Boyd 'Red' Morgan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1915
- Died
- January 8, 1988 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Waurika, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Actor and stuntman Boyd Franklin 'Red' Morgan was born on October 24, 1915 in Waurika, Oklahoma. Morgan spent the first twelve years of his life growing up on a combination farm and cattle ranch. Boyd started high school in Hobbs, New Mexico and finished high school in Holtville, California. An outstanding athlete in high school, Morgan attended the University of Southern California on a football scholarship in 1935 and made his film debut as a football player in 1936. Following graduation from college, Boyd was recruited by the Washington Redskins before going on to join the Pacific Coast League in 1940 and went on to play football for the Hollywood Bears and the Birmingham Generals. Morgan joined the U.S. Navy as an ensign in 1942 and in the wake of his military service worked as a football coach at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California up until 1948. Boyd decided to pursue a career as both an actor and stuntman in the late 1940's. Among the notable actors that he doubled for are Stuart Whitman, Dean Martin, Scott Brady, Gene Evans, Darren McGavin, Jim Davis, Peter Graves, and Leo Gordon. A steady and sturdy fixture in Western movies and TV shows, Morgan's career in show business encompassed over five decades altogether. Boyd died from a heart attack at age 72 on January 8, 1988 in Tarzana, California.
Known For
Filmography
Last of the Great Survivors
Movie · as Mr. Jessup
Dr. Shagetz
Movie · as Vernon Patterson
Blazing Saddles
Movie · as Outlaw (uncredited)
Foxy Brown
Movie · as Slauson
Wild Rovers
Movie · as Sheepman
Dirty Harry
Movie · as Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
Movie · as Train Engineer (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie · as Hobbs
The Cheyenne Social Club
Movie · as Hansen
True Grit
Movie · as Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
Movie · as Stage Driver Shelby
5 Card Stud
Movie · as Fred Carson (uncredited)
The Power
Movie · as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Here's Lucy
TV · as Stuntman #2, Man #2, Mugsy, Charlie · 1 ep
The War Wagon
Movie · as Early
Return of the Gunfighter
Movie · as Wid Boone
The Invaders
TV · as Station Attendant · 1 ep
The Sons of Katie Elder
Movie · as Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
Arizona Raiders
Movie · as Tex (as Red Morgan)
The Bounty Killer
Movie · as Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
The Quick Gun
Movie
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie · as Jakes (uncredited)
The Dakotas
TV · as Bartender (uncredited) · 1 ep
How the West Was Won
Movie · as River Pirate (uncredited)
Five Guns to Tombstone
Movie · as Hoagie
Two Rode Together
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Movie · as Luke
The Amazing Transparent Man
Movie · as Julian
Beyond the Time Barrier
Movie · as Captain
The Alamo
Movie · as Tennessean (uncredited)
The Westerner
TV · as Red · 1 ep
Ride Lonesome
Movie · as Outlaw (uncredited)
Bonanza
TV · as Kelly · 1 ep
The Left Handed Gun
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Bronco
TV · as Gillespie Ranch Hand (uncredited) · 1 ep
Hell Bound
Movie · as Accomplice A (uncredited)
War Drums
Movie
Gun Duel in Durango
Movie · as Burt
The Dalton Girls
Movie · as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Movie
Crime Against Joe
Movie · as High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Stoker (uncredited)
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Movie · as Hackett
Creature with the Atom Brain
Movie · as Creature (uncredited)
Fort Yuma
Movie · as Crazed Man (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
Movie
Five Guns West
Movie · as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
Violent Saturday
Movie · as Slick (uncredited)
Cheyenne
TV · as Brawler (uncredited) · 1 ep
Riding Shotgun
Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)
Lassie
TV · as Ed Sloan · 1 ep
Gun Belt
Movie · as Texas Jack
The Great Sioux Uprising
Movie · as Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
Thunder Over the Plains
Movie · as Texan (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
Movie · as Hanged Man (uncredited)
The Last Musketeer
Movie · as Barney
Thundering Caravans
Movie · as Henchman Joe
Flaming Feather
Movie
Silver City
Movie
The Texas Rangers
Movie
Desert of Lost Men
Movie · as Frank
Slaughter Trail
Movie · as Trooper (uncredited)
That's My Boy
Movie · as Assistant coach (uncredited)
The Roy Rogers Show
TV · as Henchman Weston, Henchman Rod Morgan · 1 ep
Buccaneer's Girl
Movie · as Pirate (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
TV · as Hank Dawson, Henchman Gil · 1 ep
Reign of Terror
Movie · as Citizen (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Jury Member (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
Movie · as Sailor
Lucky Cisco Kid
Movie · as Soldier
The Big Game
Movie · as Atlantic Football Player