Trivia

He was named after a friend of his father's that was killed in World War II.

During the 1980 actor's boycott, he was one of the few nominees to attend the Emmy Awards ceremony, and the only winner to accept his award in person.

For his role on Tombstone (1993), he was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot, Michael Biehn, Brad Pitt, Girard Swan and Leonardo DiCaprio.

In September 1980, in an act of defiance, he showed up at the Emmy Awards ceremony to collect the award he had won for playing Jim Jones. The Screen Actors Guild was in the middle of a strike and members boycotted the ceremony until the strike was settled. He was the only winner in an acting category who showed up. The incident was referenced in the James L. Brooks comedy film I'll Do Anything (1994).

Resided in Los Angeles, California, where he raised racing quarter horses.

He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas. (March 2009)

Received his Master's degree in Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University and went on to become a resident actor at the Oregon Shakespeare Company.

His family lived in the American South for many generations, and are generally of British Isles (English) ancestry.

His favorite role was in the science fiction horror film Mutant Species (1994).

Had two children: Parisse Boothe and Preston Boothe.

He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Southwest Texas State University.

Buried in Deadwood Cemetery in Deadwood, Texas.

The youngest of three sons of Merrill Vestal Boothe and Emily Kathryn Reeves, his family's roots in the American South went back many generations. The family is generally of British Isles (English) ancestry..

He was a lifelong Republican.

Received a Western Star Walk of Fame on Main Street in Newhall, California.

Earned a bachelor of arts degree from Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University).

Originated the role of Roy Caulder on Broadway in "Lone Star" written by James McLure. The play ran for two months in 1979. He has credited the show for saving his life as an actor.