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M*A*S*H - General or Colonel Potter?

In an earlier episode a crazy general comes to visit the 4077th. It is Harry Morgan A.K.A. "Colonel Potter". Then later, with the depature of Col. Blake, Harry Morgan re-appears as Col. Sherman T. Potter.

Sorry but he did not play potter on that episode

Season 3 (1974 - 1975)

The General Flipped at Dawn (B-308)

In a stunning performance that won him a role as Col. Potter, Harry Morgan

guests as loony General Bartford Hamilton Steele. Even Klinger thinks Gen.

Steele is nuts when he mistakes Klinger for his wife, Marjorie. Morgan won an

Emmy for his performance in this episode.

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Contributed By: Boonya on 05-19-2000 and Reviewed By: Webmaster

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Matt fehl writes:: I would hardly call that a slip up they used actors over and over but as diffrent charcters all the time; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

miniwidge writes:: Morgan, Harry.......Colonel Sherman T. Potter Morgan, Harry.......General Bartford Hamilton Steele (Guest Star) Any Questions? I got this from the M*A*S*H web site.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

Dragon_69 writes:: Also in scenes where the mash had to move, if you look closely at the crew breaking down the mess tent, Alan Alda (Hawkeye) is one of the crew with his head ducked down, if you watch carefully you catch his face; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

Peter writes:: Watch the Disney movie "The Cat from Outer Space" and you'll see McLean Stevenson playing a harried doctor, and Harry Morgan as a lunatic general.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

AnaDi writes:: Harry Morgan's performance as General Bartford Hamilton Steele is actually what won him the role as Colonel Potter. The producers at M*A*S*H were very impressed with him and when McLean Stevenson left, they asked Morgan to replace him.; 15 of 6576 found this helpful. Did you?

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