Remembering ‘M*A*S*H’ Star Harry Morgan

The Takeaway

Character actor Harry Morgan died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. In a career that spanned over a hundred movies and numerous television shows, Morgan was best known to audiences for his definitive role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in the long-running series “M*A*S*H.” Morgan was 96, and had recently been treated for pneumonia.

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