About
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...
Known for
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
Climax!Series • 1954
Studio OneSeries • 1948
SuspenseSeries • 1949
The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Cimarron StripSeries • 1967
Ocean's ElevenMovie • 1960
The ShootistMovie • 1976
HombreMovie • 1967
The AlamoMovie • 1960
The HobbitMovie • 1977
The RobeMovie • 1953
Man Without a StarMovie • 1955
The Desert Fox: The Story of RommelMovie • 1951
Big JakeMovie • 1971
The War LordMovie • 1965
The ArrangementMovie • 1969
The Big KnifeMovie • 1955
Away All BoatsMovie • 1956
The Tall TMovie • 1957
Ten Wanted MenMovie • 1955
Rio ConchosMovie • 1964