Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Acting
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.
Last of the Great Survivors
Mr. Jessup
Dr. Shagetz
Vernon Patterson
Foxy Brown
Slauson
Blazing Saddles
Outlaw (uncredited)
Dirty Harry
Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
Wild Rovers
Sheepman
There Was a Crooked Man...
Hobbs
Rio Lobo
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Zabriskie Point
Policeman (uncredited)
True Grit
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
Stage Driver Shelby
The War Wagon
Early
Return of the Gunfighter
Wid Boone
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)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Jakes
The Quick Gun
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)
Beyond the Time Barrier
Captain
The Amazing Transparent Man
Julian
Ride Lonesome
Outlaw (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
Around the World in 80 Days
Stoker (uncredited)
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Hackett
Crime Against Joe
High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
Fort Yuma
Crazed Man (uncredited)
Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature (uncredited)
Five Guns West
Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
Violent Saturday
Slick
Ten Wanted Men
Riding Shotgun
Henchman (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
Texan (uncredited)
Gun Belt
Texas Jack
The Great Sioux Uprising
Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
Thundering Caravans
Henchman Joe
The Last Musketeer
Barney
Flaming Feather
Silver City
Desert of Lost Men
Frank
Slaughter Trail
Trooper (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
That's My Boy
Assistant coach (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl
Pirate (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
Citizen (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Jury Member (uncredited)
The Fleet's In
Sailor
Lucky Cisco Kid
Soldier
The Big Game
Atlantic Football Player