Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg, often spelled Harry Bratsburg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was a prolific American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974); and for his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983) and AfterMASH (1983–1984). Morgan also appeared in more than 100 films.

Early life and career

Morgan was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1915, the son of Hannah and Henry Bratsberg, who were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. In his interview with the Archive of American Television, Morgan spelled his Norwegian family surname as "Bratsberg". Many sources, however, including some family records, list the spelling as "Bratsburg". According to one source, when Morgan's father Henry registered at junior high school, "the registrar spelled it Bratsburg instead of Bratsberg. Bashful Henry did not demur."

Dragnet (franchise)

Dragnet is an American radio, television and motion picture series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the danger and heroism of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.

Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting; he achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.

The show's cultural impact is such that after five decades, elements of Dragnet are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program:

The ominous, four-note introduction to the brass and tympani theme music (titled "Danger Ahead") is instantly recognizable (though its origins date to Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers).

Jack Webb

John Randolph "Jack" Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982), also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise (which he also created). He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited.

Early life

Webb was born in Santa Monica, California, son of Samuel Chester Webb and Margaret Smith. He grew up in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. His father left home before Webb was born, and Webb never knew him. He was raised a Roman Catholic by his Irish and Native American mother. One of the tenants in his mother's boarding house was an ex-jazzman and began Webb's lifelong interest in jazz by giving him a recording of Bix Beiderbecke's "At the Jazz Band Ball".

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Webb lived in the parish of Our Lady of Loretto Church and attended Our Lady of Loretto Elementary School in Echo Park, where he served as an altar boy. He then attended Belmont High School, near downtown Los Angeles and later, St. John's University, Minnesota, where he studied art. In high school, Webb was a student body president. He wrote to the student body in the yearbook, "You who showed me the magnificent warmth of friendship which I know, and you know, I will carry with me forever." During World War II, Webb enlisted in the United States Army Air Force, but he "washed out" of flight training. He later received a hardship discharge, since he was the primary financial support for both his mother and grandmother.

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Dragnet 1967 - The Big Explosion

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DRAGNET: "The Hammer" Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Merry Anders. 3/2/1967.

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Dragnet 1967 The Big Explosion (Episode 2)

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Dragnet 1967: The Streets of Los Angeles No. 1

The City of Los Angeles streets from the 1967 TV show, "Dragnet". If you can name the str...

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Dragnet The Big Winchester Season 3 Episode 27

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Dragnet Jack Webb "One Fatal Second" Classic Speech 1967

Classic Dragnet speech by Sgt. Joe Friday from the 1967 episode "The Hit And Run Driver."

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Dragnet The Big Bar Season 4 Episode 8

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Harry Morgan discusses Col. Sherman Potter on M.A.S.H - EMMYTVLEGENDS

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Alan Alda on a story Harry Morgan told him about how serious Jack Webb was on the set of Dragnet

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Harry Morgan on "Dragnet" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Harry Morgan discusses the tone on the M.A.S.H set - EMMYTVLEGENDS

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Harry Morgan on Winning an Emmy - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Henry Morgan on Late Night, February 8, 1982

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Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on M*A*S*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

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Harry Morgan discusses the MASH Finale - EMMYTVLEGENDS

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Harry Morgan on working with Elvis Presley in Frankie and Johnny - EMMYTVLEGENDS

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Dragnet The LSD Story Blueboy (Episode 1)

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Dragnet 1967 Theme

Dragnet 1967 The Big Explosion (Episode 2)

Dragnet 1967: The Streets of Los Angeles No. 1

Dragnet The Big Winchester Season 3 Episode 27

Dragnet Jack Webb "One Fatal Second" Classic Speech 1967

Dragnet The Big Bar Season 4 Episode 8

Dragnet 1967 - The Big Explosion

DRAGNET: "The Hammer" Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Merry Anders. 3/2/1967.

Dragnet The LSD Story Blueboy (Episode 1)

Dragnet 1967 The LSD Story Blueboy2

Dragnet 1967 Theme

Dragnet 1967 The Big Explosion (Episode 2)

Dragnet 1967: The Streets of Los Angeles No. 1

Dragnet The Big Winchester Season 3 Episode 27

Dragnet Jack Webb "One Fatal Second" Classic Speech 1967

Dragnet The Big Bar Season 4 Episode 8

Tribute to Harry Morgan. Remembering Dobie Gray.

The Henry Morgan Show - Strange Men Of History

What's My Line? - Paul Ford; PANEL: Henry Morgan, Mary Lindsay (Mar 6, 1966)

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Tribute to Harry Morgan. Remembering Dobie Gray.

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10 Truths of Effective Ministry by D Harry Morgan at A Grace Place Church

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Harry Morgan discusses Col. Sherman Potter on M.A.S.H - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Alan Alda on a story Harry Morgan told him about how serious Jack Webb was on the set of Dragnet

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Rare footage of Col Potter (Harry Morgan) Part 1 MASH Final shoot news conference

Harry Morgan discusses the tone on the M.A.S.H set - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Harry Morgan on Winning an Emmy - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

Henry Morgan on Late Night, February 8, 1982

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on M*A*S*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

Harry Morgan discusses the MASH Finale - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Harry Morgan on working with Elvis Presley in Frankie and Johnny - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Harry Morgan discusses Col. Sherman Potter on M.A.S.H - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Alan Alda on a story Harry Morgan told him about how serious Jack Webb was on the set of Dragnet

Harry Morgan on "Dragnet" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

Rare footage of Col Potter (Harry Morgan) Part 1 MASH Final shoot news conference

Harry Morgan discusses the tone on the M.A.S.H set - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Harry Morgan on Winning an Emmy - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

Henry Morgan on Late Night, February 8, 1982

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on M*A*S*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

Harry Morgan discusses the MASH Finale - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Harry Morgan on working with Elvis Presley in Frankie and Johnny - EMMYTVLEGENDS

Dragnet 1967 - The Big Explosion

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on MAS*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on MAS*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on MAS*H , and Morgan's sense of humor

Alan Alda on working with Harry Morgan on MAS*H ...