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Morgan Woodward

1925 - 2019

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Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019) was an American actor who 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), second only to Victor French (23) for most appearances of any actor on the show. He also had a recurring role on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Morgan Woodward is the 8,200th most popular actor (up from 8,510th in 2024), the 12,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,548th in 2019) and the 3,820th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Morgan Woodward ranks 8,200 out of 13,578. Before him are Charo, Jacob Elordi, Clayton Moore, John Cameron Mitchell, Sid James, and Aydan Şener. After him are Jacqueline Bracamontes, Natalia Dyer, Samuel E. Wright, Marjorie Main, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, and Ruth Roland.

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Among people born in 1925, Morgan Woodward ranks 516. Before him are Robert Cormier, Cara Williams, Tom Dowd, Frank Borghi, George MacDonald Fraser, and Tage Henriksen. After him are William Steinkraus, Albert Paulsen, Alexei Guryshev, Ravindra Kelekar, John Compton, and Nina Bawden. Among people deceased in 2019, Morgan Woodward ranks 551. Before him are Sándor Sára, István Szívós, Godfrey Gao, Daniel Rudisha, Bill Macy, and Daniel Leclercq. After him are Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Arun Jaitley, Gene Okerlund, Red Kelly, Alan Rollinson, and Ulf Bengtsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morgan Woodward ranks 12,603 out of 20,380. Before him are Peyton Manning (1976), Clayton Moore (1914), Shaun White (1986), John Cameron Mitchell (1963), Anthony Boucher (1911), and Bob Kurland (1924). After him are Kim Thayil (1960), Ruth Asawa (1926), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Natalia Dyer (1995), Todd Solondz (1959), and Cornelia Fort (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Morgan Woodward ranks 3,822. Before him are Dallas Roberts (1970), Keone Young (1947), Ken Wahl (1954), Paige O'Hara (1956), Clayton Moore (1914), and John Cameron Mitchell (1963). After him are Natalia Dyer (1995), Samuel E. Wright (1946), Marjorie Main (1890), Ruth Roland (1892), William McNamara (1965), and Marc Blucas (1972).

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