Mike Farrell Remembers Harry Morgan

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Mike Farrell, who like Harry Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H at the start of its fourth season, has released a statement remembering his friend and co-star:

Harry was a wonderful man, a fabulous actor and a dear and close friend since the first day we worked together. As Alan said, “He did not have an unadorable bone in his body.”

He was a treasure as a person, an imp at times, and always a true professional. He had worked with the greats and never saw himself as one of them. But he was. He was the rock everyone depended on and yet he could cut up like a kid when the situation warranted it.

He was the apotheosis, the finest example of what people call a ‘character actor.’ What he brought to the work made everyone better. He made those who are thought of as ‘stars’ shine even more brightly.

The love and admiration we all felt for him were returned tenfold in many, many ways. And the greatest and most selfless tribute to the experience we enjoyed was paid by Harry at the press conference when our show ended. He remarked that someone had asked him if working on M*A*S*H had made him a better actor. He responded by saying, “I don’t know about that, but it made me a better human being.”

It’s hard to imagine a better one.

I’ve tried to find the original source for the statement. RumorFix calls it an “exclusive” while the Washington Post’s Celebritology blog says it was “released to the press.”

NPR is reporting that Farrell was, according to Jamie Farr, “a huge presence in Morgan’s last days,” helping to keep members of the cast updated.

4 Replies to “Mike Farrell Remembers Harry Morgan”

  1. Beautiful!! You can feel Mike’s love for Harry in his words. What a wonderful tribute!!

    It’s still hard to believe that our beloved Colonel has left us. Im wearing my M*A*S*H T-shirt tomorrow in his honor.

  2. I know Chai. Me too, but we all knew that day would come soon with him being 96 and all……still, its hard to watch M*A*S*H in the same way now that Col. Potter is no longer with us…

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