Acting
Boyd '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.
Filmography
Last of the Great Survivors
Film · 1984
Dr. Shagetz
Film · 1975
Blazing Saddles
Film · 1974
Foxy Brown
Film · 1974
Wild Rovers
Film · 1971
Dirty Harry
Film · 1971
Zabriskie Point
Film · 1970
Rio Lobo
Film · 1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
Film · 1970
The Cheyenne Social Club
Film · 1970
True Grit
Film · 1969
The Stalking Moon
Film · 1968
5 Card Stud
Film · 1968
The Power
Film · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
Here's Lucy
Series · 1968
The War Wagon
Film · 1967
Return of the Gunfighter
Film · 1967
The Invaders
Series · 1967
The Sons of Katie Elder
Film · 1965
Arizona Raiders
Film · 1965
The Bounty Killer
Film · 1965
The Quick Gun
Film · 1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Film · 1964
How the West Was Won
Film · 1962
Five Guns to Tombstone
Film · 1961
Two Rode Together
Film · 1961
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Film · 1961
The Amazing Transparent Man
Film · 1960
Beyond the Time Barrier
Film · 1960
The Alamo
Film · 1960
The Westerner
Series · 1960
Ride Lonesome
Film · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Left Handed Gun
Film · 1958
Bronco
Series · 1958
Hell Bound
Film · 1957
War Drums
Film · 1957
Gun Duel in Durango
Film · 1957
The Dalton Girls
Film · 1957
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Film · 1957
Crime Against Joe
Film · 1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 1956
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Film · 1956
Creature with the Atom Brain
Film · 1955
Fort Yuma
Film · 1955
Ten Wanted Men
Film · 1955
Five Guns West
Film · 1955
Violent Saturday
Film · 1955
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Riding Shotgun
Film · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
Gun Belt
Film · 1953
The Great Sioux Uprising
Film · 1953
Thunder Over the Plains
Film · 1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Film · 1953
The Last Musketeer
Film · 1952
Thundering Caravans
Film · 1952
Flaming Feather
Film · 1952
Silver City
Film · 1951
The Texas Rangers
Film · 1951
Desert of Lost Men
Film · 1951
Slaughter Trail
Film · 1951
That's My Boy
Film · 1951
The Roy Rogers Show
Series · 1951
The Roy Rogers Show
Series · 1951
Buccaneer's Girl
Film · 1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Film · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
Reign of Terror
Film · 1949
The Fountainhead
Film · 1949
The Fleet's In
Film · 1942
Lucky Cisco Kid
Film · 1940
The Big Game
Film · 1936