Leslie Banks

He was awarded a Commander of the British Empire for his services to theatre in 1950, the year in which he made both his final stage and film appearances. Augustine, Florida. His theatre roles included Eliza Comes to Stay (his American debut in 1914), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (1924), Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (1937), and the schoolmaster in Goodbye, Mr Chips (1938). He died soon afterward of throat cancer in St. His other film roles include Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Fire Over England (1937), Jamaica Inn (1939) and Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1946). In his final role, he played Commodore Matthew Perry in Bushido Blade. His first important film role was in The Most Dangerous Game (1932) as a diabolical "human hunter" with Joel McCrea and Fay Wray and for the rest of his career he divided his time between Britain and the United States, and between film and theatre. In 1965, he won the third place Laurel Award for Action Performance (Sean Connery won first place with Goldfinger and Burt Lancaster won second place with The Train).

He returned to London in 1921 and established himself as a leading dramatic actor known for his powerful yet restrained performances. He continued to star in many more movies. After the war, Banks joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Along with The Danny Kaye Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Richard Boone Show won a Golden Globe for Best Show in 1964. In his acting career he would use this injury to good effect, by showing the unblemished side of his face when playing comedy or romance, and the scarred, paralysed side of his face when playing drama or tragedy. Even though it only aired from 1963 to 1964, he received his fourth Emmy nomination in 1964. He served in the British Army during World War I where he received injuries that left his face partially scarred and paralysed. After Have Gun, Will Travel, Boone had his own anthology Television called The Richard Boone Show.

Born in West Derby, England, made his acting debut in 1911 in regional vaudeville before moving to London to appear at the "Vaudeville Theatre" in 1914. The show ran from 1957 to 1963, with Boone receiving two more Emmy nominations in 1959 and 1960. Leslie Banks (June 9, 1890 – 21 April 1952) was a British theatre and film actor, director and producer. However, it was his second show that Boone became a national star with his Paladin character in Have Gun, Will Travel. From 1954 to 1956, Richard Boone starred in The Medic television show, receiving an Emmy nomination for Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series in 1955. He starred in three movies with John Wayne: The Alamo as Sam Houston, Big Jake and The Shootist.

He later studied acting in New York, and in 1950, Boone made his screen debut as a Marine in Halls of Montezuma. He worked in several odd jobs, including boxing and painting, before serving in World War II in the US Navy. Boone was born in Los Angeles, California. Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 - January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over fifty films.