Biography
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 …
Career Milestones
2010 | Reprised role for the "Tron" sequel, "Tron Legacy" |
2008 | Had a recurring role as New York Governor Robert Malden in NBC's "Heroes" |
2007 | Once again reprised role for the direct-to-DVD "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales" |
2003 | Starred as Confederate General James Longstreet in "Gods and Generals" |
2001 | Wrote second novel, Searcher |
1999 | Again reprised role for "Babylon 5: A Call to Arms" |
1999 | Wrote debut science fiction novel, Frontier Earth |
1998 | Reprised role for the TV movies, "Babylon 5: In the Beginning" and "Babylon 5: Thirdspace" |
1995 | Co-starred with Melissa Gilbert in "Danielle Steele's Zoya" (NBC) |
1994 | Cast as John Sheridan in the second season of "Babylon 5" (PTEN, 1994-97; TNT, 1997-98) |
1993 | First starred opposite Melissa Gilbert in NBC's "House of Secrets" |
1992 | Executive produced and starred in the Showtime movie, "Double Jeopardy" |
1992 | Played Christian Slater's older brother in the comedy, "Kuffs" |
1989 | Hosted the Disney Channel series, "Backstage at the Zoo" |
1988 | Starred with James Arness in the CBS movie, "Red River" |
1983 | Co-starred with Kate Jackson in the CBS series, "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" |
1982 | Played Frank Buck in the CBS series, "Bring 'Em Back Alive" |
1982 | Co-starred with Jeff Bridges in the Disney film, "Tron" |
1981 | Played Charles Trask in the ABC miniseries, "John Steinbeck's East of Eden" |
1980 | First appearance as Billy Montana in "The Gambler" (CBS); reprised role in three of the four sequels |
1979 | Co-starred in the NBC miniseries, "The Last Convertible" |
1979 | Debuted as a series regular in "How the West Was Won" (ABC) |
1976 | First major role in a TV-movie, playing James Arness's nephew in "The Macahans" (ABC) |
1975 | Made his film debut in "Six Pack Annie" |
1974 | First of several appearances on "Hawaii Five-O" (CBS) |
1973 | Made early TV appearance on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS) |
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" |