John Wayne and Richard Boone in BIG JAKE (1971) #westernmovies | Classic Western Movies

Remembering actor RICHARD BOONE (1917 – 1981), who was born on June 18. In 1950, Boone made his screen debut as a Marine officer in Milestone's Halls of Montezuma. In 1953, he played Pontius Pilate in the first released Cinemascope film, The Robe. From 1954 to 1956, Boone became a familiar face in the lead role of that medical drama, Medic, receiving an Emmy nomination for Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series in 1955. It was Boone's second television series, Have Gun – Will Travel, which made

Richard Allen Boone (18 June 1917 – 10 January 1981) was an American actor who starred in over fifty films and was notable for his roles in Westerns and for the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.Boone's television series, Have Gun – Will Travel, made him a national star on account of his role as Paladin, the intelligent and sophisticated but tough gun-for-hire in the late 19th century American west. The show was first offered to actor Randolph Scott who turned it down and gave the script to Boone