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Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor and novelist born on May 12, 1950, in Elgin, Illinois. He began his work period in 1973 and is educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Boxleitner works in English and has three children. He is married to Melissa Gilbert.
As a novelist, he has written five works, including *Message in a Bottle*, *Echoes of All Our Conversations, Volume 2*, *Frontier Earth*, and *The Baron Of The Coyote River*. His acting career includes roles in various productions, with his native language being English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Message in a Bottle
- Echoes of All Our Conversations, Volume 2
- Frontier Earth
- The Baron Of The Coyote River
- Frontier Earth
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Film & TV
Elgin, Illinois, USA
Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction writer, best known for his roles in the television series *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983–1987) and the *Tron* film series. He has had a long and varied career in television, film, and literature. He developed an interest in acting at an early age and pursued it professionally after studying at the American Academy of…
Known for
- Space Command Redemption — General Joe Haldeman2024
- Christmas Under the Northern Lights — Doug2024
- Babylon 5: The Road Home — John Sheridan (voice)2023
- A Gettysburg Christmas — Ron2023
- The Warrant: Breaker's Law — Judge Thaddeus Breaker2023
- Far Haven — Ben Watkins2023
- MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill — Nick Columba2021
- Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day — Jim Ross2020
- MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement — Nick Columba2019
- Holiday Date — Walter2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Bruce William Boxleitner , ( 1950-05-12 ) May 12, 1950 (age 76) , Elgin, Illinois , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor, writer
- Years active
- 1973–present
- Known for
- Luke Macahan, Alan Bradley/Tron, Lee Stetson a.k.a. Scarecrow, Captain John Sheridan
- Spouses
- Kathryn Holcomb ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 ) Melissa Gilbert ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2011 ) Verena King ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2016 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elgin
- Spouse
- Melissa Gilbert
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Bruce Boxleitner by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Bruce Boxleitner
- date of birth
- 1950-05-12
- birth name
- Bruce William Boxleitner
- name in native language
- Bruce Boxleitner
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- social media followers
- 27208
- writing language
- English language
Sources (2)
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Gallery (2)
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