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Richard Boone
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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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Hombre
1967
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Big Jake
1971
The Shootist
1976
The Robe
1953
The Alamo
1960
The Hobbit
1977
The Tall T
1957
The Big Sleep
1978
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
Winter Kills
1979
Man Without a Star
1955
Rio Conchos
1964
The Arrangement
1969
The War Lord
1965
The Big Knife
1955
The Night of the Following Day
1969
I Bury the Living
1958
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