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Randy Boone

American actor and singer (born 1942)

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 life

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.

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 with Stuart Whitman.

Filmography (selection)

Film

1969: Backtrack!
1973: Terminal Island
1975: Dr. Minx
1987: The Wild Pair

TV

1962–1963: It's a Man's World
1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Season 1 Episode 28: "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans") as Pete Tanner
1963: Amazing Stories
1963 Wagon Train, (2 episodes) Noah Bancroft, David Garner
1963 The Twilight Zone S5 E10 "The 7th is Made Up of Phantoms"
1964: The Fugitive
1964–1966: The Virginian
1966 Combat
1966: Bonanza S8 E10 Ballad Of The Ponderosa
1967–1968: Cimarron Strip
1973: Emergency!
1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1975: Kung Fu
1975: Gunsmoke
1985: Highway to Heaven

References

^ Green, Paul (January 10, 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 (October 6, 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.