Morgan Woodward

Actor | Writer | Soundtrack

Morgan Woodward was born on September 16, 1925 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA as Thomas Morgan Woodward....

Born: September 16, 1925

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Filmography

Known For

Cool Hand Luke Boss Godfrey (1967)
Battle Beyond the Stars Cayman (1980)
The X-Files Old Harry Cokely (1995)
Known For

Star Trek Captain Tracey / Dr. Simon van Gelder (1966-1968)
Actor

Millennium Iron Lung Man (1997)
The X-Files Old Harry Cokely (1995)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. Sam Travis (1994)
Renegade Dad Meechum (1993)
Matlock Zack Tannenbaum (1992)
Gunsmoke: To the Last Man Sheriff Abel Rose (1992)
21 Jump Street Albert Schalin (1990)
Murder, She Wrote Sheriff Brademus (1989)
Dark Before Dawn J.B. Watson (1988)
Dallas Punk Anderson (1980-1987)
Blacke's Magic (1986)
T.J. Hooker Maj. Gen. Robert Selkirk, retired (1985)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun J.P. Sands (1985)
The Fall Guy LV Vernon (1982-1985)
The A-Team Bus Carter (1983-1984)
The Dukes of Hazzard Cassius Claibourne (1980-1984)
Hunter Chuck Easterland (1984)
Matt Houston Lazar (1984)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Bo Johnson (1983)
Knight Rider Sheriff Winston (1983)
Hill Street Blues John Renko (1982)
Fantasy Island Uncle Jack (1979-1982)
Simon & Simon Jim-Bob Raymond - Concert Promoter (1982)
Vega$ Kurt Stryker (1981)
Enos Chester Dade (1981)
Battle Beyond the Stars Cayman (1980)
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Sheriff Lockwood (1980)
CHiPs Dexter (1980)
Salvage 1 Hutchinson (1979)
Young Maverick Dalton (1979)
The Incredible Hulk Ben Madrid (1979)
A Last Cry for Help Mr. Burgess (1979)
How the West Was Won The Stranger (1978-1979)
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)
Centennial General Wade (1978)
The Waltons Boone Walton (1974-1978)
Project U.F.O. Carlton Tanner (1978)
Starsky and Hutch Clay Zachary (1978)
The Other Side of Hell Johnson (1978)
Logan's Run Morgan (1977-1978)
The Oregon Trail (1977)
Deadly Game General Olson (1977)
Which Way Is Up? Mr. Mann (1977)
Speedtrap Capt. Hogan (1977)
Final Chapter: Walking Tall The Boss (1977)
Moonshine County Express Sweetwater (1977)
Supervan T.B. Trenton (1977)
The Quest Sam Walker (1976)
A Small Town in Texas C.J. Crane (1976)
The Quest Sheriff Moses (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie The Boss (1976)
Cannon General Longman (1975)
Petrocelli Augie Briola (1974-1975)
McCoy Kelso (1975)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Ab Cross (1956-1975)
The Last Day Ransom Payne (1975)
The Hatfields and the McCoys Ellison Hatfield (1975)
Planet of the Apes Martin (1974)
Police Woman Maury Ziegler (1974)
Gunsmoke Bear Sanderson (1957-1974)
Ride in a Pink Car Jeff Richman (1974)
Kung Fu The Hanged Man (1973-1974)
The Midnight Man Clayborne (1974)
McMillan & Wife Teddy Samms (1974)
Doc Elliot Stuart Basquin (1973-1974)
Chase Fisk (1973)
Running Wild Crug Crider (1973)
One Little Indian Sgt. Raines (1973)
Hec Ramsey Ben Buckley (1972)
Sarge Matlock (1971)
Bearcats! Walter Thompson (1971)
Bonanza Sheriff Clyde Morehouse (1960-1971)
Yuma Arch King (1971)
The High Chaparral Billings (1968-1970)
The Wild Country Ab Cross (1970)
Then Came Bronson Gus Samos (1970)
The Virginian Col. Mark Hamilton (1963-1969)
Death of a Gunfighter Ivan Stanek (1969)
Lancer Jay McKillen (1969)
The Guns of Will Sonnett Wilk (1969)
It Takes a Thief Ivor Phillips (1968)
Star Trek Captain Tracey (1966-1968)
Tarzan Blaine (1968)
Firecreek Willard (1968)
Cimarron Strip Logan Purcell (1967-1968)
Hondo Col. Jake Spinner (1967)
Cool Hand Luke Boss Godfrey (1967)
The Lucy Show Pierce (1966)
The Monroes Crocker (1966)
Iron Horse Al Grundy (1966)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats Hangman (1966)
Death Valley Days Luke Winner (1966)
Gunpoint Drago Leon (1966)
Branded Clyde (1966)
Daniel Boone Elisha Tully (1965)
The Big Valley Aaron Condon (1965)
Days of Our Lives Phillip Colville (1987) (1965)
Wagon Train Clyde (1958-1965)
The Sword of Ali Baba Captain of Guard (1965)
Rawhide Kale Maddox (1964)
The Devil's Bedroom (1964)
Temple Houston Sheriff Ivers (1963)
The Gun Hawk Deputy 'Mitch' Mitchell (1963)
Have Gun - Will Travel Canute (1962)
Lawman Nathan Adams (1962)
87th Precinct Matty Tremaine (1962)
Perry Mason Carl Pedersen (1962)
Tales of Wells Fargo Steve Taggart (1957-1961)
The Asphalt Jungle Detective Kertz (1961)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Shotgun Gibbs (1958-1961)
Bat Masterson Kana (1960)
The Texan Mark Jordan (1960)
Frontier Doctor (1959)
The Restless Gun J.B. Cauter (1958-1959)
Cimarron City Flip (1959)
Ride a Crooked Trail Durgan (1958)
Steve Canyon Major Tex Berry (1958)
Buckskin Pike Meadows (1958)
Broken Arrow Blue (1958)
Sugarfoot Yates (1958)
Cheyenne Bradan (1958)
Gunsight Ridge Tex - Lazy Heart Ranch Hand (1957)
Slaughter on 10th Avenue Tilly Moore (1957)
Westward Ho, the Wagons! Obie Foster (1956)
Zane Grey Theater Pete Daley (1956)
Actor

The Great Locomotive Chase Alex (1956)
Soundtrack

The Waltons (1978)
Writer

The Devil's Bedroom (1964)
Archive footage

Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork (2004)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961-1976)
The Far Out West (1967)
Archive footage

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1959)
Frontier Justice (1958)

Awards

1 win.

Did You Know

Trivia

In 1994, the Texas Arts Council presented Morgan with its Lifetime Achievment in the Arts Award in his hometown of Arlington, Texas. The city also named a prominent street "Morgan Woodward Way".

"Recognition is a funny thing. I've been recognized for many roles and recently I had someone remember me from an old show I did more than 20 years ago. It was such an obscure role that it took me a few minutes to remember the part myself. But it's ...