Richard BooneRichard Boone often played in Westerns and action films.Richard Allen Boone (June 18, 1917 - January 10, 1981) was an American actor who starred in over fifty films. Boone was born in Los Angeles, California. He worked in several odd jobs, including boxing and painting, before serving in World War II in the US Navy. He later studied acting in New York, and in 1950, Boone made his screen debut as a Marine in Halls of Montezuma. He starred in three movies with John Wayne: The Alamo as Sam Houston, Big Jake and The Shootist. 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. However, it was his second show that Boone became a national star with his Paladin character in Have Gun, Will Travel. The show ran from 1957 to 1963, with Boone receiving two more Emmy nominations in 1959 and 1960. After Have Gun, Will Travel, Boone had his own anthology Television called The Richard Boone Show. Even though it only aired from 1963 to 1964, he received his fourth Emmy nomination in 1964. 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. He continued to star in many more movies. 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). In his final role, he played Commodore Matthew Perry in Bushido Blade. He died soon afterward of throat cancer in St. Augustine, Florida This page about Richard Boone includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Richard Boone News stories about Richard Boone External links for Richard Boone Videos for Richard Boone Wikis about Richard Boone Discussion Groups about Richard Boone Blogs about Richard Boone Images of Richard Boone |
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Augustine, Florida. Gedeon Burkhard (born July 3, 1969) is a German film and television actor, famous for his role in the Kommissar Rex series (1998-2001). He died soon afterward of throat cancer in St. In his final role, he played Commodore Matthew Perry in Bushido Blade. 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 continued to star in many more movies. 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. Even though it only aired from 1963 to 1964, he received his fourth Emmy nomination in 1964. After Have Gun, Will Travel, Boone had his own anthology Television called The Richard Boone Show. The show ran from 1957 to 1963, with Boone receiving two more Emmy nominations in 1959 and 1960. 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. |