BRUCE BOXLEITNER

 

 

Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for his leading roles in the television series The Macahans, Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Babylon 5 (where he played the character Captain John Sheridan, commander of the Babylon 5 station), and his starring roles in the films The Gambler (along side Kenny Rogers) and Tron. He has made appearances in many other TV shows, such as Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again and She Spies. He also reprises his Tron roles in the video game sequel Tron 2.0 and the Disney/Square Enix crossover video game Kingdom Hearts II.

Boxleitner is married to actress Melissa Gilbert, with whom he has a son, Michael and a stepson, Dakota. He has two more sons from his previous marriage to former actress Kathryn Holcomb, Sam and Lee.

In 2003, Boxleitner was named to the Board of Governors of the National Space Society, a nonprofit, educational space advocacy organization founded by Dr. Wernher von Braun.

 

 

Actor - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

  1. Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006) (TV) .... Clint
  2. Double Cross (2006) (TV) .... Dean
  3. Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door (2006) (TV) .... Frank Lucas
  4. "Spawn: The Animation" (2006) TV Series (voice) .... Ainge
  5. Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Tron
  6. King of the Lost World (2005) .... Challenger
  7. "Commander in Chief"
        - First Choice (2005) TV Episode .... Tucker Baynes
  8. A Killer Upstairs (2005) (TV) .... Detective Bruning
  9. Detective (2005) (TV) .... Ketledge
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Detective (USA: complete title)
  10. Legion of the Dead (2005) .... Sheriff Jones
  11. "Crossing Jordan"
        - Family Affair (2005) TV Episode .... Foster Eldridge
  12. "Young Blades" (2005) TV Series .... Captain Duvall
  13. Tron 2.0: Killer App (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Tron/Alan Bradley
  14. Saving Emily (2004) (TV) .... Gregory
  15. They Are Among Us (2004) (TV) .... Hugh
  16. Snakehead Terror (2004) .... Sheriff Patrick James
  17. Hope Ranch (2004) (TV) .... J.T. Hope
  18. Brilliant (2004) .... Dr.Dietrich
  19. "She Spies"
        - Off with Her Head (2003) TV Episode .... The Chairman
        - Crossed Out (2003) TV Episode .... The Chairman
        - Date to Mate (2003) TV Episode (uncredited) .... The Chairman
        - Rane of Terror (2003) TV Episode .... The Chairman
  20. Tron 2.0 (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Alan Bradley
  21. Silence (2003/I) .... Agent Preston
    ... aka Dead Silence (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Only Witness (USA: TV title)
  22. Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003) (TV) .... Mr. Walker
  23. Gods and Generals (2003) .... Lt. Gen. James Longstreet
  24. Contagion (2001/I) .... President Howard
    ... aka Epidemic (UK: TV title)
    ... aka The Last Breath (USA: TV title)
  25. Life in the Balance (2001) .... Eric Johnson
  26. "Twice In a Lifetime"
        - Fallen Angel (2000) TV Episode .... Ray Patterson
  27. "The Outer Limits"
    ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
        - Decompression (2000) TV Episode .... Senator Wyndom Brody
  28. The Perfect Nanny (2000) .... Dr. Robert Lewis
  29. Perilous (2000) (TV) .... Judd
  30. "Dead Man's Gun"
        - Bad Boys (1999) TV Episode .... Santee
  31. Free Fall (1999) .... Mark Ettinger
    ... aka Angst über den Wolken (Germany)
  32. Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV) .... John J. Sheridan
    ... aka A Call to Arms
  33. "Babylon 5" .... Captain/President John J. Sheridan (1995-1998)
    ... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Sleeping in Light (1998) TV Episode .... John Sheridan
        - Objects at Rest (1998) TV Episode .... President John Sheridan
        - Objects in Motion (1998) TV Episode .... President John Sheridan
        - The Wheel of Fire (1998) TV Episode .... President John Sheridan
        - The Fall of Centauri Prime (1998) TV Episode .... President John Sheridan
          (80 more)
  34. "Touched by an Angel"
        - The Peacemaker (1998) TV Episode .... Scott Tanner
  35. Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) .... Capt. John J. Sheridan
    ... aka Thirdspace (USA)
    ... aka Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure (USA: promotional title)
  36. Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV) .... John J. Sheridan
    ... aka In the Beginning
  37. Me and My Hormones (1996) (TV)
  38. Zoya (1995) (TV) .... Clayton Andrews
    ... aka Danielle Steel's 'Zoya'
  39. Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994) (TV) .... Billy Montana
  40. Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994) .... Sam, Sheriff of Cochise County
  41. Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994) (TV) .... Davis Healy
  42. "The Maharaja's Daughter" (1994) (mini) TV Series .... Patrick O'Riley
    ... aka Tochter des Maharadschas, Die (Germany)
  43. House of Secrets (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Frank Ravinel
    ... aka Conspiracy of Terror
  44. Flight from Justice (1993) (TV) .... Michael Shafer
    ... aka Aventuriers d'Eden River, Les (France)
    ... aka Aventuriers..., Les (France)
    ... aka Justice à Eden River
  45. Double Jeopardy (1992) (TV) .... Jack Hart
  46. Perfect Family (1992) (TV) .... Allan Bodine
  47. The Secret (1992) (TV) .... Patrick Dunmore
  48. The Babe (1992) .... Jumpin' Joe Dugan
  49. Kuffs (1992) .... Brad Kuffs
  50. Diplomatic Immunity (1991/I) .... Cole Hickel
  51. "Tales from the Crypt"
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - Top Billing (1991) TV Episode .... Winton Robbins
  52. Murderous Vision (1991) (TV) .... Detective Kyle Robeshaw
  53. Breakaway (1990) .... Joey
    ... aka Escape from Madness (UK)
  54. "Till We Meet Again" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Jock Hampton
    ... aka Judith Krantz's 'Till We Meet Again' (USA: complete title)
  55. The Road Raiders (1989) (TV) .... Charlie
  56. From the Dead of Night (1989) (TV) .... Peter Langford
  57. The Town Bully (1988) (TV) .... Robert Doniger
    ... aka A Friendly, Quiet Little Town (USA)
  58. Red River (1988) (TV) .... Matthew Garth
  59. Angel in Green (1987) (TV) .... Captain William Wicker
  60. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) (TV) .... Billy Montana
    ... aka The Gambler III: The Legend Continues
  61. Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) (TV) .... Scott Collins
    ... aka Down the Long Hills
  62. "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" .... Lee Stetson (segment "Scarecrow")
        - Unfinished Business (1986) TV Episode .... Major Stetson
        - The First Time (1983) TV Episode .... Lee Stetson
  63. Passion Flower (1986) (TV) .... Larry Janson
  64. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983) (TV) .... Billy Montana
  65. I Married Wyatt Earp (1983) (TV) .... Wyatt Earp
  66. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) (TV) .... Lee Stetson
  67. "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1982) TV Series .... Frank Buck (1982-1983)
  68. Bare Essence (1982) (TV) .... Chase Marshall
  69. Tron (1982) .... Alan Bradley/Tron
  70. Fly Away Home (1981) (TV)
  71. "East of Eden" (1981) (mini) TV Series .... Charles Trask
    ... aka John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden'
  72. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) (TV) .... Billy Montana
    ... aka The Gambler
  73. The Baltimore Bullet (1980) .... Billie Joe Robbins
  74. Wild Times (1980) (TV) .... Vern Tyree
  75. "The Last Convertible" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... George Virdon
  76. "How the West Was Won" (1979) TV Series .... Luke Macahan
  77. Happily Ever After (1978) (TV) .... Jack
    ... aka Tonight's the Night (USA: alternative title)
  78. "How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Luke Macahan
  79. Murder at the World Series (1977) (TV) .... Cisco
    ... aka The Woman in Box 359
  80. "How the West Was Won" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... Luke Macahan
  81. Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976) (TV) .... Douglas Lane
  82. "Hawaii Five-O"
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - The Capsule Kidnapping (1976) TV Episode .... Paul Colburn
        - And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon (1975) TV Episode .... Kevin Caulder
        - We Hang Our Own (1974) TV Episode .... Kenneth Andrew Cam Faraday
  83. The Macahans (1976) (TV) .... Seth Macahan
  84. "Baretta"
        - The Left Hand of the Devil (1976) TV Episode .... Dom
  85. Sixpack Annie (1975) .... Bobby Joe
  86. "Police Woman"
        - Paradise Mall (1975) TV Episode .... Ed Krohl
  87. "Gunsmoke"
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Sharecroppers (1975) TV Episode .... Tobe Hogue
  88. A Cry for Help (1975) (TV) .... Richie Danko
    ... aka End of the Line
  89. The Chadwick Family (1974) (TV) .... Danny
    ... aka No. 10 Coronado Drive
  90. "Mary Tyler Moore"
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - I Gave at the Office (1973) TV Episode .... Rick

 

Filmography as: Actor, Himself

Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1980s)

  1. "Class of..."
        - 1974: Melissa Gilbert (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
  2. "The Tony Danza Show"
        - Episode #1.102 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
  3. Dobe and a Company of Heroes (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  4. The Making of 'Tron' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  5. The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  6. The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "The Phil Donahue Show"
    ... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 22 February 1984 (1984) TV Episode .... Himself
  8. Battle of the Network Stars XIII (1982) (TV) .... CBS Team Contestant

 

 

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