Bruce William Boxleitner was born on the 12th May 1950, in Elgin, Illinois USA, and is an actor and author perhaps best known for his role as President John Sheridan in the television series “Babylon 5” (1993 – 1998). In the 1980s he played Lee Stetson in the adventure series “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” alongside Kate Jackson. Boxleitner has been active in the entertainment industry since 1973.
How much is the net worth of Bruce Boxleitner? Authoritative sources estimate that the total wealth of the actor is as much as $14 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main sources of Bruce’s wealth.
Bruce Boxleitner Net Worth $14 Million
To begin with, he was raised in Elgin, and educated at Prospect High School. Bruce undertook further education at the Goodman Theater School of Drama of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Concerning his career on television, he has played the leading roles in many television series, including “How the West Was Won” (1977–1979), “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” (1982–1983), and “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” (1983–1987). He also appeared in the television trilogy “Kenny Rogers as The Gambler” in the role of Billy Montana (1980, 1983 and 1987) all directed by Dick Lowry. From 1994 to 1998, Boxleitner landed the role of Captain John J. Sheridan in the science fiction television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski “Babylon 5”, for which role Bruce was nominated for the Saturn Award as the Best Actor on Television. In 2007, he landed the role of President John J. Sheridan in the television film “Babylon 5: The Lost Tales”. Boxleitner has appeared in many other television productions, among which are well known television series “Tron: Uprising” (2012–2013) aired on Disney XD and “Cedar Cove” (2012–2015), broadcast on RAI 1.
Talking about his career on the big screen, Bruce has starred in numerous films, and became well known to the general public after starring in “Baltimore Bullet (1980)” by Robert Ellis Miller. He appeared in the main role of the science fiction film “Tron” (1982) written and directed by Steven Lisberger. Afterwards, he landed the lead role in the Australian film “Breakaway” (1990) co-produced and directed by Don McLennan. Later, he starred in the films “The Babe” (1992) by Arthur Hiller, “Free Fall” (1999) by Mario Azzopardi, “Brilliant” (2004) written, co-produced and directed by Roger Cardinal, “Transmorphers: Fall of Man” (2009) by Shane Van Dyke and “51” (2011) directed by Jason Connery. His net worth grew steadily with these appearances.
Moreover, Boxleitner has also increased his net worth releasing several books, including two novels of science fiction “Frontier Earth” (1999) and “Searcher” (2001).
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he married the actress Melissa Gilbert in 1995 with whom he had a son, Michael Garrett; Gilbert announced the separation from Boxleitner in 2011. He has two older sons, Sam and Lee, born from his first marriage with the former actress Kathryn Holcomb (1977–1987). In early 2016 he became engaged to his publicist Verena King.
