Richard Boone
Actor

Richard Boone Net Worth

Richard Boone was a multi-talented actor, director, and soundtrack artist born in Los Angeles, California in 1917. He had a varied career before and during World War II, including college, boxing, painting, and oil-field labor. After the war, he used the G.I. Bill to study acting and made his Broadway debut in Medea. He was signed to a contract with 20th Century-Fox and made his screen debut in Halls of Montezuma. He was cast in a variety of war and western movies, as well as roles such as Pontius Pilate in The Robe and a police detective in Vicki. He was best known for his role as Paladin in the western series Have Gun - Will Travel, which made him a star. He also directed some episodes of the show. After the show ended, he moved to Hawaii for seven years before returning to Florida and resuming his film and TV career. His last role was in the Jack Webb-produced series Hec Ramsey. He died from throat cancer in 1981.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Soundtrack
Birth Day June 18, 1917
Birth Place  Los Angeles, California, United States
Age 103 YEARS OLD
Died On January 10, 1981(1981-01-10) (aged 63)\nSt. Augustine, Florida, U.S.
Birth Sign Cancer
Cause of death Pneumonia and throat cancer
Occupation Actor
Years active 1949–1980
Spouse(s) Jane H. Hopper (m. 1937; div. 1940) Mimi Kelly (m. 1949; div. 1950) Claire McAloon (m. 1951; his death 1981)
Children 1

💰 Net worth: $100,000 (2024)

Richard Boone, a renowned actor, director, and soundtrack artist in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $100,000 in 2024. With an impressive career that spans decades, Boone has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry. He has carved a niche for himself, leaving a lasting impact on both the big and small screens. From his iconic performances to his directorial skills and musical contributions, Boone has captivated audiences worldwide. Despite his numerous accomplishments, his estimated net worth of $100,000 in 2024 demonstrates his dedication and passion for his craft, as well as his commitment to artistic integrity over financial gain.

Biography/Timeline

1937

Boone was married three times: to Jane Hopper (1937–1940), Mimi Kelly (1949–1950), and Claire McAloon (from 1951 until his death). His son with Claire McAloon, Peter, worked as a child actor in several of his father's Have Gun – Will Travel television shows.

1941

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 prior to graduation and went to work in oil-rigging, bartending, painting, and writing. He joined the United States Navy in 1941 and served on three ships in the Pacific during World War II, seeing combat as an aviation ordnanceman, enlisted Naval Aircrewman and tail gunner on Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers.

1947

In his youth, Boone had attended the San Diego Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, where he was introduced to theatre under the tutelage of Virginia Atkinson. After the war, Boone used the G.I. Bill to study acting at the Actors Studio in New York. "Serious" and "methodical," Boone debuted on the Broadway theatrical scene in 1947 with the plays Medea, Macbeth (1948) and The Man (1950).

1950

In 1950, Boone made his screen debut as a Marine officer in Milestone's Halls of Montezuma. In 1953, he played Pontius Pilate in the first Cinemascope film released, The Robe. He had only one scene in the film, in which he gives instructions to Richard Burton, who plays the centurion ordered to crucify Christ. When he was ordered to appear in another film for Fox made at the same time as The Robe, he ended his contract with the studio.

1954

The six-foot-one-inch (1.85 m) actor continued to appear in movies, typically as the villain, including The Raid (1954), Man Without a Star (1955 King Vidor), The Tall T (1957 Budd Boetticher), The War Lord (1965 Franklin Schaffner), Hombre (1967 Martin Ritt), The Arrangement (1969 Elia Kazan), The Kremlin Letter (1970 John Huston), Big Jake (1971 George Sherman), The Shootist (1976 Don Siegel), and a second rendition of The Big Sleep (1978 Michael Winner).

1960

In the 1960s and 1970s, Boone assisted the Israeli film industry at its inception. He appeared in the first Israeli-produced film shot outside Israel, the Western Madron (1970), with a story set in the American West of the 1800s. In 1979, he received an award from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin "for his contribution to Israeli cinema."

1965

In 1965, he came in third in the Laurel Award for Rio Conchos in Best Action Performance; Sean Connery won first place with Goldfinger and Burt Lancaster won second place with The Train. Boone provided the character voice of the dragon Smaug in the 1977 animated film version of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

1970

During the 1970s, he wrote a newspaper column for the St. Augustine Record called "It Seems To Me". He also gave acting lectures at Flagler College in 1972–1973. In his final role, Boone played Commodore Matthew C. Perry in The Bushido Blade.

2013

Freeman, impressed by Boone's love of Hawaii, offered him the role of Steve McGarrett; Boone turned it down, however, and the role went to Jack Lord, who shared Boone's enthusiasm for the region, which Freeman considered vital. Coincidentally, Lord had appeared alongside Boone in the first episode of Have Gun – Will Travel, titled "Three Bells to Perdido." At the time, Boone had shot a pilot for CBS called Kona Coast, which he hoped CBS would adopt as a series, but the network went instead only with Hawaii Five-O.

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