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

Early life and education

Born in

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, 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

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before he graduated from the

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. He also had dramatic training at

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for a year.

Career

On television, Boone portrayed Chief on ''

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'' and Roman Bedford on '' Rawhide''. He also appeared on other programs, including ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' The Virginian'', and other series. He also won a four-day trip to Italy on an episode of ''

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''. 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

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. 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

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, and they had a son. In 1999, he married

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boone, Brendon Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Mississippi