Family
son:Lee Davis Boxleitner (born on November 16, 1985 in Los Angeles; mother, Kathryn Holcomb)
son:Michael Garrett Boxleitner (born 2 1/2 months prematurely on October 6, 1995; mother, Melissa Gilbert; named in honor of actor Michael Landon)
son:Sam Boxleitner (born in 1980; mother, Kathryn Holcomb)
wife:Melissa Gilbert (married on January 1, 1995)
wife:Kathryn Holcomb (married in May 1977; divorced in 1989; met when they co-starred in TV movie, "The Macahans" (1976); retired from acting after birth of first son in 1980; later married actor Ian Ogilvy)
1995 Co-starred with Melissa Gilbert in "Danielle Steele's Zoya" (NBC)
1994 Joined the cast of the TV science-fiction series, "Babylon 5", in its second season in the role of John Sheridan; show moved to TNT for its final season in 1997-1998
1993 First starred opposite Melissa Gilbert in NBC's "House of Secrets", a loose remake of "Diabolique"
1992 Executive produced and starred in the Showtime TV movie "Double Jeopardy"
1989 Hosted the Disney Channel series "Backstage at the Zoo"
1988 Starred with James Arness in the CBS remake of "Red River"
1982 Starred with Jeff Bridges in the Disney film "Tron"
1981 Played Charles Trask in the ABC miniseries "John Steinbeck's East of Eden"
1980 Made 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"
1976 First major TV-movie role as James Arness's nephew in "The Macahans" (ABC)
1975 Feature film debut in "Six Pack Annie"
1972 Moved to L.A.
1972 - 1973 Began acting career with walk-on parts in "Hawaii Five-O" and "Police Woman" and with five lines on a "Mary Tyler Moore Show" episode
1971 Professional acting debut, cast as the understudy to the lead in a Chicago production of "Status Quo Vadis"; assumed role when original actor quit
1971 Broadway debut in "Status Quo Vadis" (lasted one performance)
Starred as regular in first TV series, "How the West Was Won" (ABC)
Played Frank Buck in the CBS action series, "Bring 'Em Back Alive"
Co-starred opposite Kate Jackson in the romantic spy series "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (CBS)