Bruce Boxleitner
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Biography
Tall, pleasant-looking and affable romantic leading man of TV-movies ("The Last Convertible" 1979, "Passion Flower" 1986), miniseries ("John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden'" 1981) and westerns ("Wild Times" 1980, "I Married Wyatt Earp" 1983). Boxleitner is best known as the star of the TV series "How the West Was Won" (ABC, 1978-79) in which he played James Arness's nephew, a fugitive from the law in the Old West. He went on to headline the short-lived period action show "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (CBS, 1982-83), and was a secret agent opposite Kate Jackson in the tongue-in-cheek espionage series "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (CBS, 1983-87). In 1994, he joined the syndicated series "Babylon 5" as the space station commander. Since his feature debut in the mid-70s, Boxleitner has specialized in playing likable good guys and adventure heroes; he portrayed Jumpin' Joe Dugan, teammate and best friend to the legendary ballplayer in "The Babe" (1992).
Filmography
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Life Events
1971
Reprised role for one performance of "Status Quo Vadis" on Broadway
1971
Made his professional acting debut in a Chicago production of "Status Quo Vadis"
1973
Made early TV appearance on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS)
1974
First of several appearances on "Hawaii Five-O" (CBS)
1975
Made his film debut in "Six Pack Annie"
1976
First major role in a TV-movie, playing James Arness's nephew in "The Macahans" (ABC)
1979
Debuted as a series regular in "How the West Was Won" (ABC)
1979
Co-starred in the NBC miniseries, "The Last Convertible"
1980
First appearance as Billy Montana in "The Gambler" (CBS), reprised role in three of the four sequels
1981
Played Charles Trask in the ABC miniseries, "John Steinbeck's East of Eden"
1982
Co-starred with Jeff Bridges in the Disney film, "Tron"
1982
Played Frank Buck in the CBS series, "Bring 'Em Back Alive"
1983
Co-starred with Kate Jackson in the CBS series, "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
1988
Starred with James Arness in the CBS movie, "Red River"
1989
Hosted the Disney Channel series, "Backstage at the Zoo"
1992
Executive produced and starred in the Showtime movie, "Double Jeopardy"
1992
Played Christian Slater's older brother in the comedy, "Kuffs"
1993
First starred opposite Melissa Gilbert in NBC's "House of Secrets"
1994
Cast as John Sheridan in the second season of "Babylon 5" (PTEN, 1994-97; TNT, 1997-98)
1995
Co-starred with Melissa Gilbert in "Danielle Steele's Zoya" (NBC)
1998
Reprised role for the TV movies, "Babylon 5: In the Beginning" and "Babylon 5: Thirdspace"
1999
Again reprised role for "Babylon 5: A Call to Arms"
1999
Wrote debut science fiction novel, <i>Frontier Earth</i>
2001
Wrote second novel, <i>Searcher</i>
2003
Starred as Confederate General James Longstreet in "Gods and Generals"
2007
Once again reprised role for the direct-to-DVD "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales"
2008
Had a recurring role as New York Governor Robert Malden in NBC's "Heroes"
2010
Reprised role for the "Tron" sequel, "Tron Legacy"
2013
Joined the cast of the romantic drama series "Cedar Cove."
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