in New York City, where he had once studied acting, to teach. Boone did God's Gun (1976) with Leif Garrett, Lee Van Cleef, and Jack Palance. He appeared in The Last Dinosaur (1977) and The Big Sleep (1978), and provided the character voice of the dragon Smaug in the 1977 animated film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Boone's last appearances were in Winter Kills (1979) and The Bushido Blade (1979). Personal life Boone was married three times: to Jane Hopper (1937–1940), Mimi Kelly (1949–1950), and Claire McAloon (from 1951 until his death). His son with McAloon, Peter Boone, worked as a child actor in several Have Gun – Will Travel episodes. In 1963, Boone was injured in a car accident. Boone moved to St. Augustine, Florida, from Hawaii in 1970 and worked with the annual local production of Cross and Sword, when he was not acting on television or in movies, until shortly before his death in 1981. In the last year of his life, Boone was appointed Florida's cultural ambassador. During the 1970s, he wrote a newspaper column, called "It Seems to Me", for a small, free publication called The Town and Traveler. Some paper copies are in his biographical file at the St. Augustine Historical Society. He also gave acting lectures at Flagler College in 1972–1973. Death Boone died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida, due to complications from throat cancer. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii. Filmography Film Halls of Montezuma (1951) as Lt. Col. Gilfillan Call Me Mister (1951) as Mess Sergeant The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) as Captain Hermann Aldinger Red Skies of Montana (1952) as Richard 'Dick' Dryer Return of the Texan (1952) as Rod Murray Kangaroo (1952) as John W. Gamble Way of a Gaucho (1952) as Major Salinas Pony Soldier (1952) (uncredited) Man on a Tightrope (1953) as Krofta Vicki (1953) as Lt. Ed Cornell The Robe (1953) as Pontius Pilate City of Bad Men (1953) as John Ringo Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) as Thomas Rhys Siege at Red River (1954) as Brett Manning The Raid (1954) as Capt. Lionel Foster Dragnet (1954) as Captain Jim Hamilton Ten Wanted Men (1955) as Wick Campbell Man Without a Star (1955) as Steve Miles Robbers' Roost (1955) as Hank Hays The Big Knife (1955) as Narrator (voice, uncredited) Battle Stations (1956) as