Harry Morgan (born April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American television actor. He is best known as Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H. Morgan made his debut, originally using the name Henry Morgan, in the 1942 movie To the Shores of Tripoli. On TV he played Pete in Pete and Gladys (1960-1962) and in a widely-recognized role, Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday's partner in the revived version of Dragnet (1967-1970). Morgan had also appeared with Dragnet star Jack Webb in two film noir movies, Dark City (1950) and Appointment with Danger (1951). In a third-season episode of the television series "M*A*S*H", The General Flipped At Dawn, Morgan played a crazed general who wanted to move the 4077th closer to the front line. In the following season, he joined the show's cast as the beloved Colonel Sherman T. Potter. In 1980, Morgan won an Emmy award for his performance on M*A*S*H.