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Originally, M*A*S*H was supposed to be Henry Morgan's final television performance
"I've never really figured out whether people liked the characters or liked Harry Morgan," said the M*A*S*H actor.
Sometimes an actor and the character they play can blur together. It's a testament to that actor's talent that some audiences may forever associate them with their character.
While an actor like Harry Morgan made his mark on television playing Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet, he will perhaps forever be remembered as Colonel Sherman T. Potter of M*A*S*H.
With the popularity of a show like M*A*S*H, it's no wonder that viewers connected to Potter, and by extension, Morgan himself.
During an interview, Morgan actually revealed that he wasn't totally able to tell whether a fan appreciated him for his acting ability, or for the characters he was responsible for playing.
"I've never really figured out whether people liked the characters or liked Harry Morgan," said the actor during an interview with the Chicago Tribune. "Never gave it much thought. I started out playing mostly heavies in the movies and in various TV parts, and people seemed to like me just as much doing that. They haven't all been M*A*S*H, you know."
But while Morgan entertained a variety of roles, he had originally planned for M*A*S*H to be his final foray into television.
"I'm pretty sure that will be my swan song," said Morgan of M*A*S*H during an interview with Knight-Ridder. "I don't think I'll ever do another series." Obviously, Morgan did return to television for programs like AfterM*A*S*H, a series that explored the lives of several M*A*S*H characters after the original series had ended. Of course, Morgan maintained that it wasn't necessarily the medium that kept him returning to the role, but the character and series itself.
"I'll do something if it's interesting," said the actor during an interview with the Kitsap Sun.
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