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.
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Movies (47)
Last of the Great Survivors
as Mr. Jessup
1984
Dr. Shagetz
as Vernon Patterson
1975
Welcome to Arrow Beach
Unit Manager (Production)
1974
Foxy Brown
as Slauson
1974
Blazing Saddles
as Outlaw (uncredited)
1974
The Deadly Trackers
Stunts (Crew)
1973
Magnum Force
Stunts (Crew)
1973
Dirty Harry
as Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
1971
Wild Rovers
as Sheepman
1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Hobbs
1970
Rio Lobo
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
1970
Zabriskie Point
as Policeman (uncredited)
1970
True Grit
as Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Stunts (Crew)
1969
The Stalking Moon
as Stage Driver Shelby
1968
The War Wagon
as Early
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
as Wid Boone
1967
Duel at Diablo
Stunts (Crew)
1966
Arizona Raiders
as Tex (as Red Morgan)
1965
The Bounty Killer
as Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
1965
Cat Ballou
Stunts (Crew)
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
1965
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Jakes
1964
The Quick Gun
1964
McLintock!
Stunts (Crew)
1963
How the West Was Won
as River Pirate (uncredited)
1962
Two Rode Together
as Gambler (uncredited)
1961
The Gambler Wore a Gun
as Luke
1961
Five Guns to Tombstone
as Hoagie
1961
The Alamo
as Tennessean (uncredited)
1960
Beyond the Time Barrier
as Captain
1960
The Amazing Transparent Man
as Julian
1960
Day of the Outlaw
Stunt Double (Crew)
1959
Ride Lonesome
as Outlaw (uncredited)
1959
Auntie Mame
Stunts (Crew)
1958
The Left Handed Gun
as Soldier (uncredited)
1958
The Dalton Girls
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
1957
Hell Bound
as Accomplice A (uncredited)
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
as Burt
1957
War Drums
1957
Around the World in 80 Days
as Stoker (uncredited)
1956
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
as Hackett
1956
The Conqueror
Stunts (Crew)
1956
Crime Against Joe
as High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
1956
Fort Yuma
as Crazed Man (uncredited)
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Creature (uncredited)
1955
Robbers' Roost
Stunts (Crew)
1955
