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.
Known for
Acting71
movieLast of the Great Survivors
1984
Mr. Jessup
movieDr. Shagetz
1975
Vernon Patterson
movieFoxy Brown
1974
Slauson
movieBlazing Saddles
1974
Outlaw (uncredited)
movieDirty Harry
1971
Krausgrill Tough (uncredited)
movieWild Rovers
1971
Sheepman
movieRio Lobo
1970
Train Engineer (uncredited)
movieZabriskie Point
1970
Policeman (uncredited)
movieTrue Grit
1969
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
movieThe Stalking Moon
1968
Stage Driver Shelby
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Stuntman #2 / Man #2 / Mugsy / Charlie
movie5 Card Stud
1968
Fred Carson (uncredited)
movieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967
Wid Boone
tvThe Invaders
1967
Station Attendant
movieArizona Raiders
1965
Tex (as Red Morgan)
movieThe Bounty Killer
1965
Big Jim Seddon (as Red Morgan)
movieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Burr Sandeman / J. Plummer, blacksmith (uncredited)
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
River Pirate (uncredited)
movieTwo Rode Together
1961
Gambler (uncredited)
movieThe Alamo
1960
Tennessean (uncredited)
tvBonanza
1959
Kelly
movieRide Lonesome
1959
Outlaw (uncredited)
tvBronco
1958
Gillespie Ranch Hand (uncredited)
movieThe Left Handed Gun
1958
Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe Dalton Girls
1957
Stage Driver (uncredited)
movieHell Bound
1957
Accomplice A (uncredited)
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
Stoker (uncredited)
movieCrime Against Joe
1956
High School Guard / Watchman (uncredited)
movieFort Yuma
1955
Crazed Man (uncredited)
tvCheyenne
1955
Brawler (uncredited)
movieCreature with the Atom Brain
1955
Creature (uncredited)
movieFive Guns West
1955
Hoagie (as Boyd Morgan)
tvLassie
1954
Ed Sloan
movieRiding Shotgun
1954
Henchman (uncredited)
movieThunder Over the Plains
1953
Texan (uncredited)
movieGun Belt
1953
Texas Jack
movieThe Great Sioux Uprising
1953
Ray (as Boyd Red Morgan)
movieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
Hanged Man (uncredited)
movieThundering Caravans
1952
Henchman Joe
tvThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
Henchman Weston / Henchman Rod Morgan
movieSlaughter Trail
1951
Trooper (uncredited)
movieThat's My Boy
1951
Assistant coach (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950
Hank Dawson / Henchman Gil
movieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950
Guard (uncredited)
movieBuccaneer's Girl
1950
Pirate (uncredited)
movieReign of Terror
1949
Citizen (uncredited)
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Jury Member (uncredited)
movieThe Fleet's In
1942
Sailor
movieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
Soldier
movieThe Big Game
1936
Atlantic Football Player
Crew30
movieFoxy Brown
1974
Stunts
movieMagnum Force
1973
Stunts
movieDirty Harry
1971
Stunts
movieRio Lobo
1970
Stunts
movieTrue Grit
1969
Stunts
movie5 Card Stud
1968
Stunts
movieThe War Wagon
1967
Stunts
movieDuel at Diablo
1966
Stunts
movieCat Ballou
1965
Stunts
movieMcLintock!
1963
Stunts
movieThe Alamo
1960
Stunts
movieDay of the Outlaw
1959
Stunt Double
movieRide Lonesome
1959
Stunts
movieAuntie Mame
1958
Stunts
movieThe Conqueror
1956
Stunts
movieRobbers' Roost
1955
Stunts
movieRiding Shotgun
1954
Stunts
Production1
movieWelcome to Arrow Beach
1974
Unit Manager