Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 24, 1915
Died
Jan 08, 1988
Place of Birth
Waurika, Oklahoma, USA
Credits
83 titles
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
Filmography
Last of the Great Survivors
Mr. Jessup
Dr. Shagetz
Vernon Patterson
Welcome To Arrow Beach
Unit Manager
Foxy Brown
Slauson
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
The Deadly Trackers
Stunts
Magnum Force
Stunts
Dirty Harry
Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
Wild Rovers
Sheepman
There Was a Crooked Man...
Hobbs
The Cheyenne Social Club
Hansen
Rio Lobo
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point
Policeman (uncredited)
True Grit
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Stunts
The Stalking Moon
Stage Driver Shelby
Here's Lucy
Stuntman #2
5 Card Stud
Fred Carson (uncredited)
The Power
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
The War Wagon
Early
Return of the Gunfighter
Wid Boone
The Invaders
Station Attendant
Duel at Diablo
Stunts
Arizona Raiders
Tex (as Red Morgan)
The Bounty Killer
Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
The Sons of Katie Elder
Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Stunts
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Jakes (uncredited)
The Quick Gun
McLintock!
Stunts
How the West Was Won
River Pirate (uncredited)
Two Rode Together
Gambler (uncredited)
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Luke
Five Guns to Tombstone
Hoagie
The Alamo
Tennessean (uncredited)
The Westerner
Red
Beyond the Time Barrier
Captain
The Amazing Transparent Man
Julian
Bonanza
Kelly
Day of the Outlaw
Stunt Double
Ride Lonesome
Outlaw (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
Stunts
Bronco
Gillespie Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun
Soldier (uncredited)
The Dalton Girls
Stage Driver (uncredited)
Hell Bound
Accomplice A (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango
Burt
War Drums
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Around the World in 80 Days
Stoker (uncredited)