Boyd 'Red' Morgan
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 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
Creature (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain
Accomplice A (uncredited)
Hell Bound
Julian
The Amazing Transparent Man
Policeman (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point
High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
Crime Against Joe
Silver City
Captain
Beyond the Time Barrier
River Pirate (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder
Crazed Man (uncredited)
Fort Yuma
Tex (as Red Morgan)
Arizona Raiders
The Quick Gun
The Texas Rangers
Pirate (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl
Hoagie
Five Guns to Tombstone
Ten Wanted Men
Outlaw (uncredited)
Ride Lonesome
Mr. Jessup
Last of the Great Survivors
Jakes
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
True Grit
War Drums
Outlaw (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Soldier
Lucky Cisco Kid
Texas Jack
Gun Belt
Gambler (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
Stoker (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
Frank
Desert of Lost Men
Barney
The Last Musketeer
Henchman Joe
Thundering Caravans
Vernon Patterson
Dr. Shagetz
Early
The War Wagon
Sailor
The Fleet's In
Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
The Great Sioux Uprising
Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
Five Guns West
Luke
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
The Bounty Killer
Burt
Gun Duel in Durango
Sheepman
Wild Rovers
Hackett
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Atlantic Football Player
The Big Game
Citizen (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
Jury Member (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Trooper (uncredited)
Slaughter Trail
Stage Driver Shelby
The Stalking Moon
Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Dalton Girls
Slauson
Foxy Brown
Guard (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Flaming Feather
Slick
Violent Saturday
Hobbs
There Was a Crooked Man...
Wid Boone
Return of the Gunfighter
Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
Dirty Harry
Assistant coach (uncredited)
That's My Boy
Henchman (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
Soldier (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun
Texan (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
Tennessean (uncredited)
The Alamo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-10-24
Place of Birth
Waurika, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Boyd Red Morgan