| Brendon Boone | |
| Birth Name: | Norman Brendon Boone Jr. |
| Birth Place: | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 1 |
Norman Brendon Boone Jr. is an American actor and writer.
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 before he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also had dramatic training at Rollins College for a year.[5]
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. 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).[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".
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.
Boone married Shirley Errington on May 1, 1971, in Jackson, Mississippi, and they had a son. In 1999, he married Karen Jensen.
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Military Policeman | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | The Big Game | Jim Handley |
| 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 |