M*A*S*H star Harry Morgan died yesterday at 96. He was best known for his role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter. Morgan first grabbed attention for his role as Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday’s partner on the revived version of Dragnet, which aired on NBC from 1967-70.
He appeared in supporting roles in over 100 films, many of them classics such as The Ox-Bow Incident, High Noon, and Inherit the Wind.
