Brendon Boone

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Brendon Boone
Born
Norman Brendon Boone Jr.

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

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

Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Film[edit]

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

Television[edit]

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[edit]

  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.