21st Century: Query 161 (Harry Morgan)
“I don’t
know if M*A*S*H made me a better actor, but I know it made me a better human
being.”
How might Morgan’s assertion of improved humanity offer a more poignant commentary on Harry Morgan himself than bragging about his improved acting?
~ Harry Morgan was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six
decades. Morgan’s major roles included Pete Porter in both December
Bride (1954–1959) and Pete
and Gladys (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet
(1967–1970); Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey
(1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel
Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983) and AfterMASH
(1983–1985).
How might Morgan’s assertion of improved humanity offer a more poignant commentary on Harry Morgan himself than bragging about his improved acting?