Randy Boone

Clyde Randy Boone (born January 17, 1942)[1] is an American actor and singer best known for his role in the series The Virginian as Randy Benton, a young ranch hand who played guitar and sang.

He began performing as a folk singer at a bar and eventually dropped out of school to play guitar and sing.

That decision led to 18 months of traveling around the United States, primarily by hitchhiking.

He used his musical talents to barter, with his performances providing meals and sleeping quarters.

After playing guitar and singing in The Virginian and starring as a country singer in the 1966 film Country Boy, he played Francis Wilde in Western series Cimarron Strip along with Stuart Whitman.