Acting · Waurika, Oklahoma, USA · Born October 24, 1915
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.
MovieLast of the Great Survivors
1984
as Mr. Jessup
MovieDr. Shagetz
1975
as Vernon Patterson
MovieFoxy Brown
1974
as Slauson
MovieBlazing Saddles
1974
as Outlaw (uncredited)
MovieDirty Harry
1971
as Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
MovieWild Rovers
1971
as Sheepman
MovieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Hobbs
MovieThe Cheyenne Social Club
1970
as Hansen
MovieRio Lobo
1970
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
MovieZabriskie Point
1970
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
MovieThe Stalking Moon
1968
as Stage Driver Shelby
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Stuntman #2
Movie5 Card Stud
1968
as Fred Carson (uncredited)
MovieThe War Wagon
1967
as Early
MovieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967
as Wid Boone
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Station Attendant
MovieArizona Raiders
1965
as Tex (as Red Morgan)
MovieThe Bounty Killer
1965
as Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
MovieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
MovieRobin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Jakes
MovieThe Quick Gun
1964
MovieHow the West Was Won
1962
as River Pirate (uncredited)
MovieTwo Rode Together
1961
as Gambler (uncredited)
MovieThe Gambler Wore a Gun
1961
as Luke
MovieFive Guns to Tombstone
1961
as Hoagie
MovieThe Alamo
1960
as Tennessean (uncredited)
TVThe Westerner
1960
as Red
MovieBeyond the Time Barrier
1960
as Captain
MovieThe Amazing Transparent Man
1960
as Julian
TVBonanza
1959
as Kelly
MovieRide Lonesome
1959
as Outlaw (uncredited)
TVBronco
1958
as Gillespie Ranch Hand (uncredited)
MovieThe Left Handed Gun
1958
as Soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Dalton Girls
1957
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
MovieHell Bound
1957
as Accomplice A (uncredited)
MovieGun Duel in Durango
1957
as Burt
MovieWar Drums
1957
MovieRevolt at Fort Laramie
1957
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as Stoker (uncredited)
MovieThe Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956
as Hackett
MovieCrime Against Joe
1956
as High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
MovieFort Yuma
1955
as Crazed Man (uncredited)
TVCheyenne
1955
as Brawler (uncredited)
MovieCreature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Creature (uncredited)
MovieFive Guns West
1955
as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
MovieViolent Saturday
1955
as Slick
MovieTen Wanted Men
1955
TVLassie
1954
as Ed Sloan
MovieRiding Shotgun
1954
as Henchman (uncredited)
MovieThunder Over the Plains
1953
as Texan (uncredited)
MovieGun Belt
1953
as Texas Jack
MovieThe Great Sioux Uprising
1953
as Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
MovieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Hanged Man (uncredited)
MovieThundering Caravans
1952
as Henchman Joe
MovieThe Last Musketeer
1952
as Barney
MovieFlaming Feather
1952
TVThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
as Henchman Weston
MovieSilver City
1951
MovieDesert of Lost Men
1951
as Frank
MovieSlaughter Trail
1951
as Trooper (uncredited)
MovieThe Texas Rangers
1951
MovieThat's My Boy
1951
as Assistant coach (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Hank Dawson
MovieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieBuccaneer's Girl
1950
as Pirate (uncredited)
MovieReign of Terror
1949
as Citizen (uncredited)
MovieThe Fountainhead
1949
as Jury Member (uncredited)
MovieThe Fleet's In
1942
as Sailor
MovieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Soldier
MovieThe Big Game
1936
as Atlantic Football Player
