Randy Boone Biography

Randy Boone is an American former actor and country music singer. He is most well known for appearing in recurring episodes of all three 90 minutes western television shows that aired during the 1960s: Wagon Train, The Virginian, and Cimarron Strip.

Randy Boone Education

Boone graduated from Senior High School in Fayetteville where he played as a punter in football. Boone joined Raleigh’s North Carolina State University in 1960, but fell off touring the nation and playing his guitar, spending a lot of time in coffeehouses in his early adulthood.

Randy Boone Age | Birthday

Clyde Randall Boone was born on January 17, 1942, in Fayetteville, NC. He is 78 years as of  2020.

Randy Boone Family

Parents

Boone was born to Clyde Wilson Boone (born 1917) and Rhumel E. Boone (born December 31, 1919) in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is associated with border man Daniel Boone and actor Richard Boone.

Brother

He’s Pat Boone’s brother.

Randy Boone Wife

Boone married 20-year-old Sylvia Howell of Fayetteville, on May 6, 1966. They have a son, Richard (born in 1967). The marriage ended in divorce, on July 8, 1969. Randy married Lana S. Redick on May 16, 2009.

Randy Boone Body Measurements

• Height: 4 feet 10 inches
• Weight: 85 – 103 lbs
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Body Shape: Not Available
• Hair Colour: Brown
• Eye Colour: Black

Randy Boone Salary

Details about Randy’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.

Randy Boone Net Worth

Randy Boone’s net worth is $109 Million at the age of 78 years old. He earned the money being a professional Actor

Randy Boone Acting Career

At twenty, in 1962–1963 NBC comedy-drama It’s a Man’s World, Boone co-starred in his first acting role as Vern Hodges, based on the operations of four young boys residing on a houseboat on the Ohio River.

The career of Boone skyrocketed after It’s a Man’s World. In the episode “Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans” on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, he starred as Pete Tanner. Then came his three episodes of Wagon Train, entitled “The Eli Bancroft Story,” in which Boone appeared as Noah Bancroft, “The Robert Harrison Clarke Story,” with Boone as Private Jamie, and “The David Garner Story” as David Garner. In “The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms” episode of The Twilight Zone, aired on CBS on December 6, 1963, Boone also appeared as Private Michael McCluskey.

In 1963, with the returning costars James Drury, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke, and Lee J. Cobb, Boone also entered The Virginian cast in its second season. Boone appeared as the singing cowboy Randy Benton, a romantic interest for Betsy Garth played by Roberta Shore in 46 episodes over three seasons. He also appeared with Clu Gulager and Diane Roter as cast members. Boone composed original songs featuring in the series. For instance, he sang and played his song during the opening credits in a season four episode, “The Inchworm’s Got No Wings At All,” and the melody of the song continued throughout the episode, adding dimension and continuity to the story.

This episode featured guests including Boone, Drury and Roter, Stacey Maxwell, Lou Antonio, Anthony Caruso, and Jack Dodson, adding drastic tension to the heartfelt storyline.

He won the 1966 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Bronze Wrangler award for his performance in the “The Horse Fighter” episode with the following cast and crew: Lee J. Cobb, James Drury, Doug McClure, Harry Guardino, Clu Gulager and Diane Roter (actors), Norman Macdonnell and James Duff McAdams (producers), Andy Griffith (writer), and Anton Leader (director).

He starred at David Janssen’s ABC show The Fugitive while on The Virginian. He also starred as a country singer in the movie Country Boy as Link Byrd, Jr. Boone’s guest-starred at Combat episodes after The Virginian! To Bonanza, to Hondo.

From 1967 to 1968, Boone co-starred the role of 25-year-old photographer Francis Wilde in the western series Cimarron Strip, who is also a part-time deputy to Marshal Jim Crown, depicted by Stuart Whitman, a series star. Boone produced a few TV appearances after Cimarron Strip, including NBC’s Emergency! and ABC’s Kolchak: The Night Stalker with Darren McGavin, and appeared in the cult movie Terminal Island in 1973. He appeared as Deputy Dickie Haycroftwith co-stars Andy Griffith, Sam Bottoms, Noah Beery, Jr., and James Best in the television movie Savages the following year, and starred in Dr. Minx in 1975.

Randy Boone Post-Acting career

Boone returned to Fayetteville after his performance had finished, from where he also participated in country music and attended occasional festivals of music and film.

In July 2003, together with his Virginian co-stars James Drury, Roberta Shore, Clu Gulager, and Gary Clarke, he was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina. Randy Boone was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame in Fayetteville in 2011.

Boone and his spouse moved to be closer to the family in August 2012 from North Carolina. In 2012, Boone appeared with fellow Virginian cast members James Drury, Gary Clarke, L.Q. Jones, Roberta Shore, Clu Gulager, Diane Roter, Sara Lane, and Don Quine at the Memphis Film Festival and Autry National Center and Museum festivities for the 50th Anniversary.

The Virginian started a three-year contract to operate on the cable channel of the Inspiration Network on September 22, 2012. Cozi TV, the digital specialty network of NBCUniversal classic television, started broadcasting episodes in 2013. In chosen viewing regions, MeTV airs episodes.

Boone and fellow Virginian cast members Drury, Shore, Clarke, Gulager, Roter, Lane, and Quine visited the Cowboy Up for Vets Horse Show as a guest star. The show took place in Swanton, Ohio, on March 28, 2014. He participated in the show’s unique celebration of the 80th birthday of James Drury. James Drury, Roberta Shore, Gary Clarke, L.Q. Jones, Clu Gulager, Diane Roter, Sara Lane, Don Quine, and Joe Cannon attended the largest cast meeting of The Virginian at the Cowboy Up for Vets Horse Show in Swanton, OH on April 22–24, 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions About Randy Boone

Who is Randy?

Boone is an accomplished actor who gained worldwide recognition after appearing as a cast member of episodes of all three 90 minutes western television shows that aired during the 1960s: Wagon Train, The Virginian, and Cimarron Strip.

How old is Boone?

Randy was born on January 17, 1942, in Fayetteville, NC.

How tall is Randy?

Boone stands at a height of 4 feet 10 inches

Is Boone married?

Boone married 20-year-old Sylvia Howell of Fayetteville, on May 6, 1966. They have a son, Richard (born in 1967). The marriage ended in divorce, on July 8, 1969. Randy married Lana S. Redick on May 16, 2009.

How much is Randy worth?

Booe has an estimated net worth of approximately $109 Million

How much does Boone make?

Not Available

Is Randy dead or alive?

Boone is still alive and in good health

Where does Boone live?

Not Available

Who is Randy Boone related to?

He is related to frontiersman Daniel Boone and actor Richard Boone. He is a cousin of Pat Boone.

Who is Randy Boone’s father?

Rhumel E. Boone