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Richard Boone

Acting 63 (deceased) years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 1.0
Born: June 18, 1917
Died: January 10, 1981

Biography

Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns and for starring in the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.

Boone was born in Los Angeles, California, the middle child of Cecile (née Beckerman) and Kirk E. Boone, a corporate lawyer and 4th great-grandson of Squire Boone 1744–1815, a brother to frontiersman Daniel Boone. His mother was Jewish, the daughter of immigrants from Russia.

Richard Boone graduated from Hoover High School in Glendale, California. He attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he was a member of Theta Xi fraternity. He dropped out of Stanford prior to graduation and then worked as an oil-rigger, bartender, painter, and writer. In 1941 Boone joined the United States Navy and served on three ships in the Pacific during World War II, seeing combat as an aviation ordnance, aircrewman and tail gunner on Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers and ended his service with the rank of petty officer first class.

In his youth, Boone had attended the San Diego Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, where he was introduced to theatre under the tutelage of Virginia Atkinson.

After the war, Boone used the G.I. Bill to study acting at the Actors Studio in New York.

In 1950, Boone made his screen debut as a Marine officer in Milestone's Halls of Montezuma (1951). Fox used him in military parts in Call Me Mister (1951) and The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951). He had bigger roles in Red Skies of Montana (1952), Return of the Texan (1952), Kangaroo (1952) (directed by Milestone), and Way of a Gaucho (1952).

Boone was married three times: to Jane Hopper (1937–1940), Mimi Kelly (1949–1950), and Claire McAloon (from 1951 until his death).

Richard Boone died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida, due to complications from throat cancer. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.

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Known For

The Arrangement
The Arrangement Sam Arness 1969
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven Voice of Minister (voice) (uncredited) 1960
Big Jake
Big Jake John Fain 1971
Hombre
Hombre Cicero Grimes 1967
The Alamo
The Alamo Gen. Sam Houston 1960

Filmography

Acting Credits (78)

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2001
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Sam Houston 1992
The Bushido Blade
The Bushido Blade Matthew Perry 1981
Winter Kills
Winter Kills Keifitz 1979
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep Lash Cansino 1978
The Hobbit
The Hobbit Smaug (voice) 1977
The Last Dinosaur
The Last Dinosaur Masten Thrust Jr. 1977
The Shootist
The Shootist Mike Sweeney 1976
God's Gun
God's Gun The Sheriff 1976
Against a Crooked Sky
Against a Crooked Sky Russian 1975
The Great Niagara
The Great Niagara Aaron Grant 1974
Goodnight, My Love
Goodnight, My Love Francis Hogan 1972
The Century Turns
The Century Turns Hec Ramsey 1972
Deadly Harvest
Deadly Harvest Anton Solca 1972
Hec Ramsey
Hec Ramsey Hec Ramsey 1972
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight Tony Chappel 1971
Big Jake
Big Jake John Fain 1971
Madron
Madron Madron 1970
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter Ward 1970
The Arrangement
The Arrangement Sam Arness 1969
The Night of the Following Day
The Night of the Following Day Leer 1969
Kona Coast
Kona Coast Capt. Sam Moran 1968
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip Sergeant Bill Disher 1967
Hombre
Hombre Cicero Grimes 1967
The War Lord
The War Lord Bors 1965
Rio Conchos
Rio Conchos Lassiter 1964
The Richard Boone Show
The Richard Boone Show 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
A Thunder of Drums
A Thunder of Drums Capt. Stephen Maddocks 1961
The Alamo
The Alamo Gen. Sam Houston 1960
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven Voice of Minister (voice) (uncredited) 1960
The Right Man
The Right Man Abraham Lincoln 1960
I Bury the Living
I Bury the Living Robert Kraft 1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Paladin 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
The Garment Jungle
The Garment Jungle Artie Ravidge 1957
Lizzie
Lizzie Dr. Neal Wright 1957
The Tall T
The Tall T Frank Usher 1957
Away All Boats
Away All Boats Lieut. Fraser 1956
Star in the Dust
Star in the Dust Sam Hall 1956
Battle Stations
Battle Stations The Captain 1956
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater 1955
The Big Knife
The Big Knife Narrator (Voice) 1955
Frontier
Frontier Everett Brayer 1955
Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost Hank Hays 1955
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star Steve Miles 1955
Ten Wanted Men
Ten Wanted Men Wick Campbell 1955
Climax!
Climax! Col. William Hughes 1954
Climax!
Climax! David Neff 1954
Climax!
Climax! Jarech 1954
Climax!
Climax! Detective Ed Brooks 1954
Medic
Medic Dr. Konrad Styner 1954
Dragnet
Dragnet Capt .James E. Hamilton 1954
The Raid
The Raid Capt. Lionel Foster 1954
The Siege at Red River
The Siege at Red River Brett Manning 1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Thomas Rhys 1953
Vicki
Vicki Lt. Ed Cornell 1953
The Robe
The Robe Pontius Pilate 1953
City of Bad Men
City of Bad Men John Ringo 1953
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope Krofta 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Abraham Lincoln 1953
Way of a Gaucho
Way of a Gaucho Major Salinas 1952
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre Local Press 1952
Kangaroo
Kangaroo John W. Gamble 1952
Return of the Texan
Return of the Texan Rod Murray 1952
Red Skies of Montana
Red Skies of Montana Richard 'Dick' Dryer 1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel Capt. Hermann Aldinger 1951
Call Me Mister
Call Me Mister Mess Sergeant 1951
Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma Lt. Col. Gilfillan 1951
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Saxon 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Vincent Giel 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
The Front Page
The Front Page Wilson 1949
Suspense
Suspense Mercer 1949
Studio One
Studio One John Wesley Hardin 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948

Directing Credits (2)

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