Raymond C. Boyle

Life and career Boyle was born in Lisbon, North Dakota, the son of Cornelius Hugh Boyle and Elma Mae Harrison. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. After his discharge, he worked as a model. He began his screen career in 1952, appearing in the film Zombies of the Stratosphere.

Later in his career, in 1956, Boyle starred as Wyatt Earp's brother Morgan Earp in the ABC western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring along with Hugh O'Brian, Morgan Woodward, Douglas Fowley and John Anderson. After the series ended in 1961, he guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Lawman, The Millionaire, ER, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Harbor Command, Navy Log, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin and Highway Patrol. and was a production designer for two films.

Personal life and death In 1951, Boyle met actress Jan Shepard. They married on February 6, 1954. Their marriage lasted until Boyle's death in 2022.

Boyle died on January 6, 2022, in Burbank, California, at the age of 98.