About
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...
Known for
LassieSeries • 1954
BonanzaSeries • 1959
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The InvadersSeries • 1967
Here's LucySeries • 1968
BroncoSeries • 1958
The Cisco KidSeries • 1950
The Roy Rogers ShowSeries • 1951
Blazing SaddlesMovie • 1974
Dirty HarryMovie • 1971
Around the World in 80 DaysMovie • 1956
True GritMovie • 1969
Magnum ForceMovie • 1973
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
Robin and the 7 HoodsMovie • 1964
McLintock!Movie • 1963
The AlamoMovie • 1960
The War WagonMovie • 1967
Cat BallouMovie • 1965
The Sons of Katie ElderMovie • 1965
5 Card StudMovie • 1968
Support Your Local Sheriff!Movie • 1969
Rio LoboMovie • 1970
The PowerMovie • 1968