Acting
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
EN cinema · 74 credits
Born
24 October 1915
Died
8 January 1988 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Waurika, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Boyd Red Morgan · Red Boyd Morgan · Boyd Morgan · Red Morgan
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
Filmography
Last of the Great Survivors
as Mr. Jessup
Dr. Shagetz
as Vernon Patterson
Blazing Saddles
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Foxy Brown
as Slauson, Stunts
Welcome To Arrow Beach
Unit Manager
Magnum Force
Stunts
Wild Rovers
as Sheepman
Dirty Harry
as Krausgrill Tough (uncredited), Stunts
Zabriskie Point
as Policeman (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
as Train Engineer (uncredited), Stunts
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Hansen, Stunts
True Grit
as Red - Ferryman (uncredited), Stunts
The Stalking Moon
as Stage Driver Shelby, Stunts
5 Card Stud
as Fred Carson (uncredited), Stunts
The Power
as Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
The War Wagon
as Early, Stunts
Return of the Gunfighter
as Wid Boone
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited), Stunts
Arizona Raiders
as Tex (as Red Morgan)
The Bounty Killer
as Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
Cat Ballou
Stunts
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Jakes (uncredited)
McLintock!
Stunts
How the West Was Won
as River Pirate (uncredited), Stunts
Five Guns to Tombstone
as Hoagie
Two Rode Together
as Gambler (uncredited)
Beyond the Time Barrier
as Captain
The Alamo
as Tennessean (uncredited), Stunts
Ride Lonesome
as Outlaw (uncredited), Stunts
Day of the Outlaw
Stunt Double
The Left Handed Gun
as Soldier (uncredited), Stunts
Auntie Mame
Stunts
Hell Bound
as Accomplice A (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango
as Burt, Stunts
The Dalton Girls
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Crime Against Joe
as High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Stoker (uncredited), Stunts
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
as Hackett
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Creature (uncredited)
Fort Yuma
as Crazed Man (uncredited)
Five Guns West
as Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
Violent Saturday
as Slick (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
as Henchman (uncredited), Stunts
Gun Belt
as Texas Jack
The Great Sioux Uprising
as Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
Thunder Over the Plains
as Texan (uncredited), Stunts
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Hanged Man (uncredited)
The Last Musketeer
as Barney
Thundering Caravans
as Henchman Joe
The Texas Rangers
Actor, Stunts
Desert of Lost Men
as Frank
Slaughter Trail
as Trooper (uncredited)
That's My Boy
as Assistant coach (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl
as Pirate (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited), Stunts
Reign of Terror
as Citizen (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Jury Member (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
as Sailor
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Soldier
The Big Game
as Atlantic Football Player