Want to know the best Richard Boone movies? How about the worst Richard Boone movies? Curious about Richard Boone box office grosses or which Richard Boone movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Richard Boone movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Richard Boone (1917-1981) was an American actor. Boone appeared in movies for four decades. He was most notable for his roles in Westerns, including his starring role in the television series Have Gun – Will Travel. His IMDb page shows 72 acting credits from 1949 to 1981. This page will rank Richard Boone movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. This page comes from a movie conversation at work with Shane U. Shane says the top three Boone movies are The War Lord, Hombre and Big Jake.
Richard Boone Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1960
The Alamo (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1953
The Robe (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom
1954
Dragnet (1954)
1951
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
1956
Away All Boats (1956)
1967
Hombre (1967)
1960
Ocean's 11 (1960)
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
1976
The Shootist (1976)
1955
Man Without a Star (1955)
1971
Big Jake (1971)
1951
Call Me Mister (1951)
1957
The Tall T (1957)
1964
Rio Conchos (1964)
1954
The Raid (1954)
1955
The Big Knife (1955)
1952
Way of a Gaucho (1952)
1953
Man On a Tightrope (1953)
1954
The Siege at Red River (1954)
1969
The Arrangement (1969)
1952
Pony Soldier (1952)
1952
Kangaroo (1952)
1979
Winter Kills (1979)
1952
Return of the Texan (1952)
1955
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
1957
The Garment Jungle (1957)
1969
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
1965
The War Lord (1965)
1953
Vicki (1953)
1957
Lizzie (1957)
1961
A Thunder of Drums (1961)
1975
Against A Crooked Sky (1975)
1970
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
1958
I Bury The Living (1958)
1952
Red Skies of Montana (1952)
1956
Star In The Dust (1956)
1956
Battle Stations (1956)
1953
City of Bad Men (1953)
1977
The Last Dinosaur (1977)
1978
The Big Sleep (1978)
1970
His Name Was Madron (1970)
1981
The Bushido Blade (1981)
1976
God's Gun (1976)
1968
Kona Coast (1968)
Richard Boone Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Richard Boone movies by his co-stars
- Sort Richard Boone movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Richard Boone movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Richard Boone movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Richard Boone movie received.
- Sort Richard Boone movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | The Alamo (1960) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Wayne & Richard Widmark |
22.60 | 353.1 | 708.40 | 5 | 63 | 07 / 01 | 96.7 | |
| 1 | The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Richard Burton & Jean Simmons |
39.20 | 704.8 | 1,216.60 | 1 | 62 | 05 / 02 | 96.3 | |
| 3 | Dragnet (1954) | Jack Webb | 13.60 | 318.0 | 318.00 | 12 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 5 | Halls of Montezuma (1951) | Richard Widmark & Robert Wagner |
7.60 | 163.2 | 163.20 | 20 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 7 | Away All Boats (1956) | Jeff Chandler | 10.00 | 196.0 | 196.00 | 26 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 6 | Hombre (1967) | Paul Newman & Fredric March |
14.00 | 124.9 | 124.90 | 20 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 7 | Ocean's 11 (1960) | Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin |
16.10 | 252.2 | 252.20 | 10 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 8 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) | James Mason & Jessica Tandy |
6.90 | 147.8 | 147.80 | 31 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 9 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) | Robert Wagner | 10.90 | 196.0 | 386.60 | 13 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 10 | The Shootist (1976) | John Wayne & James Stewart |
18.10 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 38 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 11 | Man Without a Star (1955) | Kirk Douglas | 6.30 | 130.3 | 130.30 | 51 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 13 | Big Jake (1971) | John Wayne | 22.70 | 148.5 | 148.50 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 12 | Call Me Mister (1951) | Betty Grable | 6.20 | 134.0 | 134.00 | 37 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 14 | The Tall T (1957) | Randolph Scott & Maureen O'Sullivan |
2.90 | 55.0 | 55.00 | 87 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 15 | Rio Conchos (1964) | Jim Brown | 7.10 | 81.9 | 81.90 | 40 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 16 | The Raid (1954) | Lee Marvin & Van Heflin |
2.90 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 107 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 17 | The Big Knife (1955) | Shelley Winters & Rod Steiger |
2.30 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 126 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 19 | Way of a Gaucho (1952) | Rory Calhoun & Gene Tierney |
3.90 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 88 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 18 | Man On a Tightrope (1953) | Fredric March & Directed by Elia Kazan |
2.40 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 148 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 20 | The Siege at Red River (1954) | Van Johnson | 3.60 | 83.7 | 83.70 | 95 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 22 | The Arrangement (1969) | Kirk Douglas & Faye Dunaway |
11.40 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 28 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 21 | Pony Soldier (1952) | Tyrone Power | 4.60 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 69 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 23 | Kangaroo (1952) | Peter Lawford & Maureen O'Hara |
3.50 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 23 | Winter Kills (1979) | Jeff Bridges & Anthony Perkins |
1.10 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 140 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 24 | Return of the Texan (1952) | Walter Brennan | 1.70 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 172 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 26 | Ten Wanted Men (1955) | Randolph Scott & Jocelyn Brando |
2.90 | 59.2 | 59.20 | 111 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 25 | The Garment Jungle (1957) | Lee J. Cobb | 1.90 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 121 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 28 | The Night of the Following Day (1969) | Marlon Brando | 2.70 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 82 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 29 | The War Lord (1965) | Charlton Heston | 2.60 | 27.3 | 27.30 | 88 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 30 | Vicki (1953) | Jeanne Crain | 1.00 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 213 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 31 | Lizzie (1957) | Eleanor Parker | 0.80 | 15.4 | 30.50 | 170 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 32 | A Thunder of Drums (1961) | George Hamilton & Luana Patten |
2.10 | 31.2 | 31.20 | 92 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 35 | Against A Crooked Sky (1975) | Stewart Petersen & Henry Wilcoxon |
6.90 | 36.2 | 36.20 | 59 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 33 | The Kremlin Letter (1970) | Orson Welles & George Sanders |
2.10 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 34 | I Bury The Living (1958) | Theodore Bikel | 0.90 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 147 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 37 | Red Skies of Montana (1952) | Richard Widmark & Jeffrey Hunter |
3.50 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 100 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 36 | Star In The Dust (1956) | Clint Eastwood | 0.70 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 192 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 37 | Battle Stations (1956) | William Bendix | 0.90 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 186 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
| 39 | City of Bad Men (1953) | Lloyd Bridges | 0.70 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 224 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 40 | The Last Dinosaur (1977) | Joan Van Ark | 1.20 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 133 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 41 | The Big Sleep (1978) | Robert Mitchum & Sarah Miles |
2.20 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 112 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 42 | His Name Was Madron (1970) | Leslie Caron | 1.60 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 118 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 43 | The Bushido Blade (1981) | James Earl Jones | 0.40 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 158 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 44 | God's Gun (1976) | Jack Palance | 0.50 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 151 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 45 | Kona Coast (1968) | Joan Blondell | 1.90 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 121 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Richard Boone
1. Richard Allen Boone was born in Los Angeles, California in 1917.
2. Richard Boone was the great-grandson of Squire Boone. Not sure who Squire Boone is? Squire was the brother of Daniel Boone.
3. Richard Boone is a sixth-cousin to singer and actor Pat Boone.
4. Richard Boone served in the US Navy during World War II. Boone struggled with alcoholism for most of his life, allegedly partly due to his experiences in World War II.
5. Richard Boone directed the final scenes of 1969’s The Night of the Following Day at the insistence of star Marlon Brando, as Brando could no longer tolerate what he considered the incompetence of director Hubert Cornfield. *Brando trivia for Bob.
6. Richard Boone walked off the set of 1976’s God’s Gun, before it was completed leaving his role to be dubbed by another actor. His thoughts on the movie… “I’m starring in the worst picture ever made. The producer is an Israeli and the director is Italian, and they don’t speak. Fortunately it doesn’t matter, because the director is deaf in both ears.” God’s Gun is also known as Diamante Lobo.
7. Richard Boone was a chain smoker. He would smoke between 60 and 100 cigarettes a day.
8. Richard Boone turned down Robert Shaw‘s role in 1973’s The Sting.
9. Richard Boone turned down Jack Lord’s role in the television show Hawaii Five-O.
10. Richard Boone’s most famous role was Paladin in the television show Have Gun – Will Travel. He appeared in all 225 episodes of the show from 1957 to 1963. *Hey G. Vandross….Possibly Interesting Facts
Check out Richard Boone‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
As Bruce’s co-stars link column above illustrates Richard worked with a slew of my own favorite idols during his career: A List stars Widmark/The Duke/Brando and Chuck Heston; 1950s “matinee idol” Jeff Chandler; arguably my fave 1950’s B movie cowboy hero Rory Calhoun; and even The Great Mumbler’s big sister Jocelyn.
The Work Horse also faithfully records in the trivia section above that working on the Night of the Following Day Boone was asked to take over direction when Brando and the director Hubert Cornfield fell-out. Boone said he thoroughly enjoyed directing The Great Mumbler whom he described as a fascinating character and “a real ding dong!”
Jean Simmons too said once that filming Guys and Dolls with Brando was such great “fun” that she didn’t want to go home at night. It occurs to me that had Joel taken some time off from writing caustic critiques and hung about Brando sets for a while Hirsch too might have gotten some fun out for life.
HAUGHTY AUDRA FAVOR [Barbara Rush] “Do you never take off your hat to a lady Mr Grimes?”
BAD GUY CICERO GRIMES [Richard Boone]. “Depends on the lady – and what else I take off depends on how lucky I get!”
[HOMBRE 1967 – One of Boone’s best roles showing he could excellently do “menace”]
Richard Boone was # 972 on the 2000 Oracle list and then said c ‘est la vie. These are the actors on the 2020 list he appeared with.
14 MAX VON SYDOW The Kremlin Letter (1970)
23 ROD STEIGER The Big Knife (1955)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The War Lord (1965)
55 JOHN MILLS The Big Sleep (1978)
58 ELI WALLACH Winter Kills (1979)
68 JOHN CARRADINE The Shootist (1976)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM The Big Sleep (1978)
91 EDWARD FOX The Big Sleep (1978)
96 JACK PALANCE God’s Gun (1976)
96 JACK PALANCE Halls of Montezuma (1950)
96 JACK PALANCE The Big Knife (1955)
102 ORSON WELLES The Kremlin Letter (1970)
106 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
108 JAMES MASON The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD Away All Boats (1956)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD Star in the Dust (1956)
124 ROBERT WAGNER Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
124 ROBERT WAGNER Halls of Montezuma (1950)
137 LAUREN BACALL The Shootist (1976)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Arrangement (1969)
154 MARC LAWRENCE The Kremlin Letter (1970)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS The Big Knife (1955)
161 ROBERT LOGGIA The Garment Jungle (1957)
165 JEFF BRIDGES Winter Kills (1979)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Big Sleep (1978)
187 JAMES EARL JONES The Bloody Bushido Blade (1981)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS Man Without a Star (1955)
193 KIRK DOUGLAS The Arrangement (1969)
200 MARTIN BALSAM Hombre (1967)
204 MIKE STARR The Bloody Bushido Blade (1981)
219 OLIVER REED The Big Sleep (1978)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Hombre (1967)
255 TOMAS MILIAN Winter Kills (1979)
265 HENRY SILVA Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
265 HENRY SILVA The Tall T (1957)
294 RICHARD BURTON The Robe (1953)
315 CHARLES BRONSON A Thunder of Drums (1961)
315 CHARLES BRONSON Red Skies of Montana (1952)
325 ANNE BANCROFT The Raid (1954)
344 JOHN WAYNE Big Jake (1971)
344 JOHN WAYNE The Alamo (1960)
344 JOHN WAYNE The Shootist (1976)
368 CESAR ROMERO Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
372 LLOYD BRIDGES City of Bad Men (1953)
422 MARLON BRANDO The Night of the Following Day (1968)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY The Arrangement (1969)
462 STUART WHITMAN Rio Conchos (1964)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK Halls of Montezuma (1950)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK Red Skies of Montana (1952)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK The Alamo (1960)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
513 JIM BROWN Rio Conchos (1964)
532 DUB TAYLOR Dragnet (1954)
592 ANGIE DICKINSON Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
597 PAUL FIX Star in the Dust (1956)
628 GEORGE SANDERS The Kremlin Letter (1970)
634 JOAN COLLINS The Big Sleep (1978)
660 LEE MARVIN The Raid (1954)
667 PETER LAWFORD Kangaroo (1952)
667 PETER LAWFORD Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS Winter Kills (1979)
688 LESLIE CARON Madron (1970)
707 RAF VALLONE The Kremlin Letter (1970)
717 SLIM PICKENS A Thunder of Drums (1961)
722 JOHN HUSTON The Kremlin Letter (1970)
722 JOHN HUSTON Winter Kills (1979)
740 GERT FROBE Man on a Tightrope (1953)
757 RICHARD CRENNA Red Skies of Montana (1952)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF God’s Gun (1976)
760 LEE VAN CLEEF Ten Wanted Men (1955)
767 HARRY SHEARER The Robe (1953)
775 GEORGE HAMILTON A Thunder of Drums (1961)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Winter Kills (1979)
780 JOHN DEHNER Man on a Tightrope (1953)
780 JOHN DEHNER Vicki (1953)
828 JACK ELAM Man Without a Star (1955)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Hombre (1967)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Man on a Tightrope (1953)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Pony Soldier (1952)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL The Robe (1953)
915 STERLING HAYDEN Winter Kills (1979)
926 PATRICK O’NEAL The Kremlin Letter (1970)
948 FRANK SINATRA Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN Rio Conchos (1964)
Richard aka Dick aka Richie appeared with 29 Oscar winners.
ANNE BANCROFT The Raid (1954)
CHARLTON HESTON The War Lord (1965)
CLAIRE TREVOR Man Without a Star (1955)
DEAN JAGGER The Kremlin Letter (1970)
DEAN JAGGER The Robe (1953)
DOROTHY MALONE Winter Kills (1979)
EDMOND O’BRIEN Rio Conchos (1964)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Winter Kills (1979)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Arrangement (1969)
FRANK SINATRA Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
FREDRIC MARCH Hombre (1967)
FREDRIC MARCH Man on a Tightrope (1953)
GEORGE SANDERS The Kremlin Letter (1970)
GLORIA GRAHAME Man on a Tightrope (1953)
JACK PALANCE God’s Gun (1976)
JACK PALANCE The Big Knife (1955)
JAMES STEWART The Big Sleep (1978)
JAMES STEWART The Shootist (1976)
JEFF BRIDGES Winter Kills (1979)
JESSICA TANDY The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
JOHN MILLS The Big Sleep (1978)
JOHN WAYNE Big Jake (1971)
JOHN WAYNE The Alamo (1960)
JOHN WAYNE The Shootist (1976)
KARL MALDEN Halls of Montezuma (1950)
LEE MARVIN The Raid (1954)
MARLON BRANDO The Night of the Following Day (1968)
MARTIN BALSAM Hombre (1967)
PAUL NEWMAN Hombre (1967)
RITA MORENO The Night of the Following Day (1968)
ROD STEIGER The Big Knife (1955)
SHELLEY WINTERS The Big Knife (1955)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
VAN HEFLIN The Raid (1954)
WALTER BRENNAN Return of the Texan (1952)
Hey Dan
1. As always…thank you.
2. Interesting that a tv actor was able to crack the Top 1000 as recently as 2000.
3. Not surprised that he is no longer in the Top 1000.
4. Camoron Mitchell has the honors as most Frequent Oracle Co-Star with 4 movies…..just edging out some UMR favorites like “John Wayne” and “Richard Widmark”
5. I will have to see if I have Away All Boats attached to Clint Eastwood in our database.
6. 29 Oscar winning co-stars is pretty good…and a lot higher than I would have guessed.
Good stuff as always.
I have seen 16 Richard Boone movies, including 8 of the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Robe.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Dragnet.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Big Sleep remake.
Favourite Richard Boone Movies:
The Alamo
Ocean’s Eleven
Halls of Montezuma
The Desert Fox
The Big Knife
Other Richard Boone Movies I Have Seen:
Hombre
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
The Shootist
Man Without a Star
Big Jake
The Tall T
Man on a Tightrope
The Arrangement
Red Skies of Montana
The Big Sleep remake
Hey Flora…..thanks for sharing your movie thoughts on Richard Boone. Tally count. 16 for you and 11 for me. I suspect I have seen The Last Dinosaur….but I am not sure…..the trailer seems to trigger some memories. I actually think I might have seen it in theaters. Not thinking I will ever be able to answer that question. I have seen 4 of the 5 favorites you listed. Only missing The Big Knife. His role in Ocean’s Eleven is an uncredited voice role….but I wanted to include it. I have seen 4 of your other movies. The Shootist would be on my favorites list. Good stuff as always.
He started playing good guys roles on tv and then moved to the movies playing heavies. I still enjoy him in any role he played.
Hey G. Vandross. Good point. As a kid, I was not too aware of his “hero” days in television. But ?I knew him in his “villain” days in numerous John Wayne movies. Good feedback.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.