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