Quick Facts
Biography
Norman Brendon Boone Jr. is an American actor and writer.
Early life and education
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, 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
| 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 |