Bruce Boxleitner

Birth Name:

Bruce William Boxleitner

Birth Place:

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Avid supporter of Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition and the National Space Society
Has served on the National Board of Directors from Screen Actor Guild's Hollywood Division in 2002
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City in 2012
Nominated for a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 1999 for "Babylon 5․"
Won a Golden Boot Award in 1983, which are given to people who had significant involvement in the western genre in film and TV
Won two Universe Reader's Choice Awards, in 1995 and 1996, from "Sci-Fi Universe Magaznine" in the category of Best Actor in a Genre TV Series for his work in "Babylon 5․"
His big break came when he was cast opposite James Arness in the TV series "How the West Was Won․"
Quote: "I think every leading man wants to be a character actor, and every character actor wants to be a leading man․"

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