Boyd 'Red' Morgan
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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
Credits
Dirty Harry (1971)
as Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Outlaw (uncredited)
True Grit (1969)
as Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
as Stoker (uncredited)
How the West Was Won (1962)
as River Pirate (uncredited)
Rio Lobo (1970)
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The War Wagon (1967)
as Early
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
as Jakes (uncredited)
Foxy Brown (1974)
as Slauson
The Texas Rangers (1951)
Actor
The Alamo (1960)
as Tennessean (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
as Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
Ride Lonesome (1959)
as Outlaw (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Jury Member (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
as Hobbs
Two Rode Together (1961)
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter (1967)
as Wid Boone
5 Card Stud (1968)
as Fred Carson (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
as Hansen
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon (1968)
as Stage Driver Shelby
The Bounty Killer (1965)
as Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
Violent Saturday (1955)
as Slick
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Actor
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
as Pirate (uncredited)
Reign of Terror (1949)
as Citizen (uncredited)
Wild Rovers (1971)
as Sheepman
Riding Shotgun (1954)
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Quick Gun (1964)
Actor
Five Guns West (1955)
as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
Actor
That's My Boy (1951)
as Assistant coach (uncredited)
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
as Hackett
Thundering Caravans (1952)
as Henchman Joe
Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
as Texan (uncredited)
Flaming Feather (1952)
Actor
War Drums (1957)
Actor
Fort Yuma (1955)
as Crazed Man (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
as Creature (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
as Hanged Man (uncredited)
Gun Belt (1953)
as Texas Jack
Silver City (1951)
Actor
Arizona Raiders (1965)
as Tex (as Red Morgan)
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
as Captain
Gun Duel in Durango (1957)
as Burt
The Fleet's In (1942)
as Sailor
Five Guns to Tombstone (1961)
as Hoagie
Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
as Soldier
Crime Against Joe (1956)
as High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail (1951)
as Trooper (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Uprising (1953)
as Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
Desert of Lost Men (1951)
as Frank
Dr. Shagetz (1975)
as Vernon Patterson
Hell Bound (1957)
as Accomplice A (uncredited)
The Big Game (1936)
as Atlantic Football Player
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
as Julian
The Dalton Girls (1957)
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
as Mr. Jessup
The Last Musketeer (1952)
as Barney
The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
as Luke