Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Shootist: The Legend Lives On ★ 7.0 The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' ★ 8.3 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992 The Bushido Blade ★ 5.5 The Bushido Blade 1981 Winter Kills ★ 5.8 Winter Kills 1979 The Big Sleep ★ 5.9 The Big Sleep 1978 The Hobbit ★ 6.6 The Hobbit 1977 The Last Dinosaur ★ 6.5 The Last Dinosaur 1977 The Shootist ★ 7.1 The Shootist 1976 God's Gun ★ 5.2 God's Gun 1976 Against a Crooked Sky ★ 5.0 Against a Crooked Sky 1975 The Great Niagara ★ 6.3 The Great Niagara 1974 Goodnight, My Love ★ 7.1 Goodnight, My Love 1972 The Century Turns The Century Turns 1972 Deadly Harvest ★ 8.0 Deadly Harvest 1972 Hec Ramsey ★ 7.3 Hec Ramsey 1972 In Broad Daylight ★ 5.8 In Broad Daylight 1971 Big Jake ★ 6.9 Big Jake 1971 Madron ★ 5.1 Madron 1970 The Kremlin Letter ★ 6.0 The Kremlin Letter 1970 The Arrangement ★ 6.6 The Arrangement 1969 The Night of the Following Day ★ 6.0 The Night of the Following Day 1969 Kona Coast ★ 3.3 Kona Coast 1968 Cimarron Strip ★ 5.7 Cimarron Strip 1967 Hombre ★ 7.1 Hombre 1967 The War Lord ★ 6.2 The War Lord 1965 Rio Conchos ★ 6.3 Rio Conchos 1964 The Richard Boone Show ★ 7.5 The Richard Boone Show 1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ★ 7.5 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 The Mike Douglas Show ★ 5.8 The Mike Douglas Show 1961 A Thunder of Drums ★ 5.7 A Thunder of Drums 1961 The Alamo ★ 7.1 The Alamo 1960 Ocean's Eleven ★ 6.4 Ocean's Eleven 1960 The Right Man ★ 6.0 The Right Man 1960 I Bury the Living ★ 6.2 I Bury the Living 1958 Have Gun, Will Travel ★ 7.3 Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ★ 7.5 Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957 The Garment Jungle ★ 6.5 The Garment Jungle 1957 Lizzie ★ 6.9 Lizzie 1957 The Tall T ★ 7.0 The Tall T 1957 Away All Boats ★ 5.4 Away All Boats 1956 Star in the Dust ★ 5.1 Star in the Dust 1956 Battle Stations ★ 6.1 Battle Stations 1956 Matinee Theater ★ 5.3 Matinee Theater 1955 The Big Knife ★ 6.0 The Big Knife 1955 Frontier ★ 7.5 Frontier 1955 Robbers' Roost ★ 5.9 Robbers' Roost 1955 Man Without a Star ★ 6.5 Man Without a Star 1955 Ten Wanted Men ★ 5.9 Ten Wanted Men 1955 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Medic ★ 6.3 Medic 1954 Dragnet ★ 6.1 Dragnet 1954 The Raid ★ 6.5 The Raid 1954 The Siege at Red River ★ 6.2 The Siege at Red River 1954 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef ★ 6.0 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef 1953 Vicki ★ 5.5 Vicki 1953 The Robe ★ 6.9 The Robe 1953 City of Bad Men ★ 6.2 City of Bad Men 1953 Man on a Tightrope ★ 6.6 Man on a Tightrope 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Way of a Gaucho ★ 5.7 Way of a Gaucho 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 Kangaroo ★ 5.7 Kangaroo 1952 Return of the Texan ★ 6.7 Return of the Texan 1952 Red Skies of Montana ★ 5.8 Red Skies of Montana 1952 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel ★ 6.7 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel 1951 Call Me Mister ★ 6.8 Call Me Mister 1951 Halls of Montezuma ★ 6.0 Halls of Montezuma 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 What's My Line? ★ 7.0 What's My Line? 1950 The Front Page ★ 7.0 The Front Page 1949 Suspense ★ 5.1 Suspense 1949 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ★ 6.8 The Ed Sullivan Show 1948