Richard Boone in Winter Kills
Richard Boone (1917 - 1981)
Film Deaths[]
- City of the Bad Men (1953) [Johnny Ringo]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Dale Robertson.
- Man on a Tightrope (1953) [Krofta]: Shot to death by Hansi.
- Siege at Red River (1954) [Brett Manning]: Stabbed in the stomach in a knife fight with Van Johnson.
- Man Without a Star (1955) [Steve Miles] Beaten to death in a fight with Kirk Douglas.
- Ten Wanted Men (1955) [Wick Campbell]: Shot to death in a gunfight with Randolph Scott.
- Robber's Roost (1955) [Hank Hays] Hit by boulders when Sylvia Findley starts a rockfall to prevent him gunning down the wounded George Montgomery.
- Star in the Dust (1956) [Sam Hall]: Hanged when Leif Erikson accidentally startles Richard's horse as Richard is about to be executed, thus hanging him before the execution was actually supposed to be carried out.
- The Tall T (1957) [Frank Usher]: Shot to death in a gunfight with Randolph Scott.
- Rio Conchos (1964) [Major Jim Lassiter]: Killed in an explosion (along with Jim Brown) after a wagon full of munitions catches fire.
- Hombre (1967) [Cicero Grimes]: Shot twice in the back by Paul Newman, he is further shot in the chest when a shoot-out breaks out with Paul and Frank Silvera.
- The Night of the Following Day (1969) [Leer] Machine gunned by Marlon Brando. He leaves his body on the beach so the tide can take it away.
- Madron (His Name Was Madron) (1970) [Madron]: Killed by renegade Apache warriors, after he attacks their camp as a distraction so that Leslie Caron can escape.
- Big Jake (1971) [John Fain]: Shot to death by Christopher Mitchum as Richard is about to kill John Wayne.
- The Shootist (1976) [Mike Sweeney]: Shot to death in a gunfight with John Wayne (as Richard tries to shield himself with a table).
- The Big Sleep (1978) [Lash Canino]: Shot in the chest by Robert Mitchum, as Robert distracts him with the car burning.
- Winter Kills (1979) [Keifitz]: Shot to death in a gunfight with Jeff Bridges in John Huston's office.
Television Deaths[]
- Cimarron Strip: The Roarer (1967) [Sergeant Bill Disher]: Shot in the stomach by Stuart Whitman, dying shortly after while talking to Stuart.
- Deadly Harvest (1972 TV) [Anton Solca]: Shot to death (off-screen) by KGB assassins as he tries to hold them off so that Patty Duke can escape; we only hear the shots as Patty runs away.
- The Hobbit (1977; animated) [Smaug]: Providing the voice of a dragon he is shot in the chest with an arrow by Bard (John Stephenson).
Gallery[]
Richard Boone in The Shootist
Richard Boone's animated death in The Hobbit
Notable Connections[]
- Distant cousin of Pat Boone.
- Ex-Mr. Jane H. Hopper.
- Ex-Mr. Mimi Kelly.
- Mr. Claire McAloon.