Brendon Boone

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

Early life and education Born in Meridian, Mississippi, on 26 February 1938. 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

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. 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". 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

Television