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Boyce Holleman

Boyce Holleman

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Born February 26, 1924 in Wiggins, Mississippi, USA

Died November 21, 2003

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Boyce Holleman was born and raised in Wiggins, Mississippi, began the practice of law there in May, 1950 and comes from an old pioneer lumbering family in South Mississippi. He and his family moved to Gulfport in 1967, where he resided at the time of his death. He served in World War II as a Naval Aviator, was shot down while making a bomb run at the invasion of Saipan and spent 14 months recovering from severe burns sustained. He retired from the Navy with the rank of Lt. Commander and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at Perkinston and the University of Mississippi graduating from Law School in 1950. He was a lifelong fan of both institutions. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1947 and served until 1953 when he resigned in the second term to become District Attorney for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was re-elected 5 times to the position, retiring in 1972, after 19 years, to return to the private practice of law. He was joined in his private practice by his sons, Mike, Tim and Dean. He served as Attorney for the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County for 18 years and the Harrison County School District for 15 years. He was elected President of the Mississippi State Bar Association serving from 1969 through 1970. In 1995 he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Law Award by the Mississippi State Bar Association. He was recently 1 of 5 lawyers in the State of Mississippi selected by the Bar Association to have an autobiographical video made of his legal career, which is entitled "Trailblazers of the Mississippi Legal Frontier". He has lectured widely on the legal circuit, and in 1975 began a theatrical career, which led him to perform many stage roles, appear in many movies and television series. Boyce had a starring role in a movie based on Eudora Welty's book called "The Ponder Heart." He remained an active member of the Screen Actors Guild.

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The Ponder Heart Poster

The Ponder Heart TV Movie2001Grandpa Ponder

Sister Island Poster

Sister Island Feature Film1996Judge Ladner

A Simple Twist of Fate Poster

A Simple Twist of Fate Feature Film1994Politician #1

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton Poster

The Secret Passion of Robert Clayton TV Movie1992Judge Forsythe

I'll Fly Away Poster

I'll Fly Away TV Series19911 episode, 1991

Stone Cold Poster

Stone Cold Feature Film1991County Judge

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night TV Series1988Anson Lundeen

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982Store Owner

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Poster

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn TV Movie1982

The Beast Within Poster

The Beast Within Feature Film1982Doc Odom

The Mississippi Poster

The Mississippi TV Series19821 episode, 1983

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