Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Acting
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.
TV Shows(6)
Movies(58)
Last of the Great Survivors
Mr. Jessup
1984
Dr. Shagetz
Vernon Patterson
1975
Foxy Brown
Slauson
1974
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
1974
Dirty Harry
Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
1971
Wild Rovers
Sheepman
1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
Hobbs
1970
Rio Lobo
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1970
Zabriskie Point
Policeman (uncredited)
1970
True Grit
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
1969
The Stalking Moon
Stage Driver Shelby
1968
The War Wagon
Early
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Wid Boone
1967
Arizona Raiders
Tex (as Red Morgan)
1965
The Bounty Killer
Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Jakes
1964
The Quick Gun
1964
How the West Was Won
River Pirate (uncredited)
1962
Two Rode Together
Gambler (uncredited)
1961
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Luke
1961
Five Guns to Tombstone
Hoagie
1961
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
1960
Beyond the Time Barrier
Captain
1960
The Amazing Transparent Man
Julian
1960
Ride Lonesome
Outlaw (uncredited)
1959
The Left Handed Gun
Soldier (uncredited)
1958
The Dalton Girls
Stage Driver (uncredited)
1957
Hell Bound
Accomplice A (uncredited)
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
Burt
1957
War Drums
1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Stoker (uncredited)
1956
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Hackett
1956
Crime Against Joe
High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
1956
Fort Yuma
Crazed Man (uncredited)
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature (uncredited)
1955
Five Guns West
Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
1955
Violent Saturday
Slick
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Riding Shotgun
Henchman (uncredited)
1954
Thunder Over the Plains
Texan (uncredited)
1953
Gun Belt
Texas Jack
1953
The Great Sioux Uprising
Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
1953
Thundering Caravans
Henchman Joe
1952
The Last Musketeer
Barney
1952
Flaming Feather
1952
Silver City
1951
Desert of Lost Men
Frank
1951
Slaughter Trail
Trooper (uncredited)
1951
The Texas Rangers
1951
That's My Boy
Assistant coach (uncredited)
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1950
Buccaneer's Girl
Pirate (uncredited)
1950
Reign of Terror
Citizen (uncredited)
1949
The Fountainhead
Jury Member (uncredited)
1949
The Fleet's In
Sailor
1942
Lucky Cisco Kid
Soldier
1940
The Big Game
Atlantic Football Player
1936