Person
Morgan Woodward
Born 16 September 1925 Died 22 February 2019, aged 93 Fort Worth, Texas, USA TMDB ↗
Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019) was an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Marvin "Punk" Anderson on the television soap opera Dallas and for his portrayal of Boss Godfrey, the sunglasses-wearing "man with no eyes", in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. On TV, he was a familiar guest star on cowboy shows. On the long-running Western Gunsmoke, he played 16 different characters in 19 episodes (including a pair of two-part stories), most appearances of any actor on the show. He also had a recurring role on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
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The numbers
27age in their first credit on record (1952)
44years on screen and counting
19credits in 1955, their busiest year
128dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 66 Gunsmoke: To the Last Man
1992as Sheriff Abel Rose
Age: 59 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1985as J.P. Sands
Age: 55 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
1980as Martin
Age: 54 Battle Beyond the Stars
1980as Cayman
Age: 53 A Last Cry for Help
1979as Mr. Burgess
Age: 52 The Other Side of Hell
1978as Johnson
Age: 52 Deadly Game
1977as General Olson
Age: 52 Which Way Is Up?
1977as Mr. Mann
Age: 51 Speedtrap
1977as Captain Hogan
Age: 51 Final Chapter: Walking Tall
1977as The Boss
Age: 51 Moonshine County Express
1977
Age: 51 Supervan
1977as T.B. Trenton
Age: 50 A Small Town in Texas
1976as C.J. Crane
Age: 50 The Quest
1976as Sheriff Moses
Age: 50 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976as The Boss
Age: 49 The Last Day
1975as Ransom Payne
Age: 49 The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975as Ellison Hatfield
Age: 48 Ride in a Pink Car
1974as Jeff Richman
Age: 48 The Midnight Man
1974as Philip Clayborne
Age: 47 Running Wild
1973as Crug Crider
Age: 47 One Little Indian
1973as Sgt. Raines
Age: 45 Yuma
1971as Arch King
Age: 45 The Wild Country
1970as Ab Cross
Age: 43 Death of a Gunfighter
1969as Ivan Stanek
Age: 42 Firecreek
1968as Willard
Age: 42 Cool Hand Luke
1967as Boss Godfrey
Age: 41 Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967as Mark Hangman
Age: 40 Gunpoint
1966as Drago Leon
Age: 39 The Sword of Ali Baba
1965as Captain of Guard
Age: 38 The Devil's Bedroom
1964
Age: 37 The Gun Hawk
1963as Deputy 'Mitch' Mitchell
Age: 33 Ride a Crooked Trail
1958as Durgan (uncredited)
Age: 31 Gunsight Ridge
1957as Tex - Lazy Heart Ranch Hand
Age: 31 Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956as Obie Foster
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TV credits
Age: 71 Millennium
1996as Iron Lung Man
Age: 67 The X-Files
1993as Old Harry Cokely
Age: 67 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993as Sam Travis
Age: 67 Renegade
1992as Dad Meechum
Age: 61 21 Jump Street
1987as Albert Schalin
Age: 60 Matlock
1986as Zack Tannenbaum
Age: 60 Blacke's Magic
1986as Dr. Harold Curry
Age: 59 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Sheriff Brademus
Age: 59 Hunter
1984as Chuck Easterland
Age: 58 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Age: 57 The A-Team
1983as Bus Carter
Age: 57 The A-Team
1983as Captain Winnetka
Age: 57 Knight Rider
1982as Sheriff Winston
Age: 56 T. J. Hooker
1982as Maj. Gen. Robert Selkirk, retired
Age: 56 Simon & Simon
1981
Age: 56 The Fall Guy
1981
Age: 55 Hill Street Blues
1981 Age: 55 Hill Street Blues
1981as John Renko
Age: 55 Enos
1980
Age: 53 Vega$
1978as Kurt Stryker
Age: 52 Dallas
1978as Punk Anderson
Age: 52 The Incredible Hulk
1977as Ben Madrid
Age: 52 Logan's Run
1977as Morgan
Age: 51 CHiPs
1977
Age: 51 How the West Was Won
1977
Age: 49 Starsky & Hutch
1975as Clay Zachary
Age: 48 Planet of the Apes
1974as Martin
Age: 48 Police Woman
1974
Age: 48 Kodiak
1974as Stryker
Age: 48 Petrocelli
1974as Lt. Cayle
Age: 48 Doc Elliot
1973
Age: 47 Kung Fu
1972as The Hanged Man
Age: 46 The Waltons
1972
Age: 45 Cannon
1971
Age: 44 Then Came Bronson
1969as Gus Samos
Age: 43 Lancer
1968
Age: 41 The High Chaparral
1967as Hilliard
Age: 41 The High Chaparral
1967as U.S. Marshal Ted Garnett
Age: 41 The High Chaparral
1967as Billings
Age: 41 The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Age: 41 Hondo
1967as Col. Jake Spinner
Age: 41 Cimarron Strip
1967 Age: 41 Cimarron Strip
1967as Walter Forcey
Age: 41 Cimarron Strip
1967as Bill Henderson
Age: 41 Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Age: 40 Tarzan
1966
Age: 40 Star Trek
1966as Dr. Simon van Gelder
Age: 40 Star Trek
1966as Captain Tracy
Age: 40 The Monroes
1966
Age: 39 The Big Valley
1965as Aaron Condon
Age: 39 Branded
1965
Age: 39 Daniel Boone
1964as Tom Sutton
Age: 39 Daniel Boone
1964as Elisha Tully
Age: 37 The Lucy Show
1962as Pierce
Age: 37 The Virginian
1962as Jack Bandon
Age: 37 The Virginian
1962as Randall
Age: 36 87th Precinct
1961
Age: 35 The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Jess Waddell
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Luke Catlin
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Deputy Sheriff Rick Conley
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Will McNab
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as McDermott
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Mike Gillis
Age: 33 Bonanza
1959as Sheriff Clyde Morehouse
Age: 33 Rawhide
1959as Kale Maddox
Age: 33 Bat Masterson
1958as Kana
Age: 33 The Texan
1958as Mark Jordan
Age: 32 Perry Mason
1957as Carl Pedersen
Age: 32 Wagon Train
1957as Walt Keene
Age: 32 Wagon Train
1957as Jubal Ash
Age: 32 Sugarfoot
1957as Yates
Age: 31 Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Age: 31 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Pete Daley
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Calhoun
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Deeks
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Sholo
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Ben Rucker
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Earl Miller
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Beaumont
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Zack Johnson
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Harl Townsend
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Grant Lyle
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Luke Brazo
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Josh Stryker
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Quentin Sargent
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Luke Dangerfield
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Walt Clayton
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Lamoor Underwood
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Bear Sanderson
Age: 29 Gunsmoke
1955as Abraham Wakefield
Age: 29 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955as Shotgun Gibbs
Age: 29 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955as Starbuck
Age: 27 Death Valley Days
1952as Fitzpatrick