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