Morgan Woodward
Thomas Morgan Woodward (born September 16, 1925 in Fort Worth , Texas - † February 22, 2019 in El Paso de Robles , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
The son of a doctor made his film debut in the 1956 western On A Secret Mission . Numerous films and television series followed, with westerns remaining his specialty. In these, the tall, athletic actor was often cast as a villain, but occasionally also as a law enforcement officer. In 1967 he starred alongside Paul Newman in the classic film The Unyielding as the silent "Boss Godfrey" who always wears sunglasses.
On television, he appeared in 19 episodes of the long-running television series Smoking Colts over a period of 17 years , which he holds the record for being the most frequent guest star on that series. At Raumschiff Enterprise he was a guest star in the episodes The Omega Glory and Dagger of the Mind . In Germany Woodward became famous mainly through his participation in the US series Dallas . There he played the role of the oil baron Punk Anderson , who has a kind of paternal advisory function for the young Ewing sons, in a total of 55 episodes between 1980 and 1987. In 1997, Morgan Woodward retired from acting after more than 125 film and television productions .
Woodward was married to Enid Anne Loftis from 1950, the couple had one child. In 1988 he received the Golden Boot Award for his life's work. The actor died at his California home in February 2019, aged 93.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: On a Secret Mission (The Great Locomotive Chase)
- 1956: Train of the Fearless (Westward Ho, the Wagons!)
- 1957: Three Steps from Hell (Slaughter on 10th Avenue)
- 1957–1958: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 19 episodes)
- 1958: The White Devil of Arkansas (Ride a Crooked Trail)
- 1958–1961: Wyatt Earp intervenes ( The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ; TV series, 81 episodes)
- 1958–1965: Wagon Train (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1960–1971: Bonanza (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 1962: Perry Mason (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963: City without a Sheriff (The Gun Hawk)
- 1963–1969: The People of Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian ; TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1965: The Sword of Ali Baba
- 1966: The Colt is the Law (Gunpoint)
- 1966/1968: Spaceship Enterprise ( Star Trek ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1967: The Indomitable (Cool Hand Luke)
- 1968: The Five Bird Free (Firecreek)
- 1968: Her appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1969: Frank Patch - Your hours are numbered (Death of a Gunfighter)
- 1970: Rauhes Land (The Wild Country)
- 1973: The Untamed (Running Wild)
- 1973: A Camel in the Wild West (Our Little Indian)
- 1974: The Midnight Man
- 1974: Megaman - A mercenary goes crazy (Ride in a Pink Car)
- 1974/1975: Petrocelli (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1974/1978: The Waltons ( The Waltons ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1975: The Last Day of the Daltons ( TV movie)
- 1976: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (The Killing of a Chinese Bookie)
- 1976: Hunting season in Texas (A Small Town in Texas)
- 1977: How are things going? (Which Way Is Up?)
- 1978: The Other Side of Hell (TV movie)
- 1980: Sador - ruler in space (Battle Beyond the Stars)
- 1980–1987: Dallas (TV series, 55 episodes)
- 1982: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues ; TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1982–1985: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1983: Knight Rider (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1983–1984: Das A-Team ( The A Team ; TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1987: Zeit der Sehnsucht ( Days of Our Lives ; soap opera)
- 1988: The Kansas Conspiracy (Dark Before Dawn)
- 1989: Murder is Her Hobby ( Murder, She Wrote ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1990: 21 Jump Street - crime scene classroom ( 21 Jump Street ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1995: The X Files - The FBI's Scary Cases ( The X Files ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1997: Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( Millennium ; TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- Morgan Woodward in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Morgan Woodward
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morgan Woodward, Mirrored-Sunglasses Boss in 'Cool Hand Luke,' Dies at 93.Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Woodward, Morgan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woodward, Thomas Morgan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth , Texas , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 2019 |
Place of death | El Paso de Robles , California , United States |