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My Take
Richard Boone is one of those craggy, unmistakably masculine faces that defined the golden age of the TV Western, and I find his work holds up better than a lot of his peers'. Playing Paladin in Have Gun – Will Travel, he gave us a gunfighter who quoted Shakespeare and dressed like a dandy off the job, which felt genuinely subversive for the era. Stanford-educated and trained on the stage before Hollywood, he brought a thinking-man's edge to roles that could have been pure brawn. Across more than fifty films, that intelligence under the toughness is what makes him linger in my memory.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Boone
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・ブーン
- Reading
- りちゃーど・ぶーん
- Born
- June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / film director
2. Background
- High school
- Herbert Hoover High School
- University
- Stanford University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Boone born?
June 18, 1917 – January 10, 1981.
Where is Richard Boone from?
Richard Boone is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Richard Boone do?
Richard Boone works as stage actor, film actor, television actor, film director.
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.