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Bruce Boxleitner

Actor

Bruce Boxleitner

  • Born: 12 May 1950, Elgin, Illinois, USA
  • Estimated net worth: 3 million USD

Bruce Boxleitner is an American actor best known for his roles in science fiction and television series. He gained recognition for portraying Captain John Sheridan in 'Babylon 5' and for his work in 'Tron.' With a career spanning several decades, Boxleitner…

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About Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner is an American actor best known for his roles in science fiction and television series. He gained recognition for portraying Captain John Sheridan in 'Babylon 5' and for his work in 'Tron.' With a career spanning several decades, Boxleitner is celebrated for his commanding voice and strong presence in both television and film.

Born
12 May 1950, Elgin, Illinois, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Spouses
Melissa Gilbert (1995-2011)
Children
3 (Sam Boxleitner, Lee Boxleitner, Dakota Boxleitner)
Parents
Leonard Boxleitner, Alice Boxleitner
Estimated net worth
3 million USD

Fun facts about Bruce Boxleitner

  • Bruce Boxleitner is also an accomplished writer, having published several novels.
  • He was a competitive horseman and has participated in various equestrian events.

Famous Bruce Boxleitner quotes

“The truth is in the eye of the beholder.”
Babylon 5: The Road Home, 2023
“I am not just a program. I am a person.”
Tron, 1982
“We are all part of the same universe.”
Babylon 5, 1994

Bruce Boxleitner filmography

Cast (141)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall MovieCommissioner Jim Gordon (voice)9.1
2024Christmas Under the Northern Lights MovieDoug6.1
2024Space Command Redemption MovieGeneral Joe Haldeman5.0
2023A Gettysburg Christmas MovieRon
2023Far Haven MovieBen Watkins6.8
2023Babylon 5: The Road Home MovieJohn Sheridan (voice)7.1
2023The Warrant: Breaker's Law MovieJudge Thaddeus Breaker5.6
2022In Search of Tomorrow MovieSelf6.8
2021MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill MovieNick Columba6.7
2020Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery MovieJim Ross7.3
Show 131 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2019Holiday Date MovieWalter6.4
2019MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement MovieNick Columba6.8
2018The Christmas Contract MovieTim Guidry6.5
2017Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried MovieJim Ross7.1
2017The Orville TVPresident Alcuzan7.6
2016Double Mommy MovieScott7.4
2016Wedding Bells MovieCharlie Turner6.1
2015Supergirl TVPresident Baker7.3
2015So You Said Yes MovieNick Blanche5.8
2013The Thanksgiving House MovieParker Mather6.1
2013Silver Bells MovieBruce Dalt5.3
2013Cedar Cove TVBob Beldon6.8
2012Blackout MovieNathan Bell7.2
2012TRON: Uprising TVTron7.6
2012GCB TVBurl Lourd6.2
2012AniMen: The Galactic Battle MovieGeneral Moss4.0
2011Installing the Cast MovieSelf5.5
2011TRON: The Next Day MovieAlan Bradley5.6
201151 MovieCol. Martin4.2
2011Love's Everlasting Courage MovieLloyd6.8
2010TRON: Legacy MovieAlan Bradley / Tron6.6
2010Shadows in Paradise MovieCpt. Dyer5.1
2010LEGO® Atlantis: The Movie MovieCaptain Ace Speedman4.9
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories TVSelf7.3
2009Transmorphers: Fall of Man MovieOfficer Hadley Ryan3.4
2008Dead Space: Downfall MovieColin Barrow (voice)6.7
2008Aces 'N' Eights MovieD.C. Cracker6.5
2008Bone Eater MovieSheriff Steve Evans3.3
2007Sharpshooter MovieSheriff Garner4.6
2007Chuck TVDr. Woody Woodcomb7.7
2007Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark MoviePresident John Sheridan6.5
2007The Pixar Story MovieTron (archive footage)7.5
2007Pandemic TVKenneth Friedlander5.1
200707 Spaceys MovieUnknown character5.0
2006Heroes TVRobert Malden7.4
2006Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery MovieClint Lawson6.5
2006Double Cross MovieJames3.6
2006Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door MovieFrank Lucas5.9
2005King of the Lost World MovieLt. Challenger4.3
2005Commander in Chief TVTucker Hayes7.5
2005Legion of the Dead MovieSheriff Jones3.9
2005A Killer Upstairs MovieDetective Bruning4.2
2005American Dad! TVBruce Boxleitner (voice)7.0
2005Young Blades TVCaptain Duval5.0
2005Arthur Hailey's Detective MovieKetledge4.5
2004Special Report: Zombie Invasion MovieThe President6.0
2004Saving Emily MovieGregory6.0
2004The Tony Danza Show TVSelf - Guest6.4
2004They Are Among Us MovieHugh4.1
2004Brilliant MovieDr.Dietrich7.5
2004Snakehead Terror MovieSheriff Patrick James4.5
2003Cold Case TVHuck Oberland7.7
2003NCIS TVC. Clifford Chase7.6
2003The Only Witness MovieNicholas Preston4.6
2003Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke MovieMr. Walker5.0
2003Gods and Generals MovieLt. Gen. James Longstreet6.4
2002Hope Ranch MovieJ.T. Hope4.5
2002She Spies TVChairman7.5
2002Contagion MoviePresident Howard4.2
2002The Making of TRON MovieHimself6.9
2001Life in the Balance MovieUnknown character10.0
2001Crossing Jordan TVFoster Eldridge7.2
2000The Perfect Nanny MovieDr. Robert Lewis6.2
2000Perilous MovieJudd6.5
1999Twice in a Lifetime TVRay Patterson / Dr. Goode6.2
1999Babylon 5: A Call to Arms MovieJohn J. Sheridan6.9
1999Free Fall MovieMark Ettinger4.6
1998Babylon 5: Thirdspace MovieCapt. John J. Sheridan6.6
1998Babylon 5: In the Beginning MovieJohn J. Sheridan7.1
1997Danielle Steel's Zoya MovieClayton Andrews4.9
1996Me And My Hormones MovieMr. Mahar
1995The Outer Limits TVSenator Wyndom Brody7.7
1995The Maharaja's Daughter TVPatrick O'Riley6.1
1994Touched by an Angel TVScott Tanner7.2
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone MovieSam, Sheriff of Cochise County6.6
1994Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice MovieDavis Healy6.0
1994Babylon 5 TVJohn Sheridan8.0
1993House of Secrets MovieDr. Frank Ravinel3.8
1993Flight from Justice MovieMichael Shafer5.5
1992Double Jeopardy MovieJack Hart5.2
1992Perfect Family MovieAllan Bodine7.0
1992The Secret MoviePatrick Dunmore9.0
1992The Babe MovieJumpin' Joe Dugan5.7
1992Kuffs MovieBrad Kuffs5.7
1991Diplomatic Immunity MovieCole Hickel3.8
1991Murderous Vision MovieDetective Kyle Robeshaw9.0
1990Breakaway MovieJoey4.0
1990Love with a Twist MovieHost
1989Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again TVJock Hampton7.0
1989Till We Meet Again MovieJock Hampton
1989Tales from the Crypt TVWinton Robbins8.0
1989The Road Raiders MovieCharlie5.2
1989From the Dead of Night MoviePeter Langford6.0
1988The Town Bully MovieUnknown character6.5
1988Red River MovieMatthew Garth6.4
1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues MovieBilly Montana6.0
1987Angel in Green MovieCaptain William Wicker6.5
1987Passion Flower MovieLarry Janson4.2
1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills MovieScott Collins6.6
1986The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer MovieBruce Boxleitner6.6
1983The Gambler: The Adventure Continues TVBilly Montana6.0
1983The Gambler: The Adventure Continues MovieBilly Montana7.0
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King TVLee Stetson6.7
1983I Married Wyatt Earp MovieWyatt Earp7.0
1982Bare Essence TVChase Marshall5.0
1982Bring 'Em Back Alive TVFrank Buck6.1
1982Tron MovieAlan Bradley / Tron6.6
1981Fly Away Home MovieCarl Danton6.0
1981East of Eden TVCharles Trask7.4
1980The Gambler MovieBilly Montana5.9
1980The Baltimore Bullet MovieBillie Joe Robbins5.7
1980Wild Times TVVern Tyree6.5
1979The Last Convertible TVGeorge Virdon8.0
1978Happily Ever After MovieJack Gregory8.0
1977Murder at the World Series MovieCisco6.7
1977How the West Was Won TVLuke Macahan7.0
1976Battle of the Network Stars TVHimself - CBS Team6.4
1976Kiss Me... Kill Me MovieDouglas Lane6.8
1976The Macahans MovieSeth Macahan6.7
1975Sixpack Annie MovieBobby Joe5.4
1975A Cry for Help MovieRichie Danko7.4
1975Baretta TVDom6.5
1974Police Woman TVEd Krohl6.4
1974The Chadwick Family MovieDanny6.5
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show TVRick Welch7.7
1969Hawaii Five-O TVKevin Caulder7.2
1969Hawaii Five-O TVPaul Colburn7.2
1969Hawaii Five-O TVCam Farraday7.2
1955Gunsmoke TVToby Hogue6.7
1944Golden Globe Awards TVSelf - Presenter7.0
TBAGettysburg 1863 MovieUnknown character

Crew (1)

YearTitleRoleRating
2014Downstairs MovieThanks · Crew6.5

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Questions about Bruce Boxleitner

What are Bruce Boxleitner's most famous roles?

Bruce Boxleitner is most famous for his roles as Captain John Sheridan in 'Babylon 5' and Alan Bradley in 'Tron.' His performances in these iconic science fiction franchises have made him a recognizable figure in the genre.

Has Bruce Boxleitner won any awards?

Bruce Boxleitner has received several nominations throughout his career, including a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television for 'Babylon 5.' While he has not won an Oscar, he has been recognized for his contributions to television and film.

What was Bruce Boxleitner's first film?

Bruce Boxleitner's first film was 'The Train Robbers' in 1973, where he played a supporting role. This marked the beginning of his extensive career in film and television.

What is Bruce Boxleitner's estimated net worth?

Bruce Boxleitner's estimated net worth is approximately 3 million USD. This wealth comes from his successful acting career spanning over four decades.

How many children does Bruce Boxleitner have?

Bruce Boxleitner has three children: Sam Boxleitner, Lee Boxleitner, and Dakota Boxleitner. He shares these children with his ex-wife, Melissa Gilbert.

What are some of Bruce Boxleitner's notable television series?

In addition to 'Babylon 5,' Bruce Boxleitner starred in several notable television series, including 'Scarecrow and Mrs. King' and 'How the West Was Won.' His versatility has allowed him to tackle various genres.

Did Bruce Boxleitner work in theater?

Yes, Bruce Boxleitner has a background in theater. He has performed in various stage productions, showcasing his skills beyond television and film.

What genre does Bruce Boxleitner primarily work in?

Bruce Boxleitner primarily works in science fiction and drama genres. His roles in 'Tron' and 'Babylon 5' have established him as a prominent figure in science fiction television and film.