Read Lawrence Morgan (January 30, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American film and television actor.

[2] He was perhaps best known for playing Sergeant Hapgood Tasker in the American western television series The Deputy.

[3] Morgan began his acting career in the crime drama television series The Big Story in 1949.

[3] Morgan guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke,[5] Wagon Train,[3] The United States Steel Hour,[1] M Squad,[3] How the West Was Won,[5] Laramie,[3] The Outsider,[5] The Twilight Zone (episode "What You Need"),[6] State Trooper,[3] and Paradise.

[1] He also appeared in films such as Back to the Future, Just Between Friends, The Beach Girls and the Monster, Dillinger, Lightning, the White Stallion, and The New Centurions.