Thursday, December 8, 2011

Harry Morgan: 1915-2011

This isn't about you James Remar.
There we go. Better. Well, not better, but you know...
Legendary actor Harry Morgan passed away yesterday. He was best known as Col. Sherman Potter, second leader of the 4077th in the seminal Korean War series M*A*S*H, though he was also known as Bill Gannon, one of Joe Friday's partners in Dragnet.
And they never said "Just the facts, ma'am"!
Though Morgan hadn't acted since 1999, his death is a loss to the acting world, if for no other reason than nostalgia. Even though both shows were off the air when I was born, I defy you to find a person my age that has never watched M*A*S*H. Or doesn't remember watching a rerun of Dragnet (or even Gunsmoke) while laying on their grandparents' floor. Won't happen.
And yeah, he totes costarred with Elvis.
Harry Morgan/Officer Gannon/Colonel Potter...
You & your badass cigar smoking will be missed.

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