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Richard Boone
★ Acting

Richard Boone

1917 – 1981 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Active 1948–2001

Richard Boone, born in 1917 in Los Angeles, California, made a significant impact in cult cinema with his roles in I Bury the Living (1958) and The Night of the Following Day (1969). Known for his commanding presence, Boone delivers a haunting performance in In Broad Daylight (1971), where he embodies the complexities of his character with a gritty realism. His diverse background, from serving in the Navy during World War II to his early career in various trades, informs his unique approach to acting, making him a compelling figure in the realm of exploitation and grindhouse films.

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I Bury the Living

I Bury the Living

1958 ★ 6.2
as Robert Kraft

A newly appointed cemetery chairman believes that, merely by inserting a black plot-marking pin into a wall-sized map of the cemetery, he can cause the deaths of that plot's owner.

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Filmography

81 credits
2000s 1 credit
2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1990s 1 credit
1992
Movie ★ 8.3
1980s 1 credit
1981
The Bushido Blade as Matthew Perry
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 16 credits
1979
Winter Kills as Keifitz
Movie ★ 5.8
1978
The Big Sleep as Lash Cansino
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
The Hobbit as Smaug (voice)
Movie ★ 6.6
1977
The Last Dinosaur as Masten Thrust Jr.
Movie ★ 6.5
1976
The Shootist as Mike Sweeney
Movie ★ 7.1
1976
God's Gun as The Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.2
1975
Movie ★ 5.0
1974
The Great Niagara as Aaron Grant
Movie ★ 6.3
1972
The Century Turns as Hec Ramsey
Movie
1972
Goodnight, My Love as Francis Hogan
Movie ★ 7.1
1972
Deadly Harvest as Anton Solca
Movie ★ 8.0
1972
Hec Ramsey as Hec Ramsey
TV ★ 7.3
1971
Big Jake as John Fain
Movie ★ 6.9
1971
In Broad Daylight as Tony Chappel
Movie ★ 5.8
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
Madron as Madron
Movie ★ 5.1
1960s 14 credits
1969
Movie ★ 6.0
1969
The Arrangement as Sam Arness
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
Kona Coast as Capt. Sam Moran
Movie ★ 3.3
1967
Hombre as Cicero Grimes
Movie ★ 7.1
1967
Cimarron Strip as Sergeant Bill Disher
TV ★ 5.7
1965
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
Rio Conchos as Lassiter
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
TV ★ 7.5
1961
A Thunder of Drums as Capt. Stephen Maddocks
Movie ★ 5.7
1961
TV ★ 5.8
1960
The Right Man as Abraham Lincoln
Movie ★ 6.0
1960
Ocean's Eleven as Voice of Minister (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1960
The Alamo as Gen. Sam Houston
Movie ★ 7.1
1950s 41 credits
1958
I Bury the Living as Robert Kraft
Movie ★ 6.2
1957
The Garment Jungle as Artie Ravidge
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
The Tall T as Frank Usher
Movie ★ 7.0
1957
Lizzie as Dr. Neal Wright
Movie ★ 6.9
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Away All Boats as Lieut. Fraser
Movie ★ 5.4
1956
Star in the Dust as Sam Hall
Movie ★ 5.1
1956
Battle Stations as The Captain
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Man Without a Star as Steve Miles
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Ten Wanted Men as Wick Campbell
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
The Big Knife as Narrator (Voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Robbers' Roost as Hank Hays
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1955
Frontier as Everett Brayer
TV ★ 7.5
1954
Dragnet as Capt .James E. Hamilton
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
The Raid as Capt. Lionel Foster
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
The Siege at Red River as Brett Manning
Movie ★ 6.2
1954
Climax! as Col. William Hughes
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Medic as Dr. Konrad Styner
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Climax! as David Neff
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Jarech
TV ★ 3.8
1954
Climax! as Detective Ed Brooks
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
The Robe as Pontius Pilate
Movie ★ 6.9
1953
Vicki as Lt. Ed Cornell
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
City of Bad Men as John Ringo
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
Movie ★ 6.6
1953
General Electric Theater as Abraham Lincoln
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Red Skies of Montana as Richard 'Dick' Dryer
Movie ★ 5.8
1952
Kangaroo as John W. Gamble
Movie ★ 5.7
1952
Return of the Texan as Rod Murray
Movie ★ 6.7
1952
Way of a Gaucho as Major Salinas
Movie ★ 5.7
1952
TV ★ 7.8
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
Halls of Montezuma as Lt. Col. Gilfillan
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Call Me Mister as Mess Sergeant
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Vincent Giel
TV ★ 6.7
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
TV ★ 7.0
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 4 credits
1949
Suspense as Mercer
TV ★ 5.1
1949
TV ★ 7.0
1948
Studio One as John Wesley Hardin
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.8
Crew Credits
1960s 2 credits
1968
Kona Coast Executive Producer
Movie ★ 3.3
1963
TV ★ 7.5
1950s 1 credit
1957
TV ★ 7.3