Brilliant character actor in film and television, and on stage -- via the New York Times. He was in the original cast of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" in 1937. He went on to many supporting roles in films, notably in "The Ox-Bow Incident." He went on to appear in early TV sitcoms such as "December Bride" and "Pete & Gladys." He will be best remembered for playing Joe Friday's sidekick Bill Gannon on "Dragnet," and Col. Potter for many years on "M*A*S*H."
Note: Thanks to Stephen Miller of the Wall Street Journal for providing me with a correction! Morgan's birth name was Bratsburg, not Bratsberg (it was changed when the family immigrated to America).
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