Read Morgan

Biography: American actor Read Morgan chose his profession after two years at the University of Kentucky, where he starred on the basketball court. In 1950, Morgan went on a regular dietary and exercise regimen that earned him quite a few photo spreads in major American magazines like TV Guide. Thanks to his physique, Morgan was cast as an athletic mountaineer in the Broadway play Li'l Abner, which led to TV work in a similar vein: he played a wrestler on US Steel Hour, a ballplayer on Twilight Zone, a skindiver on Adventures in Paradise and a boxer on Steve Canyon. Thus it was that Morgan was more than prepared for the strenuous requirements of his role as cavalry sergeant Tasker on the Henry Fonda TV-western vehicle The Deputy (1960). Following the cancellation of this series, Read Morgan found himself on call for innumerable rugged character roles, usually as sheriffs, detectives or highway patrolmen. Among his many film credits were Fort Utah (1967), Easy Come, Easy Go (1968), MarloweAmerican actor Read Morgan chose his profession after two years at the University of Kentucky, where he starred on the basketball court. In 1950, Morgan went on a regular dietary and exercise regimen that earned him quite a few photo spreads in major American magazines like TV Guide. Thanks to his physique, Morgan was cast as an athletic mountaineer in the Broadway play Li'l Abner, which led to TV work in a similar vein: he played a wrestler on US Steel Hour, a ballplayer on Twilight Zone, a skindiver on Adventures in Paradise and a boxer on Steve Canyon. Thus it was that Morgan was more than prepared for the strenuous requirements of his role as cavalry sergeant Tasker on the Henry Fonda TV-western vehicle The Deputy (1960). Following the cancellation of this series, Read Morgan found himself on call for innumerable rugged character roles, usually as sheriffs, detectives or highway patrolmen. Among his many film credits were Fort Utah (1967), Easy Come, Easy Go (1968), Marlowe (1969), Dillinger (1971), The New Centurions (1972), Shanks (1967), and the made-for-TV movies Return of the Gunfighter (1967), Helter Skelter (1976), The Billion Dollar Threat (1979), Power (1980) and A Year in the Life (1986). Expand

Read Morgan's Scores

  • TV
Average career score: 71
Highest Metascore: 71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
1 tv review
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Moonlighting: Season 3 Sep 23, 1986 Man #2 tbd
71 Murder, She Wrote: Season 1 Sep 30, 1984 Sgt. Kevin Hogan 8.5
tbd The A-Team: Season 3 Sep 18, 1984 Earl tbd
tbd Charlie's Angels (1977): Season 4 Sep 12, 1979 Read Morgan tbd
tbd Charlie's Angels (1977): Season 3 Sep 13, 1978 Read Morgan tbd
tbd Charlie's Angels (1977): Season 2 Sep 14, 1977 Read Morgan tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 19 Sep 10, 1973 Bartender / Bartender tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 18 Sep 11, 1972 Potter tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 17 Sep 13, 1971 Brown / Brown tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 16 Sep 14, 1970 Roy Gast / Dan Slade / Roy Gast tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 15 Sep 22, 1969 Lieutenant tbd
tbd Ironside: Season 2 Sep 19, 1968 Officer #1 / Read Morgan tbd
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 10 Sep 26, 1964 Pete Moreland / Pete Moreland tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 6 Sep 20, 1964 Tad Blake tbd
tbd The Outer Limits (1963): Season 2 Sep 19, 1964 Adam / Read Morgan tbd
tbd The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Season 1 Sep 20, 1962 Freddie tbd
tbd The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Oct 2, 1959 Lefty 8.9
tbd Gunsmoke: Season 4 Sep 6, 1958 Kell tbd