Randy Boone
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Clyde Randy Boone (born January 17, 1942)[1] is an American actor and singer best known for his role in the series The Virginian as Randy Benton, a young ranch hand who played guitar and sang.
Early years
Boone was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and enrolled at North Carolina State College as a mathematics major. He began performing as a folk singer at a bar and eventually dropped out of school to play guitar and sing. That decision led to 18 months of traveling around the United States, primarily by hitchhiking. He used his musical talents to barter, with his performances providing meals and sleeping quarters. He entered contests to win additional money.[2]
Career
Boone started his career in the 1962–1963 TV series It's a Man's World as Vern Hodges,[3] a talented guitarist from Boone's native North Carolina.[citation needed]
After playing guitar and singing in The Virginian and starring as a country singer in the 1966 film Country Boy, he played Francis Wilde in Western series Cimarron Strip along Stuart Whitman.
In popular culture
Hoyt Axton sings in "Della and the dealer": "...the guitar picker was a friend of mine, By the name of Randy Boone."[citation needed]
Filmography (incomplete)
Film
- 1969: Backtrack!
- 1973: Terminal Island
- 1975: Dr. Minx
- 1987: The Wild Pair
TV
- 1962–1963: It's a Man's World
- 1963: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- 1963: Amazing Stories
- 1963 Wagon Train, (2 episodes) Noah Bancroft, David Garner
- 1963 The Twilight Zone
- 1964: The Fugitive
- 1964–1966: The Virginian
- 1966: Bonanza
- 1967–1968: Cimarron Strip
- 1973: Emergency!
- 1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker
- 1975: Kung Fu
- 1975: Gunsmoke
- 1985: Highway to Heaven
References
- ^ Green, Paul (10 January 2014). A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971. McFarland. pp. 140–150. ISBN 978-0-7864-5799-1. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Major, Jack (June 26, 1966). "It Sure Beats Hitchhiking". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 127. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (6 October 2015). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4766-0515-9. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
External links
- Randy Boone at IMDb
- Randy Boone at AllMovie
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