Norman Brendon Boone Jr. is an American actor and writer.
Early life and education Born in Meridian, Mississippi, on 26 February 1938. Boone is the son of Rev. Norman Boone and Leola Speed Boone. His father was a pastor in the United Methodist Church. Boone was a student at Columbia High School before he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also had dramatic training at Rollins College for a year.
Career On television, Boone portrayed Chief on Garrison's Gorillas and Roman Bedford on Rawhide. He also appeared on other programs, including Gunsmoke; The Red Skelton Show; Bonanza; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; The Virginian, and other series. He also won a four-day trip to Italy on an episode of The Dating Game. Films in which he appeared include The Big Game (1972), Death Race (1973), and The Hanged Man (1974). On stage, he portrayed Tommy in Tenderloin in Oceanside, California.
Boone wrote a novel, Preacher and Co, and its accompanying screenplay, with a plot focusing on "love, brotherhood, loyalty and redemption".
Boone was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Television Series in 1968. He won the Hollywood Stars of Tomorrow Best Young Actor in a Television Series award for 1967–1968 for his work on Garrison's Gorillas.
Personal life Boone married Shirley Errington on May 1, 1971, in Jackson, Mississippi, and they had a son. In 1999, he married Karen Jensen.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1966Fantastic VoyageMilitary PolicemanUncredited1973The Big GameJim Handley
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1964The Creeping TerrorBarney the DeputyTelevision film1965Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Sailor3 episodes1965RawhideRoman BedfordEpisode: "Duel at Daybreak"1966BonanzaPvt. LowellEpisode: "The Last Mission"1966The VirginianGriffEpisode: "An Echo of Thunder"1967–1968Garrison's GorillasChief26 episodes1969GunsmokeHawkEpisode: "Hawk"1971Cade's CountyKevin WallachEpisode: "The Mustangers"1973Death RacePvt. HuffmanTelevision film1974The Hanged ManBilly Irons1974–1978Emergency!Various roles4 episodes1975SwitchPolice DetectiveEpisode: "Las Vegas Roundabout"1977The Hostage HeartDr. Charles MichaelsTelevision film1978Fantasy IslandJoe MatthewsEpisode: "Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3"1979Hanging by a ThreadMartyTelevision film1980The Night the Bridge Fell DownMarty1980–1982Quincy, M.E.Various roles3 episodes1981Code RedPolice Detective EvansEpisode: "A Saved Life"1983, 1984Lottery!Poker Player2 episodes1985Knight RiderMotel ClerkEpisode: "The Nineteenth Hole"1985AirwolfSecurity GuardEpisode: "Eagles"1986Falcon CrestBill PikeEpisode: "The Cataclysm"1986Who Is Julia?ReporterTelevision film1991Jake and the FatmanLt. Simons / Paul2 episodes
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