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Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Actor · Born 1915-10-24 · Waurika, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

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 s…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Dirty Harry (1971) — Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
  2. Blazing Saddles (1974) — Outlaw (uncredited)
  3. True Grit (1969) — Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
  4. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Stoker (uncredited)
  5. How the West Was Won (1962) — River Pirate (uncredited)
  6. Bonanza (1959) — Kelly
  7. Zabriskie Point (1970) — Policeman (uncredited)
  8. The Alamo (1960) — Tennessean (uncredited)
  9. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
  10. Rio Lobo (1970) — Train Engineer (uncredited)
  11. Foxy Brown (1974) — Slauson
  12. The War Wagon (1967) — Early
  13. Ride Lonesome (1959) — Outlaw (uncredited)
  14. The Fountainhead (1949) — Jury Member (uncredited)
  15. Two Rode Together (1961) — Gambler (uncredited)
  16. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — Hobbs
  17. The Left Handed Gun (1958) — Soldier (uncredited)
  18. 5 Card Stud (1968) — Fred Carson (uncredited)
  19. The Flame and the Arrow (1950) — Guard (uncredited)
  20. Violent Saturday (1955) — Slick
  21. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) — Jakes (uncredited)
  22. The Stalking Moon (1968) — Stage Driver Shelby
  23. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) — Hansen
  24. Lassie (1954) — Ed Sloan
  25. Return of the Gunfighter (1967) — Wid Boone
  26. The Amazing Transparent Man (1960) — Julian
  27. The Invaders (1967) — Station Attendant
  28. Reign of Terror (1949) — Citizen (uncredited)
  29. Wild Rovers (1971) — Sheepman
  30. Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) — Captain
  31. Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) — Creature (uncredited)
  32. Here's Lucy (1968) — Stuntman #2
  33. Ten Wanted Men (1955)
  34. Riding Shotgun (1954) — Henchman (uncredited)
  35. Arizona Raiders (1965) — Tex (as Red Morgan)
  36. That's My Boy (1951) — Assistant coach (uncredited)
  37. Five Guns West (1955) — Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
  38. Cheyenne (1955) — Brawler (uncredited)
  39. Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) — Hanged Man (uncredited)
  40. The Quick Gun (1964)