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Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American
actor, best known for his leading roles in the television series The
Macahans, Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Babylon 5 (where he played the
character Captain John Sheridan, commander of the Babylon 5 station), and
his starring roles in the films The Gambler (along side Kenny Rogers) and
Tron. He has made appearances in many other TV shows, such as Judith
Krantz's Till We Meet Again and She Spies.
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A conservative Republican, Boxleitner is married to liberal actress Melissa
Gilbert, with whom he has a son. He has two more sons from his previous
marriage to former actress Kathryn Holcomb.
In 2003, Boxleitner was named to the Board of Governors of the National
Space Society, a nonprofit, educational space advocacy organization founded
by Dr. Wernher von Braun. |
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