Bruce Boxleitner Biography
Bruce Boxleitner is a science fiction and suspense author and actor from America well-known for his work on television shows including Babylon 5, How the West Was Won, Bring ‘Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and others. In addition, he played Alan Bradley and Tron in the Walt Disney Pictures movie Tron (1982), roles he later revisited in a number of video games and animated shows. Boxleitner voiced General Moss in AniMen: Triton Force and AniMen: The Galactic Battle, and costarred with Kenny Rogers in the majority of Gambler movies.
How old is Boxleitner? Age
Born Bruce William Boxleitner, the actor is 74 years old as of 12 May 2024. He was born in 1950 in Elgin, Illinois, United States.
Boxleitner Education
He went to the Art Institute of Chicago’s (now-DePaul University) Goodman School of Drama and Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
Boxleitner Wife – Relationships and Children
Boxleitner is married to Publicist Verena King. In How The West Was Won, Boxleitner costarred with American actress Kathryn Holcomb, who played his on-screen sister Laura. The two got married for the first time in 1997. Together, they had two boys. The American actress Melissa Gilbert was the subject of Boxleitner’s second marriage. A son was born to them in 1995. During Babylon 5’s third season, Gilbert also made a cameo as Boxleitner’s on-screen spouse, Anna Sheridan. Gilbert and Bruce separated on March 1, 2011, following 16 years of marriage. It was announced on August 25 of that same year that Gilbert had filed for divorce.
Boxleitner Net Worth
Boxleitner has made a good fortune of $3 million.
Boxleitner Height
Boxleitner stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m).
Boxleitner House
Boxleitner has a 4,609-square-foot home in Tarzana, California. At the end of a cul-de-sac, this ranch-style home with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms was built in 1955. The master suite on the second floor features a balcony, a fireplace, and vaulted ceilings. A distinct 1,309-square-foot guest home featuring an open living area, a private bedroom, a kitchenette, a full bathroom, and office space is also available. View images in our gallery.
Boxleitner Career
The television shows that Boxleitner is most known for are How the West Was Won, Bring ‘Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (starring Kate Jackson and Beverly Garland), and Babylon 5 (where he played John Sheridan in seasons two through five, 1994–1998). Alongside Kenny Rogers, he also starred in three episodes of The Gambler (1980, 1983, and 1987) as Billy Montana. He also appeared in television movies such Danielle Steel’s Zoya and Judith Krantz’s Till We Meet Again. He appeared in Young Blades as Captain Martin Duvall’s co-star in 2005.In addition, he has acted in a number of movies set in the Babylon 5 world, such as Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007), Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TV, 1998), Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TV, 1998), and Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (TV, 1999).
In addition to appearing in numerous other TV shows, Boxleitner made his television debut in 1973 as Rick Welsh, a track star from the University of Minnesota, in The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s “I Gave at the Office” season four episode. Alongside Genie Francis, he portrayed Chase Marshall in the 1982 television movie Bare Essence. Other roles he has had include those in Gunsmoke, Tales from the Crypt, Touched by an Angel, The Outer Limits, and She Spies. During the third and fourth seasons of Heroes, he portrayed New York Governor Robert Malden in three of the show’s episodes. In addition, he plays Devon Woodcomb’s father in the television show Chuck.
He appeared in television movies like Aces ‘N’ Eights, Sharpshooter, Pandemic, Hope Ranch, The Secret, and Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door. Boxleitner appeared as a fall 2010 guest star on NCIS. He portrayed a senior Navy official named Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase. In the animated series Tron: Uprising, Boxleitner provides the voice of his renowned character Tron. June 7, 2012, saw the debut of the series on Disney XD. In the movies Tron and Tron: Legacy, he also plays Alan Bradley/Tron again. He portrayed Bob Beldon, the proprietor of the neighborhood bed and breakfast, in the Hallmark Channel series Cedar Cove from 2013 to 2015.
Later, Boxleitner made a return to Supergirl, where she played Baker, the US Vice President who takes the oath of office as the new president following Lynda Carter’s character Olivia Marsdin’s outing as a Durlan by Mercy and Otis Graves. He was given the position when Brent Spiner resigned for a scheduling dispute involving a family issue.
In the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries series of films The Matchmaker Mysteries, Boxleitner began playing recurrent roles in 2019. In addition, he has made appearances in a number of movies, such as Tron (in which he played the lead part) and The Baltimore Bullet (1980), costarring James Coburn. In addition to reprising his part in the Tron sequel video game Tron: Legacy, he also appeared in the Tron video game Tron: Evolution, which was published concurrently with the film Tron: Legacy. He also appeared in the Disney/Square Enix crossover video game Kingdom Hearts II. Col. John Konrad in the video game Spec Ops: The Line was likewise voiced by Boxleitner. In the 2003 movie Gods and Generals, he also played the role of James Longstreet, the Confederate general.
In the animated science fiction horror movie Dead Space: Downfall, which is based on the video game Dead Space, he voices Colin Barrow. He has also acted in the following movies: Transmorphers: Fall of Man, Legion of the Dead, King of the Lost World, Kuffs, The Babe, Brilliant, Snakehead Terror, and Shadows in Paradise. He formally said in 2011 that he will return to Tron 3 as Alan Bradley/Tron.
Boxleitner Books – Novels
Boxleitner was a key player in the radio dramatization of L. Ron Hubbard’s The Great Secret, which is a part of the Golden Age of Fiction series. Additionally, he portrayed Captain Gavin Blaire in World War Z, the uncut version. Boxleitner is the author of Frontier Earth (1999) and Searcher (2001), two Western-set science fiction books.
Boxleitner Movies and TV Credits
Boxleitner’s acting career has build his name and wealth. Some of his film appearancence include in;
Movies
♦ 2023 – Babylon 5: The Road Home
♦ 2023 – Far Haven
♦ 2018 – The Oath
♦ 2013 – Silver Bells
♦ 2012 – AniMen: The Galactic Battle
♦ 2011 – 51
♦ 2011 – Tron: The Next Day
♦ 2010 – Shadows in Paradise
♦ 2010 – AniMen: Triton Force
♦ 2010 – Tron: Legacy
♦ 2009 – Transmorphers: Fall of Man
♦ 2008 – Dead Space: Downfall
♦ 2007 – Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
♦ 2005 – Legion of the Dead
♦ 2005 – King of the Lost World
♦ 2004 – Brilliant
♦ 2003 – Gods and Generals
♦ 2002 – Contagion
TV Shows
♦ 2021 – Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
♦ 2020 – Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery
♦ 2020 – Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance
♦ 2019 – Holiday Date
♦ 2018 – The Christmas Contract
♦ 2017 – Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried
♦ 2016 – Wedding Bells
♦ 2016 – Double Mommy
♦ 2015 – So You Said Yes
♦ 2013 – The Thanksgiving House
♦ 2011 – Love’s Everlasting Courage
♦ 2010 – Lego Atlantis: The Movie
♦ 2008 – Bone Eater
♦ 2008 – Aces ‘N’ Eights
♦ 2007 – Pandemic
♦ 2007 – Sharpshooter