Television Boxleitner is known for his leading roles in the
television series How the West Was Won, ''
Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (with Kate Jackson and Beverly Garland), and Babylon 5'' (as
John Sheridan in seasons 2–5, 1994–98). He also starred in
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;
Touched by an Angel;
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 for seasons three and four, playing New York Governor Robert Malden in three episodes. He also appears on the television series
Chuck as the father of
Devon Woodcomb. He was in such made-for-television films as
The Secret,
Hope Ranch,
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door,
Pandemic,
Sharpshooter and ''
Aces 'n' Eights''. Boxleitner was a guest-star on
NCIS in the fall of 2010. He played Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase, a high-ranking Navy official. 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. From 2013 to 2015, he played Bob Beldon, the owner of the local
bed and breakfast, in the Hallmark Channel series
Cedar Cove. Boxleitner later recurred on
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. From 2019, Boxleitner had a recurring role on the
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries series of films
The Matchmaker Mysteries.
Film 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
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. He provides the voice of Colin Barrow in the animated science fiction horror film
Dead Space: Downfall, based on the video game
Dead Space. Other films he has performed in include:
Kuffs,
The Babe,
Brilliant,
Snakehead Terror,
Legion of the Dead,
King of the Lost World,
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."
Modeling From 1986 to 1989, Boxleitner appeared in advertisements for
Estee Lauder's "Lauder For Men".
Novels Boxleitner is the author of two
science fiction novels with a
Western setting,
Frontier Earth (1999) and
Searcher (2001).
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. ==Personal life==