- Bruce Boxleitner
Infobox Actor
name = Bruce Boxleitner
birthname = Bruce William Boxleitner
birthdate = birth date and age|1950|05|12
birthplace =Elgin, Illinois ,USA
spouse = Kathryn Holcomb (1977—1987)Melissa Gilbert (1995—present)
website = http://www.gilbertboxleitner.comBruce William Boxleitner (born
May 12 ,1950 , inElgin, Illinois ) is an Americanactor .Career
Television
He is best known for his leading roles in the
television series "How the West Was Won", "Bring 'Em Back Alive ", "Scarecrow and Mrs. King " (withKate Jackson ), and "Babylon 5 ". He also starred in "The Gambler " trilogy (as "Billy Montana", alongsideKenny Rogers : 1980, 1983 and 1987). In 2005 he co-starred as Captain Martin Duvall inYoung Blades and in 2007, he returned to theBabylon 5 universe and filmed "", a direct-to-DVD release.He has made appearances in many other TV shows, such as "
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again " and "She Spies ", and in 1982 he played Chase Marshall in the TV movie, "Bare Essence", with Genie Francis.He has also recently joined the cast of
Heroes for season three. He is slated to play New York Governor Robert Malden in the new Season.Film
He has also appeared in several films, e. g. "Tron" (in which he played the title role). He reprised his "Tron" roles in the video game sequel "
Tron 2.0 " and the Disney/Square Enix crossover video game "Kingdom Hearts II ".Novels
Boxleitner has also written two
science fiction novels with a Western setting: "Frontier Earth" (1999) and "Searcher" (2001).Audio books
Boxleitner played a major role in the audio dramatization of
The Great Secret , part of the Golden Age of Fiction series byL Ron Hubbard .Personal life
Attended Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. On
January 1 1995 Boxleitner married actressMelissa Gilbert with whom he has a son,Michael Boxleitner , and a stepson,Dakota Brinkman (Gilbert's son withactor Bo Brinkman ). Boxleitner has two older sons, Sam and Lee, from his previous marriage to former actressKathryn Holcomb (who is now married to English actorIan Ogilvy ). Melissa Gilbert also played his on-screen wifeAnna Sheridan in the 1990s television show "Babylon 5 ".In 2003, Boxleitner was appointed to the
Board of Governors of theNational Space Society , anonprofit , educationalspace advocacy organization founded by Dr.Wernher von Braun .External links
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