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