Brendon Boone

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Brendon Boone
Born
Norman Brendon Boone Jr.

Education University of Southern Mississippi
Spouses
Shirley Errington
(m. 1971;div. 1980)
(m. 1999)
Children1

Norman Brendon Boone Jr. is an American actor and writer.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 Fantastic Voyage Military PolicemanUncredited
1973 The Big Game Jim Handley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964 The Creeping Terror Barney the DeputyTelevision film
1965 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Sailor3 episodes
1965 Rawhide Roman BedfordEpisode: "Duel at Daybreak"
1966 Bonanza Pvt. LowellEpisode: "The Last Mission"
1966 The Virginian GriffEpisode: "An Echo of Thunder"
1967–1968 Garrison's Gorillas Chief26 episodes
1969 Gunsmoke HawkEpisode: "Hawk"
1971 Cade's County Kevin WallachEpisode: "The Mustangers"
1973 Death Race Pvt. HuffmanTelevision film
1974 The Hanged Man Billy Irons
1974–1978 Emergency! Various roles4 episodes
1975 Switch Police DetectiveEpisode: "Las Vegas Roundabout"
1977 The Hostage Heart Dr. Charles MichaelsTelevision film
1978 Fantasy Island Joe MatthewsEpisode: "Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3"
1979 Hanging by a Thread MartyTelevision film
1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down Marty
1980–1982 Quincy, M.E. Various roles3 episodes
1981 Code Red Police Detective EvansEpisode: "A Saved Life"
1983, 1984 Lottery! Poker Player2 episodes
1985 Knight Rider Motel ClerkEpisode: "The Nineteenth Hole"
1985 Airwolf Security GuardEpisode: "Eagles"
1986 Falcon Crest Bill PikeEpisode: "The Cataclysm"
1986Who Is Julia?ReporterTelevision film
1991 Jake and the Fatman Lt. Simons / Paul2 episodes

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