---
name: "Morgan Woodward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/morgan-woodward"
fi1m_id: "morgan-woodward"
imdb_id: "nm0940971"
tmdb_id: 13869
wikidata_id: "Q364724"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 September 1925"
died: "22 February 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:09:43.104219+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Morgan Woodward

## Identity

Morgan Woodward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/morgan-woodward
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** morgan-woodward
- **IMDb ID:** nm0940971
- **TMDB ID:** 13869
- **Wikidata ID:** Q364724
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Woodward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364724, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940971/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13869

Actor. Born 16 September 1925 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Died 22 February 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 September 1925, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 22 February 2019
- **Active:** 1967–1976
- **Also known as:** Thomas Morgan Woodward, مورگان وودوارد
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Woodward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q364724, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940971/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13869

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Killing of a Chinese Bookie*](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md) (78)

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## Biography

Morgan Woodward (1925–2019) was an American actor. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at Arlington, and served in the US Army Air Forces and Air Force during the Second World War and Korean War before beginning his screen career in the mid-1950s.

He played Boss Godfrey in *Cool Hand Luke* (1967) and The Boss in *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976). Woodward was a frequent guest star in Western series and holds the record for the most appearances by any actor on *Gunsmoke*, with 19 episodes. He had a recurring role as Shotgun Gibbs in *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* and appeared as Marvin “Punk” Anderson in 55 episodes of *Dallas*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), Fi1m 78, as The Boss — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Millennium* (1996), series, as Iron Lung Man
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Old Harry Cokely — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), series, as Sam Travis
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Dad Meechum
- *Gunsmoke: To the Last Man* (1992), as Sheriff Abel Rose
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Albert Schalin
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Zack Tannenbaum
- *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, as Dr. Harold Curry
- *Girls Just Want to Have Fun* (1985), as J.P. Sands
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sheriff Brademus
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Chuck Easterland
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Bus Carter, Captain Winnetka
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Sheriff Winston
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Maj. Gen. Robert Selkirk, retired
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, as Reuben
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as John Renko — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes* (1980), as Martin
- *Enos* (1980), series, Actor
- *Battle Beyond the Stars* (1980), as Cayman
- *A Last Cry for Help* (1979), as Mr. Burgess
- *Vega$* (1978), series, as Kurt Stryker
- *Dallas* (1978), series, as Punk Anderson
- *The Other Side of Hell* (1978), as Johnson
- *Deadly Game* (1977), as General Olson
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, as Ben Madrid
- *Which Way Is Up?* (1977), as Mr. Mann
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as Morgan
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *Speedtrap* (1977), as Captain Hogan
- *Final Chapter: Walking Tall* (1977), as The Boss
- *Moonshine County Express* (1977), Actor
- *Supervan* (1977), as T.B. Trenton
- *How the West Was Won* (1977), series, Actor
- *A Small Town in Texas* (1976), as C.J. Crane
- *The Quest* (1976), as Sheriff Moses
- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), as The Boss — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Clay Zachary
- *The Last Day* (1975), as Ransom Payne
- *The Hatfields and the McCoys* (1975), as Ellison Hatfield
- *Planet of the Apes* (1974), series, as Martin
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, Actor
- *Kodiak* (1974), series, as Stryker
- *Petrocelli* (1974), series, as Lt. Cayle
- *Ride in a Pink Car* (1974), as Jeff Richman
- *The Midnight Man* (1974), as Philip Clayborne
- *Doc Elliot* (1973), series, Actor
- *Running Wild* (1973), as Crug Crider
- *One Little Indian* (1973), as Sgt. Raines
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as The Hanged Man
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Actor
- *Yuma* (1971), as Arch King
- *The Wild Country* (1970), as Ab Cross
- *Then Came Bronson* (1969), series, as Gus Samos
- *Death of a Gunfighter* (1969), as Ivan Stanek
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *Firecreek* (1968), as Willard
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), as Boss Godfrey
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Hilliard, U.S. Marshal Ted Garnett, Billings
- *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, Actor
- *Hondo* (1967), series, as Col. Jake Spinner
- *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, as Walter Forcey, Bill Henderson
- *Pistols 'n' Petticoats* (1967), as Mark Hangman
- *Pistols 'n' Petticoats* (1966), series, Actor
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Dr. Simon van Gelder, Captain Tracy — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor
- *The Monroes* (1966), series, Actor
- *Gunpoint* (1966), as Drago Leon
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Aaron Condon
- *The Sword of Ali Baba* (1965), as Captain of Guard
- *Branded* (1965), series, Actor
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Tom Sutton, Elisha Tully
- *The Devil's Bedroom* (1964), Actor
- *The Gun Hawk* (1963), as Deputy 'Mitch' Mitchell
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Pierce
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Jack Bandon, Randall
- *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Asphalt Jungle* (1961), series, Actor
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Jess Waddell, Luke Catlin, Deputy Sheriff Rick Conley, Will McNab, McDermott, Mike Gillis, Sheriff Clyde Morehouse
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Kale Maddox
- *Ride a Crooked Trail* (1958), as Durgan (uncredited)
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Kana
- *The Texan* (1958), series, as Mark Jordan
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Carl Pedersen
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Walt Keene, Jubal Ash
- *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Yates
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Gunsight Ridge* (1957), as Tex - Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
- *Westward Ho, The Wagons!* (1956), as Obie Foster
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Pete Daley
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Calhoun, Deeks, Sholo, Ben Rucker, Earl Miller, Beaumont, Zack Johnson, Harl Townsend, Grant Lyle, Luke Brazo, Josh Stryker, Quentin Sargent, Luke Dangerfield, Walt Clayton, Lamoor Underwood, Bear Sanderson, Abraham Wakefield
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Shotgun Gibbs, Starbuck
- *Death Valley Days* (1952), series, as Fitzpatrick

## Gallery

- ![Morgan Woodward](https://film.one/media/person/3913036/gallery-92141d65812c.jpg) Morgan Woodward — Rogers & Cowan, public relations., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Morgan_Woodward_Shotgun_Gibbs_Wyatt_Earp_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Morgan Woodward](https://film.one/media/person/3913036/gallery-062320122937.jpg) Morgan Woodward — Image via TMDB

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