Bruce Boxleitner

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{{Short description|American actor and writer (born 1950)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bruce Boxleitner
| image = Bruce Boxleitner Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2025.jpg
| caption = Boxleitner at [[GalaxyCon]] Richmond in 2025
| birth_name = Bruce William Boxleitner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|5|12}}
| birth_place = [[Elgin, Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor, writer
| known_for = Luke Macahan<br/>Alan Bradley/Tron<br/>Lee Stetson a.k.a. Scarecrow<br/>Captain [[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|John Sheridan]]
| years_active = 1973–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Kathryn Holcomb|1977|1987|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Melissa Gilbert]]|1995|2011|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Verena King|2016|}}
}}
| children = 3
}}
'''Bruce William Boxleitner''' (born May 12, 1950)<ref name="UPI">{{cite news|title=UPI Almanac for Tuesday, May 12, 2020|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/05/12/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-May-12-2020/6491588685300/|publisher=[[United Press International]]|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426041629/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/05/12/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-May-12-2020/6491588685300/|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American actor and [[science fiction]] and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series: ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]'', ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)|Bring 'Em Back Alive]]'', ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' (with [[Kate Jackson]]) and ''[[Babylon 5]]'' (as [[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|John Sheridan]] in seasons 2–5, 1994–98).
He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] film ''[[Tron]]'', a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game ''[[Tron 2.0]]'', the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', the 2010 film sequel, ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''<ref name="tron">{{cite web|title=Tron Legacy Star Bruce Boxleitner on the Rivalry Between Star Trek and Babylon 5|url=http://trekweb.com/articles/2010/03/13/Tron-Legacy-Star-Bruce-Boxleitner-on-the-Rivalry-Between-Star-Trek-and-Babylon-5.shtml|access-date=June 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317142045/http://trekweb.com/articles/2010/03/13/Tron-Legacy-Star-Bruce-Boxleitner-on-the-Rivalry-Between-Star-Trek-and-Babylon-5.shtml|archive-date=March 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and the animated series ''[[Tron: Uprising]]''. He co-starred in most of the ''[[The Gambler (film series)|Gambler]]'' films with [[Kenny Rogers]], where his character provided [[comic relief]]. He also voiced General Moss in the films ''AniMen: Triton Force'' and ''AniMen: The Galactic Battle''.

==Early life==
Boxleitner was born on May 12, 1950, in [[Elgin, Illinois]].<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|title=Bruce Boxleitner|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bruce-boxleitner/3030498210/|website=TV Guide|access-date=May 28, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516022248/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bruce-boxleitner/3030498210/|url-status=live}}</ref> He attended [[Prospect High School (Illinois)|Prospect High School]] in [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]], and the [[The Theatre School at DePaul University|Goodman School of Drama]] at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] (now at [[DePaul University]]).{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Career==

===Television===
{{BLP sources section|date=February 2016}}
Boxleitner is best known for his leading roles in the [[television program|television series]] ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]'', ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)|Bring 'Em Back Alive]]'', ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' (with Kate Jackson and [[Beverly Garland]]), and ''[[Babylon 5]]'' (as [[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|John Sheridan]] in seasons 2–5, 1994–98).<ref>{{cite web|title=BRUCE BOXLEITNER as Captain John Sheridan - Babylon 5 GENUINE AUTOGRAPH|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/BRUCE-BOXLEITNER-Captain-John-Sheridan/dp/B0077MAMKC|publisher=amazon.co.uk|access-date=14 December 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053525/https://www.amazon.co.uk/BRUCE-BOXLEITNER-Captain-John-Sheridan/dp/B0077MAMKC|url-status=live}}</ref>

He also starred in ''[[The Gambler (film series)|The Gambler]]'' (as "Billy Montana", alongside [[Kenny Rogers]]: 1980, 1983 and 1987) and in such television films as ''[[Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again]]'' and Danielle Steel's ''Zoya''. In 2005, he co-starred as Captain Martin Duvall in ''[[Young Blades]]''. He has also starred in several films within the ''Babylon 5'' universe, including ''[[Babylon 5: In the Beginning]]'' (TV, 1998), ''[[Babylon 5: Thirdspace]]'' (TV, 1998), ''[[Babylon 5: A Call to Arms]]'' (TV, 1999), and the direct-to-DVD ''[[Babylon 5: The Lost Tales]]'' (2007).

Boxleitner has appeared in many other TV shows, including an appearance in 1973 as Rick Welsh, a University of Minnesota Track Star, in the season four episode, "I Gave at the Office", of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''. Other appearances include ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', including the last episode of its twenty-year run; ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''; ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''; ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'' and ''[[She Spies]]''. In 1982, he played Chase Marshall in the TV film ''[[Bare Essence]]'', with [[Genie Francis]]. He was a member of the cast of ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'' for seasons three and four, playing New York Governor Robert Malden in three episodes. He also appears on the television series ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' as the father of [[Captain Awesome|Devon Woodcomb]]. He was in such made-for-television films as ''[[The Secret (1992 film)|The Secret]]'', ''[[Hope Ranch (film)|Hope Ranch]]'', ''Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door'', ''[[Pandemic (miniseries)|Pandemic]]'', ''[[Sharpshooter (2007 film)|Sharpshooter]]'' and ''[[Aces 'n' Eights]]''.

Boxleitner was a guest-star on ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' in the fall of 2010. He played Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase, a high-ranking Navy official.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/NCIS-Bruce-Boxleitner-1024308.aspx|title=Exclusive: NCIS Enlists Scarecrow and Mrs. King's Bruce Boxleitner|work=TV Guide |publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=October 13, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016063737/http://www.tvguide.com/News/NCIS-Bruce-Boxleitner-1024308.aspx|url-status=live}} He reprised this role in the spring of 2017.</ref> Boxleitner also lends his voice to the animated version of his iconic character Tron in the animated series ''[[Tron: Uprising]]''. The series premiered on [[Disney XD]] on June 7, 2012. He also reprises the character Alan Bradley/Tron from the films ''Tron'' and ''Tron: Legacy''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blastr.com/2015-6-9/9-reasons-more-tron-uprising-answer-disneys-tron-sequel-problem |title=''9 reasons more TRON Uprising is the answer to Disney's TRON sequel problem'' |publisher=blastr |author=Ernie Estrella |quote=...the Grid's security program, Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) is slowly dying from a virus. |date=9 June 2015 |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314191636/http://www.blastr.com/2015-6-9/9-reasons-more-tron-uprising-answer-disneys-tron-sequel-problem |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2013 to 2015, he played Bob Beldon, the owner of the local [[bed and breakfast]], in the Hallmark Channel series ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Boxleitner Added to Cast as Series Regular in Hallmark Channel's "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove"|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/20/bruce-boxleitner-added-to-cast-as-series-regular-in-hallmark-channels-debbie-macombers-cedar-cove-635111/20130520hallmark01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=May 20, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630102518/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/20/bruce-boxleitner-added-to-cast-as-series-regular-in-hallmark-channels-debbie-macombers-cedar-cove-635111/20130520hallmark01/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Barbara Niven Added to Cast As Series Regular in Hallmark Channel's "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove"|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/29/barbara-niven-added-to-cast-as-series-regular-in-hallmark-channels-debbie-macombers-cedar-cove-585305/20130529hallmark01/|work=The Futon Critic|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=June 30, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630101612/http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/29/barbara-niven-added-to-cast-as-series-regular-in-hallmark-channels-debbie-macombers-cedar-cove-585305/20130529hallmark01/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Boxleitner later recurred on ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' portraying Baker, the Vice-President of the United States who is later sworn in as the new President after Olivia Marsdin ([[Lynda Carter]]) is revealed as an extraterrestrial. He gained the role after [[Brent Spiner]] stepped down due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>{{cite web|title='Supergirl's' Brent Spiner Exits as Season 4 Role Recast With Bruce Boxleitner|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/supergirl-brent-spiner-exits-bruce-boxleitner-cast-1136264|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 21, 2018|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723153958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/supergirl-brent-spiner-exits-bruce-boxleitner-cast-1136264|url-status=live}}</ref>

From 2019, Boxleitner had a recurring role on the [[Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] series of films ''[[Matchmaker Mysteries|The Matchmaker Mysteries]]''.<ref>{{cite web
| title = About the Movies
| website = Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
| date = April 17, 2020
| url = https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/matchmaker-mysteries-movies/about-the-movies
| access-date = June 22, 2021
| archive-date = June 24, 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204127/https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/matchmaker-mysteries-movies/about-the-movies
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

===Film===
[[File:Bruce Boxleitner by Gage Skidmore.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Bruce Boxleitner at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010]]
He has appeared in several theatrical films, including ''[[Tron]]'' (in which he played the title role) and ''[[The Baltimore Bullet]]'' (1980) with [[James Coburn]]. He reprised his role in the ''Tron'' sequel ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' and in the video game ''[[Tron: Evolution]]'' which was released alongside the film ''Tron: Legacy'', as he did for the sequel video game named ''[[Tron 2.0]]'', and [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[Square Enix]] crossover video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Boxleitner also voiced Col. John Konrad in video game ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]''. He also starred as Confederate General [[James Longstreet]] in the 2003 film ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]''. He provides the voice of Colin Barrow in the animated science fiction horror film ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]'', based on the video game ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]''. Other films he has performed in include: ''[[Kuffs]]'', ''[[The Babe]]'', ''[[Brilliant (film)|Brilliant]]'', ''[[Snakehead Terror]]'', ''[[Legion of the Dead (film)|Legion of the Dead]]'', ''[[King of the Lost World]]'', ''[[Shadows in Paradise (2010 film)|Shadows in Paradise]]'' and ''[[Transmorphers: Fall of Man]]''.

In July 2015, Boxleitner said that he is done with the ''Tron'' franchise, as "it's been too up and down for me. I would rather not just keep going. I don't want to repeat my career anymore."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/bruce-boxleitner-on-tron-3/|title=Exclusive: Bruce Boxleitner on 'Tron 3′ – "I'm Done With It. I've Moved On"|first=Fred|last=Topel|date=July 30, 2015|publisher=Slashfilm|access-date=August 4, 2015|archive-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802184249/http://www.slashfilm.com/bruce-boxleitner-on-tron-3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Modeling===
From 1986 to 1989, Boxleitner appeared in advertisements for [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estee Lauder]]'s "Lauder For Men".

===Novels===
Boxleitner is the author of two [[science fiction]] novels with a [[Western (genre)|Western]] setting, ''Frontier Earth'' (1999)<ref name="frontier_earth_hc">{{Cite book|last1=Boxleitner|first1=Bruce|title=Frontier Earth: HC|year=1999|publisher=Ace Hardcover|isbn=978-0-441-00589-5}}</ref> and ''Searcher'' (2001).<ref name="frontier_earth_2">{{Cite book|last1=Boxleitner|first1=Bruce|title=Frontier Earth: Searcher|year=2001|publisher=Ace Books|location=New York|isbn=978-0-441-00799-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/frontierearthsea00boxl}}</ref>

===Audio books===
Boxleitner played a major role in the audio dramatization of ''[[The Great Secret]]'', part of the ''Golden Age of Fiction'' series by [[L. Ron Hubbard]]. He also played Captain Gavin Blaire in the unabridged version of ''[[World War Z]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

==Personal life==
Boxleitner's first marriage was to American actress Kathryn Holcomb, who co-starred with him on ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How The West Was Won]]'' as his on-screen sister Laura. They had two sons together.

Boxleitner's second marriage was to American actress [[Melissa Gilbert]]. They have a son born in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/archive/cover-story-our-tiny-miracle-vol-45-no-8/|title=Cover Story: Our Tiny Miracle – Vol. 45 No. 8|date=February 26, 1996|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-date=April 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422122918/http://people.com/archive/cover-story-our-tiny-miracle-vol-45-no-8/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gilbert also guest-starred as Boxleitner's on-screen wife, [[Anna Sheridan]], during Season 3 of ''Babylon 5''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The-Complete-Babylon-5-Double-Autograph-DA1-Bruce-Boxleitner-and-Melissa-Gilbert The-Complete-Babylon-5-Double-Autograph-DA1-Bruce-Boxleitner-and-Melissa-Gilbert Have one to sell? Sell now The Complete Babylon 5 Double Autograph DA1 Bruce Boxleitner and Melissa Gilbert|url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Complete-Babylon-5-Double-Autograph-DA1-Bruce-Boxleitner-and-Melissa-Gilbert-/232311882003|publisher=ebay.com|access-date=15 December 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034624/https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Complete-Babylon-5-Double-Autograph-DA1-Bruce-Boxleitner-and-Melissa-Gilbert-/232311882003|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 1, 2011, Gilbert announced that she and Bruce had separated after 16 years of marriage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eng|first=Joyce|title=Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Split|work=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Melissa-Gilbert-Boxleitner-1030237.aspx|publisher=TVGuide|access-date=March 2, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304030723/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Melissa-Gilbert-Boxleitner-1030237.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 25 of the same year, it was reported that Gilbert had filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleeman|first=Mike|title=Melissa Gilbert Files for Divorce from Bruce Boxleitner|url=https://people.com/celebrity/melissa-gilbert-files-for-divorce-from-bruce-boxleitner/|magazine=People|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

In 2003, Boxleitner was appointed to the [[Board of Governors]] of the [[National Space Society]], a [[nonprofit]], educational [[space advocacy]] organization founded by Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NEWS RELEASE: ACTOR BRUCE BOXLEITNER APPOINTED TO NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY BOARD OF GOVERNORS|url=http://www.nss.org/news/releases/release44.html|date=2 June 1998|publisher=nss.org|access-date=15 December 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034749/http://www.nss.org/news/releases/release44.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Verena King, Bruce Boxleitner on RealTVfilms.jpg|right|thumb|Verena King and Boxleitner in 2015]]

He was friends with actress [[Beverly Garland]] for nearly 30 years. He met her on an episode of ''How The West Was Won'', and later co-starred alongside her on ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow & Mrs. King]]'', though he had very few scenes with her. Then, in 1986, Boxleitner presented Garland the [[Golden Boot Awards|Golden Boot Award]]. After the cancellation of ''Scarecrow'', Boxleitner remained close to Garland, contacting her consistently, until her death, on December 5, 2008. He said in an interview: "I used to keep up with Beverly Garland until she passed. There was actually a hotel named after her. She was such a trip. She was a great lady."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanterncitytv.com/forum/entry.php/16-Interview-with-Tron%E2%80%99s-Bruce-Boxleitner|title=Bruce Boxleitner interview|work=lanterncitytv.com|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212004533/http://lanterncitytv.com/forum/entry.php/16-Interview-with-Tron%E2%80%99s-Bruce-Boxleitner|archive-date=February 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bruce is currently married to publicist Verena King.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Boxleitner|work=hallmarkchannel.com|url=https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/holiday-date/cast/bruce-boxleitner|access-date=September 22, 2022|archive-date=September 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923034404/https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/holiday-date/cast/bruce-boxleitner|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Sixpack Annie]]''
| Bobby Joe
|
|-
| 1980
| data-sort-value="Baltimore Bullet, The" | ''[[The Baltimore Bullet]]''
| Billie Joe Robbins
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Tron]]''
| Alan Bradley / Tron
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Breakaway (1990 film)|Breakaway]]''
| Joey
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Diplomatic Immunity (1991 American film)|Diplomatic Immunity]]''
| Cole Hickel
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Kuffs]]''
| Officer Brad Kuffs
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Babe, The" | ''[[The Babe]]''
| [[Joe Dugan|Joe "Jumpin' Joe" Dugan]]
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Free Fall (1999 film)|Free Fall]]''
| Mark Ettinger
|
|-
| 2000
| data-sort-value="Perfect Nanny, The" | ''[[The Perfect Nanny (film)|The Perfect Nanny]]''
| Dr. Robert Lewis
|
|-
| 2001
| ''Life in the Balance''
| Eric Johnson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''Contagion''
| President Howard
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Only Witness, The" | ''The Only Witness''
| Agent Nicholas Preston
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]''
| [[James Longstreet|Lieutenant General James Longstreet]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Brilliant (film)|Brilliant]]''
| Dr. Dietrich
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Legion of the Dead (film)|Legion of the Dead]]''
| Sheriff Jones
|
|-
| ''[[King of the Lost World]]''
| [[Professor Challenger|Lieutenant Challenger]]
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Babylon 5: The Lost Tales]]''
| [[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|President John J. Sheridan]]
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]''
| Colin Barrow
| Voice, direct-to-video
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Transmorphers: Fall of Man]]''
| Sheriff Hadley Ryan
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Shadows in Paradise (2010 film)|Shadows in Paradise]]''
| Captain Dyer
|
|-
| ''AniMen: Triton Force''
| General Moss
|Voice
|-
| ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''
| Alan Bradley / Tron / Rinzler
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[51 (film)|51]]''
| Colonel Martin
|
|-
| ''Tron: The Next Day''
| Alan Bradley
| Short film
|-
| 2012
| ''AniMen: The Galactic Battle''
| General Moss
|Voice
|-
| 2013
| ''Silver Bells''
| Bruce Dalton
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Oath, The" | ''[[The Oath (2018 film)|The Oath]]''
| Vice President Hogan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Babylon 5: The Road Home]]''
| John Sheridan
| Voice, Direct-to-video<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/babylon-5-the-road-home-voice-cast-unveiled-1235483312/ | title='Babylon 5: The Road Home' Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 10, 2023 | access-date=May 11, 2023 | archive-date=May 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511133359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/babylon-5-the-road-home-voice-cast-unveiled-1235483312/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Far Haven]]''
| Ben Watkins
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Space Command Redemption]]''
| General Joe Haldeman
|
|}

=== Television films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1974
| data-sort-value="Chadwick Family, The" | ''The Chadwick Family''
| Danny
|
|-
| 1975
| data-sort-value="Cry for Help, A" | ''[[A Cry for Help (1975 film)|A Cry for Help]]''
| Richie Danko
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| data-sort-value="Macahans, The" | ''[[List of How the West Was Won episodes|The Macahans]]''
| Luke Macahan
|
|-
| ''Kiss Me...Kill Me''
| Douglas Lane
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Murder at the World Series]]''
| Cisco
|
|-
| 1978
| ''Happily Ever After''
| Jack
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Kenny Rogers as The Gambler]]''
| Billy Montana
|
|-
| 1981
| ''Fly Away Home''
| Carl Danton
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| ''[[The Gambler (film series)#Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)|Kenny Rogers as the Gambler: The Adventure Continues]]''
| Billy Montana
|
|-
| ''[[I Married Wyatt Earp (film)|I Married Wyatt Earp]]''
| [[Wyatt Earp]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| ''Passion Flower''
| Larry Janson
|
|-
| ''Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills''
| Scott Collins
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''Angel in Green''
| Captain William Wicker
|
|-
| ''[[The Gambler (film series)#Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987)|Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues]]''
| Billy Montana
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''Red River''
| Matthew Garth
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Town Bully, The" | ''The Town Bully''
| Robert Doniger
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
| ''From the Dead of Night''
| Peter Langford
|
|-
| ''Road Raiders''
| Charlie Rhodes
|
|-
| 1991
| ''Murderous Vision''
| Detective Kyle Robeshaw
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| data-sort-value="Secret, The" | ''[[The Secret (1992 film)|The Secret]]''
| Patrick Dunmore
|
|-
| ''Perfect Family''
| Allan Bodine
|
|-
| ''[[Double Jeopardy (1992 film)|Double Jeopardy]]''
| Jack Hart
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''Flight from Justice''
| Michael Shafer
|
|-
| ''House of Secrets''
| Dr. Frank Ravinel
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice]]''
| Davis Healy
|
|-
| ''[[Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone]]''
| Sam - Sheriff of Cochise County
|
|-
| ''[[The Gambler (film series)#Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)|Gambler V: Playing for Keeps]]''
| Billy Montana
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Danielle Steel's Zoya''
| Clayton Andrews
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| ''[[Babylon 5: In the Beginning]]''
| rowspan=3|[[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|Captain John J. Sheridan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Babylon 5: Thirdspace]]''
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Babylon 5: A Call to Arms]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''Perilous''
| Judd Ross
|
|-
| ''[[Hope Ranch (film)|Hope Ranch]]''
| J.T. Hope
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke''
| Jordan Walker
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''[[Snakehead Terror]]''
| Sheriff Patrick James
|
|-
| ''[[They Are Among Us]]''
| Hugh
|
|-
| ''[[Saving Emily]]''
| Gregory
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Detective (novel)|Detective]]''
| Ketledge
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Killer Upstairs, A" | ''A Killer Upstairs''
| Detective Bruning
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door''
| Frank Lucas
|
|-
| ''Double Cross''
| James
|
|-
| ''[[Mystery Woman|Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery]]''
| Clint Lawson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Pandemic (miniseries)|Pandemic]]''
| Kenneth Friedlander
|
|-
| ''[[Sharpshooter (2007 film)|Sharpshooter]]''
| Sheriff Gardner
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Bone Eater]]''
| Sheriff Steve Evans
|
|-
| ''[[Aces 'N' Eights]]''
| D.C. Cracker
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Lego Atlantis: The Movie''
| Captain Ace Speedman
|Voice
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Love's Everlasting Courage]]''
| Lloyd Davis
|
|-
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Thanksgiving House, The" | ''The Thanksgiving House''
| Parker Mather
|
|-
| 2015
| ''So You Said Yes''
| Nick Blanche
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''Wedding Bells''
| Charlie Turner
|
|-
| ''Double Mommy''
| Scott Davick
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Gourmet Detective|Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried]]''
| Jim Ross
|
|-
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Christmas Contract, The" | ''The Christmas Contract''
| Tim Guidry
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Matchmaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement''
| Nick Columba
|
|-
| ''Holiday Date''
| Walter Miller
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''[[Gourmet Detective|Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery]]''
| Jim Ross
|
|-
| ''Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance''
| rowspan=2|Nick Columba
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill''
|
|-
| 2024
| ''Christmas Under the Northern Lights''
| Doug Barnes
| Great American Family
|}

=== Television series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1973
| data-sort-value="Mary Tyler Moore Show, The" | ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''
| Rick
| Episode: "I Gave at the Office"
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Cam Farraday
| Episode: "We Hang Our Own"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1975
| ''[[Gunsmoke]]''
| Toby Hogue
| Episode: "The Sharecroppers"
|-
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Kevin Caulder
| Episode: "And the Horse Jumped Over the Moon"
|-
| ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]''
| Ed Krohl
| Episode: "Paradise Mall"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| ''[[Baretta]]''
| Tom
| Episode: "The Left Hand of the Devil"
|-
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Paul Colburn
| Episode: "The Capsule Kidnapping"
|-
| 1976–1979
| ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''
| Luke Macahan
| 25 episodes
|-
| 1979
| data-sort-value="Last Convertible, The" | ''The Last Convertible''
| George Virdon
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1980
| ''Wild Times''
| Vern Tyree
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[East of Eden (miniseries)|East of Eden]]''
| Charles Trask
| Episode: "Part One"
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Bare Essence]]''
| Chase Marshall
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1982–1983
| ''[[Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series)|Bring 'Em Back Alive]]''
| [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]]
| 17 episodes
|-
| 1983–1987
| ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]''
| Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson
| 89 episodes
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again]]''
| Jock Hampton
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
| Winton Robbins
| Episode: "Top Billing"
|-
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Maharaja's Daughter, The" | ''The Maharaja's Daughter''
| Patrick O'Riley
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1994–1998
| ''[[Babylon 5]]''
| [[John Sheridan (Babylon 5)|Captain John J. Sheridan]]
| 87 episodes<br>Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television]]
|-
| 1996
| ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]''
| Mr. Mahar
| Episode: "Me and My Hormones"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Scott Tanner
| Episode: "The Peacemaker"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Dead Man's Gun]]''
| Frank Santee
| Episode: "Bad Boys"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Senator Wyndom Brody
| Episode: "[[Decompression (The Outer Limits)|Decompression]]"
|-
| ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]''
| Ray Patterson / Dr. Goode
| Episode: "Fallen Angel"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[She Spies]]''
| The Chairman
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
| Foster Eldridge
| Episode: "Family Affair"
|-
| ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]''
| Tucker Baynes
| Episode: "First Choice"
|-
| ''[[Young Blades]]''
| Captain Martin Duvall
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson
| Episode: "Tears of a Clooney"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
| Huck Oberland
| Episode: "The Good-Bye Room"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008–2009
| ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]''
| Dr. Woody Woodcomb
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
| Robert Malden
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase
| Episode: "Broken Arrow"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[CHAOS (TV series)|Chaos]]''
| Ray Bishop
| Episode: "Glory Days"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]''
| Burl Lourd
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Tron: Uprising]]''
| Tron
| Voice, 17 episodes
|-
| 2013–2015
| ''[[Cedar Cove (TV series)|Cedar Cove]]''
| Bob Beldon
| 30 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase
| Episode: "A Bowl of Cherries"
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''
| [[List of Supergirl characters#Phillip Baker|President Phillip Baker]]
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[When Calls the Heart]]''
| Gentlemen Johnny Boone
| Episode: "Hope is with the Heart"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Prop Culture]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Tron"
|-
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Orville, The" | ''[[The Orville]]''
| President Alcuzan
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2024
| ''Blue Ridge''
| Robert 'Oak' Miller
| 2 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
!width=45 class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Tron 2.0]]''
| Alan Bradley
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
| rowspan=2|Tron
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Tron: Evolution]]''
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]''
| Lieutenant Colonel John Konrad
|
|}

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