Gangster Thomas J. 'Smoke' Reardon (1944) -
![The Eve of St. Mark]( "The Eve of St. Mark")
The Eve of St. Mark Pvt. Shevlin (1944) -
![Happy Land]( "Happy Land")
Happy Land Anton 'Tony' Cavrek (1943) -
![Crash Dive]( "Crash Dive")
Crash Dive Brownie (1943) -
![The Ox-Bow Incident]( "The Ox-Bow Incident")
The Ox-Bow Incident Art Croft (1942) -
![The Omaha Trail]( "The Omaha Trail")
The Omaha Trail Henchman Nat (1942) -
![Orchestra Wives]( "Orchestra Wives")
Orchestra Wives Cully Anderson (1942) -
![The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe]( "The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe")
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Ebenezer Burling (1942) -
Actor
![To the Shores of Tripoli]( "To the Shores of Tripoli")
To the Shores of Tripoli Mouthy (1942) -
Director
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H (1976-1983) -
![Hec Ramsey]( "Hec Ramsey")
Hec Ramsey (1973-1974) -
![The D.A.]( "The D.A.")
The D.A. (1971) -
![Adam-12]( "Adam-12")
Adam-12 (1969) -
![The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]( "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour")
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964-1965) -
Director
![The Richard Boone Show]( "The Richard Boone Show")
The Richard Boone Show (1964) -
Soundtrack
![AfterMASH]( "AfterMASH")
AfterMASH (1983) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H (1974-1983) -
Soundtrack
![Frankie and Johnny]( "Frankie and Johnny")
Frankie and Johnny (1966) -
Archive footage
![The '80s: Top Ten]( "The '80s: Top Ten")
The '80s: Top Ten (2022) -
![History of the Sitcom]( "History of the Sitcom")
History of the Sitcom (2021) -
![Full Frontal with Samantha Bee]( "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee")
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![Silicon Cowboys]( "Silicon Cowboys")
Silicon Cowboys (2016) -
![The Sixties]( "The Sixties")
The Sixties (2014) -
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![The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]( "18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards")
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![Hit Celebrity TV Commercials]( "Hit Celebrity TV Commercials")
Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (2004) -
![Los Angeles Plays Itself]( "Los Angeles Plays Itself")
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2003) -
![Television: The First Fifty Years]( "Television: The First Fifty Years")
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years")
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50 Years of Funny Females (1995)
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![Hollywood Bloopers Uncensored]( "Hollywood Bloopers Uncensored")
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![The Art of Noise: Dragnet]( "The Art of Noise: Dragnet")
The Art of Noise: Dragnet (1987) -
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![Showbiz Goes to War]( "Showbiz Goes to War")
Showbiz Goes to War (1982) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1973-1982) -
Archive footage
![AFI Life Achievement Award]( "AFI Life Achievement Award")
AFI Life Achievement Award (1978) -
![Take It or Leave It]( "Take It or Leave It")
Take It or Leave It (1944)
All Filmography
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Did You Know
Trivia
Died just 6 1/2 months after the death of his best friend James Arness. Morgan guest-starred alongside Arness for 4 episodes of Gunsmoke (1955).
Quotes
[In 1980, about joining M*A*S*H (1972) in its fourth season] I've always been with a show from the beginning, but this was easier than starting some of those shows from the beginning.
Trademark
Recognizable commanding voice
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Harry Bratsberg
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
(age 96)
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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