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True Boardman(1909-2003)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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True Boardman
True Boardman was born on 25 October 1909 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Arabian Nights (1942), Michael O'Halloran (1923) and Something Wonderful Happens (1957). He was married to Kathleen Gilmour and Thelma Boardman. He died on 28 July 2003 in Pebble Beach, California, USA.
BornOctober 25, 1909
DiedJuly 28, 2003(93)
BornOctober 25, 1909
DiedJuly 28, 2003(93)
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Known for

Leif Erickson, Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in Arabian Nights (1942)
Arabian Nights
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1942
True Boardman in Michael O'Halloran (1923)
Michael O'Halloran
  • Michael O'Halloran
  • 1923
Something Wonderful Happens
Short
  • Writer
  • 1957
Diana Barrymore, John Boles, Walter Catlett, Robert Cummings, Andy Devine, and Kay Francis in Between Us Girls (1942)
Between Us Girls
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1942

Credits

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Writer

  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1967–1974
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1971
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • 1964–1970
  • Daktari (1966)
    Daktari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1968
  • The Owl Who Gave a Hoot (1967)
    The Owl Who Gave a Hoot
    6.6
    Short
    • story
    • 1967
  • The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964)
    The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1964–1965
  • Walter Brennan in The Tycoon (1964)
    The Tycoon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Here Comes a Star (1963)
    Here Comes a Star
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962–1963
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy
    Short
    • screenplay by
    • 1962
  • William Demarest, Don Grady, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • The Far Sound (1961)
    The Far Sound
    Short
    • written by
    • 1961
  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Gunslinger (1961)
    Gunslinger
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961

Actor

  • The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (1973)
    The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Regular
    • 1973
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Prof. Lorimer
    • 1972
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Parker
    • 1972
  • Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)
    Dan August
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Earl Jackson
    • 1971
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Bank Manager
    • Dr. Hennesy
    • 1965–1967
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Morgue Attendant
    • 1965
  • Russell Hopton, Cecilia Parker, and Theodore von Eltz in Below the Deadline (1936)
    Below the Deadline
    5.6
    • Radio Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Ruth Etting, Dorothy Lee, Mark Sandrich, Thelma Todd, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
    Hips, Hips, Hooray!
    6.3
    • Sports Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Joyzelle Joyner, and Fredric March in The Sign of the Cross (1932)
    The Sign of the Cross
    6.8
    • Nero's Slave (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • True Boardman in Michael O'Halloran (1923)
    Michael O'Halloran
    • Michael O'Halloran
    • 1923
  • The Flirt (1922)
    The Flirt
    • Goody-goody of the neighborhood (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Gertrude Messinger and Edward Peil Jr. in For Rent: Haunted (1922)
    For Rent: Haunted
    Short
    • 1922
  • Gertrude Messinger and Edward Peil Jr. in Makin' Movies (1922)
    Makin' Movies
    Short
    • 1922
  • Gertrude Messinger and Edward Peil Jr. in Supply and Demand (1922)
    Supply and Demand
    Short
    • 1922
  • A Day's Pleasure (1919)
    A Day's Pleasure
    6.6
    Short
    • Boy on Boat (uncredited)
    • 1919

Director

  • The Far Sound (1961)
    The Far Sound
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Something Wonderful Happens
    Short
    • directed by
    • 1957
  • Living Unlimited
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Meet Mrs. Swenson (1956)
    Meet Mrs. Swenson
    4.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • The Voice Beneath the Sea (1956)
    The Voice Beneath the Sea
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Man-Made Miracles (1954)
    Man-Made Miracles
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Of Men and Molecules
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The Atom Goes to Sea (1954)
    The Atom Goes to Sea
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Horizons of Hope
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • True Eames Boardman
  • Born
    • October 25, 1909
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • July 28, 2003
    • Pebble Beach, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Kathleen GilmourJuly 11, 1982 - July 28, 2003 (his death)
  • Children
      True Ann Boardman
  • Parents
      Virginia True Boardman
  • Relatives
    • Lisa Gerritsen(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Grandfather of Lisa Gerritsen.

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