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Bruce Boxleitner is an American actor. Bruce Boxleitner is known for his roles in the television series “How the West Was Won” and “Bring ‘Em Back Alive.”
Early life
Bruce Boxleitner was born on May 12, 1950 in a city called Elgin in Illinois, United States. The actor’s father’s name is Cliff Boxleitner and his mother’s name is Diane Boxleitner. His real birth name is Bruce William Boxleitner and he has three siblings named Terri, Sandi and Nancy.
According to the astrological chart, he has the zodiac sign of Taurus while he is currently 73 years. Furthermore, he belongs to British-Irish ethnicity.
Caption: Childhood photo of Bruce Boxleitner with his parents (Source: Facebook)
Bruce Boxleitner – Education
Boxleitner completed his high school education at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA. After that, he went to the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago, now known as DePaul University.
Career
In 1973, Bruce Boxleitner began his acting career with a featured role in an episode of the CBS sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” He played the role of Rick Welsh, a track star at the University of Minnesota. After that, he made his film debut as Bobby Joe in the film “Sixpack Annie” in 1975.
He began a regular role as Luke Macahan on the ABC western “How the West Was Won.” In the series, she appeared in a total of 25 episodes from 1976 to 1979. She played the role of Billie Joe Robbins, a pool player under the tutelage of legendary player Nick Casey (played by James Coburn) in the 1980 film “The Baltimore Bullet.”
Subtitle: The poster for the television series How the West Was Won (Source: IMDb)
Additionally, he played the role of young poker player Billy Montana in the CBS movie “Kenny Rogers as the Gambler.” He reprized the role in the films “Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues” (1983), “Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues” (1987) and “Gambler V: Playing Forever” (1994). .
Meanwhile, he played the role of Frank Buck in the adventure television series “Bring ‘Em Back Alive”, appearing in a total of 17 episodes from 1982 to 1983. He was cast as Wyatt Earp in the 1983 NBC film ” “I Married Wyatt Earp.” .”
He played ‘Lee Stetson (“Scarecrow”)’ on the CBS adventure series “Scarecrow and Mrs. King.” From 1983 to 1987, he appeared in a total of 89 episodes of this series. Meanwhile, he also appeared in the lead role of Alan Bradley/Tron in the 1982 action fiction “Tron.” Additionally, he reprized its sequel “Tron: Legacy” (2011) and the short film “Tron: The Next Day” (2011).
He continued his successful performance.
Bruce then began appearing in commercials for the ‘Lauder for Men’ line of the skincare brand ‘Estee Lauder’. He played Joey in the 1990 Australian film “Breakaway.”
In 1992, he played American professional baseball player Joe Dugan in the biographical film “The Babe.” That year, he appeared in the action comedy “Kuffs” as Brad Kuffs, an employee of the ‘San Francisco Special Patrol’, and as Jack Hart, a leading role in the thriller “Double Jeopardy.”
He played Davis Healy in the 1994 television movie “Gunsmoke: One Man’s Justice.” Additionally, he joined the cast of “Babylon 5” (season 2) as Captain John J. Sheridan and stayed until season 5 (1994-1998).
Additionally, he reprized his role as Captain John J. Sheridan in the science fiction television film adaptations “Babylon 5: In the Beginning” and “Babylon 5: Thirdspace” (both released in 1998), and later as President John J. Sheridan. in “Babylon 5: A Call to Arms” (1999) and “Babylon 5: The Lost Tales” (2007).
Other film and television credits
In the ‘Animal Planet’ movie ‘Hope Ranch’, he played JT Hope, a former Marine and owner of the ‘Circle Hope Ranch’. Similarly, he played Jordan Walker in the 2003 ‘Pax TV’ disaster film “Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke.” He played Dr. Dietrich, a neurosurgeon at a high-tech research center, in the 2004 thriller “Brilliant.”
Additionally, he played lead investigator Sheriff Patrick James in the 2004 sci-fi horror television movie, “Snakehead Terror.” He appeared as Dr. Woody Woodcomb in “Chuck” (2008-2009), Robert Malden in “Heroes” (2008-2009), Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase in “NCIS” (2010-2017), and Burl Lourd in “GCB.” ” (2012) in brief recurring roles.
He appeared in 30 episodes of the ‘Hallmark Channel’ drama “Cedar Cove” (2013-2015) as Bob Beldon, alongside Barbara Niven (as ‘Peggy Beldon’). Meanwhile, his recent television works include “Supergirl” (2018-2019) and “The Orville” (2022). Similarly, he played the role of Ben Watkins in the upcoming 2023 American western film “Far Haven.”
Voice roles
Meanwhile, this actor has lent his voice to several characters in animated television series, movies and video games. He provided his voice for the animated films “Dead Space: Downfall” (2008), “AniMen: Triton Force” (2010) and “Babylon 5: The Road Home.”
Additionally, he voiced Tron in the ‘Disney XD’ animated science fiction series “Tron: Uprising” (17 episodes, 2012-2013). Likewise, he provided his voice in the video games “Kingdom Hearts II” (2006), “Tron: Evolution” (2010) and “Spec Ops: The Line” (2012).
Net worth 2023
Bruce’s net worth is estimated to be $3 million as of 2023. His earnings as an actor range between $21,000 and $215,000. Apart from that, his salary as a thriller writer is in the range of $100,000 or more.
civil status
On October 5, 2016, Bruce Boxleitner married Verena King in Oahu, Hawaii. His wife is the founder and president of Verena King Public Relations and King Social, LLC. However, in the past, Bruce was married twice.
Caption: Bruce Boxleitner with his wife Verena King (Source: Facebook)
Firstly, he married an actress named Kathryn Holcomb on May 28, 1977. The couple has two children; Lee Boxleitner and Sam Boxleitner. Meanwhile, his son, Sam, is an actor while Lee is a film director. Meanwhile, the couple divorced after 10 years of married life.
He later married director Melissa Gilbert in 1995. With the relationship, the couple has a son, Michael Boxleitner. However, the couple separated after 6 years through divorce. Likewise, Bruce was in a relationship with Mary Hart.
Bruce Boxleitner – Body Measurements
Bruce is 188 cm (6 feet 2 inches) tall and weighs average. Furthermore, he has a pair of blue eyes with gray hair and the other body measurements of him are unknown.
Social media
On his Instagram page ‘@boxleitnerbruce’ he has more than 11.3 thousand followers. Likewise, there are more than 28.1 thousand followers on his Twitter page ‘@boxleitnerbruce’ and more than 57 thousand followers on his Facebook page.
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