Brendon Boone

Brendon Boone
Born
Norman Brendon Boone Jr.

Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern Mississippi
Spouses
Shirley Errington
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(m. 1971; div. 1980)​
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(m. 1999)​
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Norman Brendon Boone Jr. is an American actor and writer.

Early life and education

Born in Meridian, Mississippi,[1] Boone is the son of Rev. Norman Boone[2] and Leola Speed Boone.[3] His father was a pastor in the United Methodist Church.[4] Boone was a student at Columbia High School[2] before he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also had dramatic training at Rollins College for a year.[5]

Career

On television, Boone portrayed Chief on Garrison's Gorillas[6] 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.[2] He also won a four-day trip to Italy on an episode of The Dating Game.[5] Films in which he appeared include The Big Game (1972), Death Race (1973), and The Hanged Man (1974).[7] On stage, he portrayed Tommy in Tenderloin in Oceanside, California.[8]

Boone wrote a novel, Preacher and Co, and its accompanying screenplay, with a plot focusing on "love, brotherhood, loyalty and redemption".[3]

Boone was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Television Series in 1968.[9] 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.[2]

Personal life

Boone married Shirley Errington on May 1, 1971, in Jackson, Mississippi,[4] and they had a son.[2] In 1999, he married Karen Jensen.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Fantastic Voyage Military Policeman Uncredited
1973 The Big Game Jim Handley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1964 The Creeping Terror Barney the Deputy Television film
1965 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Sailor 3 episodes
1965 Rawhide Roman Bedford Episode: "Duel at Daybreak"
1966 Bonanza Pvt. Lowell Episode: "The Last Mission"
1966 The Virginian Griff Episode: "An Echo of Thunder"
1967–1968 Garrison's Gorillas Chief 26 episodes
1969 Gunsmoke Hawk Episode: "Hawk"
1971 Cade's County Kevin Wallach Episode: "The Mustangers"
1973 Death Race Pvt. Huffman Television film
1974 The Hanged Man Billy Irons
1974–1978 Emergency! Various roles 4 episodes
1975 Switch Police Detective Episode: "Las Vegas Roundabout"
1977 The Hostage Heart Dr. Charles Michaels Television film
1978 Fantasy Island Joe Matthews Episode: "Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3"
1979 Hanging by a Thread Marty Television film
1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down Marty
1980–1982 Quincy, M.E. Various roles 3 episodes
1981 Code Red Police Detective Evans Episode: "A Saved Life"
1983, 1984 Lottery! Poker Player 2 episodes
1985 Knight Rider Motel Clerk Episode: "The Nineteenth Hole"
1985 Airwolf Security Guard Episode: "Eagles"
1986 Falcon Crest Bill Pike Episode: "The Cataclysm"
1986 Who Is Julia? Reporter Television film
1991 Jake and the Fatman Lt. Simons / Paul 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Ape Over Gorillas". Florida Today. February 25, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Case, Mauri (May 25, 1978). "The Star Shines In Prime Time". Columbian-Progress. Mississippi, Columbia. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Brendon Boone". Southern Writers Magazine Gallery of Stars. The Authors Gallery of Stars By Southern Writers. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Brendon Boone Weds Shirley Errington". The Clarion-Ledger. Mississippi, Jackson. May 2, 1971. p. D 3. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Ross, Mona (July 18, 1968). "TV Star Brendon Boone Appreciates 'Free Spirit'". The Clarion-Ledger. Mississippi, Jackson. p. 16. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. pp. 377–378. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  7. ^ "Brendon Boone". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brendon Boone". Classic Images (554): 24–27. October 2021.
  9. ^ "Brendon Boone". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2022.