*Recaps* <http://www.aoltv.com/category/recaps/> *Stay Tuned*<http://www.aoltv.com/category/stay-tuned/> *The Show Girl* <http://www.aoltv.com/category/the-show-girl/> *Spoilers*<http://www.aoltv.com/tag/spoilers+anonymous/> *Celebrity Interviews* <http://www.aoltv.com/category/Celebrity-Interviews/> >>>Harry Morgan, 'M*A*S*H' Star, Dies at 96 by Crystal Bell, posted Dec 7th 2011 12:40PM Harry Morgan, best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter on the long-standing army dramedy 'M*A*S*H,' died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, according to TheWrap. He was 96.
Morgan played Col. Potter for eight years, until 'M*A*S*H's' final episode on Feb. 28, 1983. The series finale was the most watched television episode in US television history at the time, with a record-breaking 125 million viewers. A decorated TV actor, Morgan also appeared in other iconic roles, like Detective Bill Gannon on 'Dragnet.' "Harry had a thousand stories. That of course comes from appearing in over 100 movies, and probably 10,000 television programs," M*A*S*H executive producer Ken Levine wrote, paying tribute to Morgan on his blog on Wednesday. "Harry was very much like Colonel Potter. He raised horses, and in fact, in the final episode when he says goodbye to Sophie, that really was one of Harry's horses. The picture on Potter's desk was of Harry's real wife, Eileen. And the only difference in personalities between Harry and Sherman is that Harry held his liquor better."<<< John Potter says his dad is Harry Potter . Was his grandfather Sherman Potter? After 'M*A*S*H,' Morgan appeared in several episodes of 'The Love Boat.' His last credited television appearance was on an episode of the short-lived TV show 'Love & Money' in 1999. Morgan also had a three-episode arc on '3rd Rock From the Sun' as Professor Suter. Other TV credits from the 1990s include episodes of 'The Simpsons,' 'Grace Under Fire' and 'The Jeff Foxworthy Show.'
