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Harry Morgan

American actor
Also known as: Harry Bratsburg
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Richard Pallardy
Richard Pallardy received a B.A. in English from Illinois State University in 2005. He was a research editor with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. from 2008 to 2016 and worked on Britannica Blog from 2010...
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Harry Morgan (born April 10, 1915, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died December 7, 2011, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor best known for his television work, particularly as the gruff but kindhearted Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H. He was raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He enrolled at the University of Chicago in 1933, but, lacking the funds to continue, he found work selling office supplies. He began acting in summer stock productions while working in Washington,...

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