Randy Boone: Western star died at the age of 83

Randy Boone is dead. The actor, especially from the Western Series “The People from Shiloh Ranch”, already died on August 28, 2025. This was confirmed by his wife Lana to the cause of death and further details. Randy Boone was 83 years old.

Randy Boone was born on January 17, 1942 in Fayetteeville in the US state of North Carolina. In addition to studying mathematics, he appeared as a folk singer with his guitar. Then he threw his studies and tramped the United States for 18 months. When he heard that the series “restless years” (1962-1963) was looking for an actor for a folk musician, he struck.

After guest roles in various series, Boone joined “the people from the Shiloh Ranch” in 1964. From the second season he embodied the ranch worker Randy Benton. In the role, he also often had the opportunity to sing and play guitar. Boone wrote many of the songs that he performed in the series. He brought his own horse Clyde on the set.

Although the makers stroked his role after two years, Randy Boone mainly remained connected to “the people from the Shiloh Ranch”. After “smoking Colts” and “Bonanza”, this is the western series with the third -long term in the USA. Incidentally, Boone stopped by as a guest actor in the two competitive formats.

Randy Boone was rarely seen in the cinema. His last film was the comedy “Die Top Cops” with Beau Bridges (83) and “Police Academy” star Bubba Smith (1945-2011) in 1987. Then he retired and worked according to “Hollywood Reporter” in the construction industry.