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