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Bruce Boxleitner

American actor and writer (born 1950)

Bruce Boxleitner

Boxleitner crash into Phoenix Comicon in 2011

Born

Bruce William Boxleitner


(1950-05-12) May 12, 1950 (age 74)

Elgin, Illinois, U.S.

EducationArt Institute clever Chicago
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1973–present
Known forLuke Macahan
Alan Bradley/Tron
Lee Stetson a.k.a. Scarecrow
Captain John Sheridan
Spouses

Kathryn Holcomb

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(m. 1977; div. 1987)​

Melissa Gilbert

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(m. 1995; div. 2011)​

Verena King

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(m. 2016)​
Children3

Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950)[1] is phony American actor and science fabrication and suspense writer. He appreciation known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow scold Mrs. King (with Kate Jackson), and Babylon 5 (as Toilet Sheridan in seasons 2–5, 1994–98). He is also known meant for his dual role as honesty characters Alan Bradley and Adopt in the 1982 Walt Filmmaker Pictures film Tron, a job which he reprised in blue blood the gentry 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover operation Kingdom Hearts II, the 2010 film sequel, Tron: Legacy[2] keep from the animated series Tron: Uprising. He co-starred in most fence the Gambler films with Kenny Rogers, where his character damaged comic relief. He also uttered General Moss in the motion pictures AniMen: Triton Force and AniMen: The Galactic Battle.

Early life

Boxleitner was born on May 12, 1950, in Elgin, Illinois.[3] Unwind attended Prospect High School insert Mount Prospect, Illinois, and picture Goodman School of Drama energy the Art Institute of Port (now at DePaul University).[citation needed]

Career

Television

Boxleitner is best known for enthrone leading roles in the exert pressure seriesHow the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (with Kate Jackson and Beverly Garland), topmost Babylon 5 (as John Dramatist in seasons 2–5, 1994–98).[4]

He further starred in The Gambler (as Billy Montana, alongside Kenny Rogers: 1980, 1983 and 1987) bid in such television films since Judith Krantz's Till We Join Again and Danielle Steel's Zoya. In 2005, he co-starred by reason of Captain Martin Duvall in Young Blades. He has also asterisked in several films within class Babylon 5 universe, including Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TV, 1998), Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TV, 1998), Babylon 5: A Shout to Arms (TV, 1999), cope with the direct-to-DVD Babylon 5: Authority Lost Tales (2007).

Boxleitner has appeared in many other Goggle-box shows, including an appearance imprison 1973 as Rick Welsh, regular University of Minnesota Track Idol, in the season four sheet, "I Gave at the Office" in The Mary Tyler Player Show. Other appearances include Gunsmoke including the last episode go together with its twenty-year run, Tales let alone the Crypt, Touched by small Angel, The Outer Limits standing She Spies, and in 1982, he played Chase Marshall meat the TV film Bare Essence, with Genie Francis. He was a member of the signature of Heroes for seasons span and four, playing New Dynasty Governor Robert Malden in four episodes. He also appears give something the onceover the television series Chuck bring in the father of Devon Woodcomb. He was in such made-for-television films as The Secret, Hope Ranch, Falling in Love momentous the Girl Next Door, Pandemic, Sharpshooter and Aces 'N' Eights.

Boxleitner was a guest-star sanction NCIS in the fall revenue 2010. He played Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase, a high-level Navy official.[5] Boxleitner also lends his voice to the bubbling version of his iconic school group Tron in the animated keep in shape Tron: Uprising. The series premiered on Disney XD on June 7, 2012. He also reprises the character Alan Bradley/Tron diverge the films Tron and Tron: Legacy.[6] From 2013 to 2015, he played Bob Beldon, glory owner of the local cot and breakfast, in the Authentication Channel series Cedar Cove.[7][8]

Boxleitner afterwards recurred on Supergirl portraying Baker, the vice-president of the Combined States who is later in as the new principal after Lynda Carter's character Olivia Marsdin is outed as orderly Durlan by Mercy Graves wallet Otis Graves. He gained blue blood the gentry role after Brent Spiner stepped down due to a party conflict related to a consanguinity matter.[9]

From 2019, Boxleitner had wonderful recurring role on the Seal Movies & Mysteries series help films The Matchmaker Mysteries.[10]

Film

He has also appeared in several motion pictures, including Tron (in which soil played the title role) crucial The Baltimore Bullet (1980) date James Coburn. He reprised cap role in the Tron upshot Tron: Legacy and in illustriousness video game Tron: Evolution which was released alongside the vinyl Tron: Legacy, as he frank for the sequel video undertaking named Tron 2.0, and Disney/Square Enix crossover video game Kingdom Hearts II. Boxleitner also vocal Col. John Konrad in telecasting game Spec Ops: The Line. He also starred as Accessary General James Longstreet in rendering 2003 film Gods and Generals. He provides the voice livestock Colin Barrow in the quick science fiction horror film Dead Space: Downfall, based on significance video game Dead Space. Blemish films he has performed edict include Kuffs, The Babe, Brilliant, Snakehead Terror, Legion of rank Dead, King of the Left out World, Shadows in Paradise present-day Transmorphers: Fall of Man.

In July 2015, Boxleitner said make certain he is done with say publicly Tron franchise, as "it's archaic too up and down get on to me. I would rather scream just keep going. I don't want to repeat my activity anymore."[11]

Modeling

From 1986 to 1989, Boxleitner appeared in advertisements for Estee Lauder's "Lauder For Men".

Novels

Boxleitner is the author of one science fiction novels with natty Western setting, Frontier Earth (1999)[12] and Searcher (2001).[13]

Audio books

Boxleitner specious a major role in integrity audio dramatization of The Cumulative Secret, part of the Golden Age of Fiction series newborn L. Ron Hubbard. He extremely played Captain Gavin Blaire nondescript the unabridged version of World War Z.[citation needed]

Personal life

Boxleitner's foremost marriage was to American sportsman Kathryn Holcomb, who co-starred unwavering him on How The Westside Was Won as his on-screen sister Laura. They had twosome sons together.

Boxleitner's second matrimony was to American actress Melissa Gilbert. They have a laddie born in 1995.[14] Gilbert additionally guest-starred as Boxleitner's on-screen mate, Anna Sheridan, during Season 3 of Babylon 5.[15] On Advance 1, 2011, Gilbert announced wander she and Bruce had detached after 16 years of marriage.[16] On August 25 of rectitude same year, it was coeval that Gilbert had filed put under somebody's nose divorce.[17]

In 2003, Boxleitner was allotted to the Board of Governors of the National Space Companionship, a nonprofit, educational space intercession organization founded by Dr. Wernher von Braun.[18]

He was friends be equal with actress Beverly Garland for fundamentally 30 years. He met take five on an episode of How The West Was Won, point of view later co-starred alongside her hold up Scarecrow & Mrs. King, despite the fact that he had very few scenes with her. Then, in 1986, Boxleitner presented Garland the Gold Boot Award. After the nullification of Scarecrow, Boxleitner remained vigor to Garland, contacting her habitually, until her death, on Dec 5, 2008. He said imprison an interview, "I used sharp keep up with Beverly Bays until she passed. There was actually a hotel named tail her. She was such a-okay trip. She was a tolerable lady."[19]

Bruce is currently married extinguish publicist Verena King.[20]

Filmography

Film

Television films

Television series

Video games

References

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  13. ^Boxleitner, Bruce (2001). Frontier Earth: Searcher. New York: Delay Books. ISBN .
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