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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:24/07/2001
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Character:Sam Houston
Release Date:06/06/1992
The Bushido Blade
Character:Matthew Perry
Release Date:19/06/1981
Winter Kills
Character:Keifitz
Release Date:11/05/1979
The Big Sleep
Character:Lash Cansino
Release Date:13/03/1978
The Hobbit
Character:Smaug (voice)
Release Date:27/11/1977
The Last Dinosaur
Character:Masten Thrust Jr.
Release Date:07/07/1977
The Shootist
Character:Mike Sweeney
Release Date:21/07/1976
God's Gun
Character:The Sheriff
Release Date:01/02/1976
Against a Crooked Sky
Character:Russian
Release Date:01/12/1975
The Great Niagara
Character:Aaron Grant
Release Date:24/09/1974
Goodnight, My Love
Character:Francis Hogan
Release Date:17/10/1972
The Century Turns
Character:Hec Ramsey
Release Date:08/10/1972
Deadly Harvest
Character:Anton Solca
Release Date:26/09/1972
In Broad Daylight
Character:Tony Chappel
Release Date:16/10/1971
Big Jake
Character:John Fain
Release Date:26/05/1971
Madron
Character:Madron
Release Date:01/12/1970
The Kremlin Letter
Character:Ward
Release Date:01/02/1970
The Arrangement
Character:Sam Arness
Release Date:18/11/1969
The Night of the Following Day
Character:Leer
Release Date:10/01/1969
Kona Coast
Character:Capt. Sam Moran
Release Date:01/05/1968
Hombre
Character:Cicero Grimes
Release Date:21/03/1967
The War Lord
Character:Bors
Release Date:17/11/1965
Rio Conchos
Character:Lassiter
Release Date:28/10/1964
A Thunder of Drums
Character:Capt. Stephen Maddocks
Release Date:26/09/1961
The Alamo
Character:Gen. Sam Houston
Release Date:23/10/1960
Ocean's Eleven
Character:Voice of Minister (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:10/08/1960
The Right Man
Character:Abraham Lincoln
Release Date:01/01/1960
I Bury the Living
Character:Robert Kraft
Release Date:01/07/1958
The Garment Jungle
Character:Artie Ravidge
Release Date:01/05/1957
Lizzie
Character:Dr. Neal Wright
Release Date:04/04/1957
The Tall T
Character:Frank Usher
Release Date:02/04/1957
Away All Boats
Character:Lieut. Fraser
Release Date:16/08/1956
Star in the Dust
Character:Sam Hall
Release Date:13/06/1956
Battle Stations
Character:The Captain
Release Date:01/02/1956
The Big Knife
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:25/10/1955
Robbers' Roost
Character:Hank Hays
Release Date:30/05/1955
Man Without a Star
Character:Steve Miles
Release Date:24/03/1955
Ten Wanted Men
Character:Wick Campbell
Release Date:01/02/1955
Dragnet
Character:Capt .James E. Hamilton
Release Date:04/09/1954
The Raid
Character:Capt. Lionel Foster
Release Date:04/08/1954
The Siege at Red River
Character:Brett Manning
Release Date:01/05/1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Character:Thomas Rhys
Release Date:02/12/1953
Vicki
Character:Lt. Ed Cornell
Release Date:05/10/1953
The Robe
Character:Pontius Pilate
Release Date:16/09/1953
City of Bad Men
Character:John Ringo
Release Date:11/09/1953
Man on a Tightrope
Character:Krofta
Release Date:21/05/1953
Way of a Gaucho
Character:Major Salinas
Release Date:16/10/1952
Kangaroo
Character:John W. Gamble
Release Date:16/05/1952
Return of the Texan
Character:Rod Murray
Release Date:13/02/1952
Red Skies of Montana
Character:Richard 'Dick' Dryer
Release Date:23/01/1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Character:Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Release Date:16/10/1951
Call Me Mister
Character:Mess Sergeant
Release Date:01/02/1951
Halls of Montezuma
Character:Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Release Date:04/01/1951
Television Appearances
Hec Ramsey
Character:Hec Ramsey
Cimarron Strip
Character:Sergeant Bill Disher
The Richard Boone Show
Character:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Paladin
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Matinee Theater
Character:
Frontier
Character:Everett Brayer
Climax!
Character:Col. William Hughes
Climax!
Character:David Neff
Climax!
Character:Jarech
Climax!
Character:Detective Ed Brooks
Medic
Character:Dr. Konrad Styner
General Electric Theater
Character:Abraham Lincoln
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Local Press
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Saxon
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Vincent Giel
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
The Front Page
Character:Wilson
Suspense
Character:Mercer
Studio One
Character:John Wesley Hardin
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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