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