Boyd "Red" Morgan
American football player and actor (1915–1988)
- Football running back
- actor
Boyd Franklin Morgan (October 24, 1915 – January 8, 1988) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was drafted in the 18th round of the 1939 NFL draft.[1]
After World War II service as a Naval pilot, he became a prolific stuntman and actor in Hollywood, best known for appearing in The Amazing Transparent Man (1960).[2]
Selected filmography
- Smoky Canyon (1952)
- Laramie Mountains (1952)
- The Last Musketeer (1952)
- Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) - Captain
- The War Wagon (1967)
- The Stalking Moon (1968) - Stage Driver Shelby
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) - Street Brawler (uncredited)
- True Grit (1969) - Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
- Alex in Wonderland (1970) - Photographer on Set (uncredited)
- Gunsmoke (1970-1972)
- "Captain Sligo" (S16E16) - Tanner
- "My Brother's Keeper" (S17E10) - Kroll
- "The River" (S18E1-E2) - Suggs
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) - Hansen
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) - Hobbs (uncredited)
- Rio Lobo (1970) - Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Zabriskie Point (1970) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Wild Rovers (1971) - Sheepman
- Santee (1973) - Stagecoach Driver
- Blazing Saddles (1974) - Outlaw #3 (uncredited)
- Foxy Brown (1974) - Slauson
- Gone with the West (1974) - Mimmo's Men
- Evil Town (1977) - Vernon Patterson
References
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "BOYD "RED" MORGAN". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
External links
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Washington Redskins 1939 NFL draft selections
- I. B. Hale
- Charlie Holm
- Dick Todd
- Dave Anderson
- Quinton Lumpkin
- Bo Russell
- Wilbur Moore
- Jimmy Johnston
- Jim German
- Bob O'Mara
- Steve Slivinski
- Bob Hoffman
- Eric Tipton
- Dick Farman
- Clyde Shugart
- Boyd Morgan
- Phil Smith
- Paul Coop
- Matt Kuber
- Al Cruver
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