Date of Birth : May 12th 1950
He is best 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 Babylon 5. He also starred in The Gambler trilogy (as Billy Montana, alongside Kenny Rogers: 1980, 1983 and 1987). In 2005 he co-starred as Captain Martin Duvall in Young Blades. He has also starred in several television films that are part of the Babylon 5 franchise, including Babylon 5: In the Beginning, Babylon 5: Thirdspace, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms and the direct-to-dvd Babylon 5: The Lost Tales.
He has made appearances in many other TV shows, such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Gunsmoke, Judith Krantz’s Till We Meet Again, Tales from the Crypt, Heroes, Touched by an Angel, The Outer Limits and She Spies, and in 1982 he played Chase Marshall in the TV movie, Bare Essence, with Genie Francis. He has also recently joined the cast of Heroes for season three, playing New York Governor Robert Malden in two episodes. He also appeared on the television series Chuck as the father of Captain Awesome.
He has also appeared in several films, for instance in Tron (in which he played the title role) and The Baltimore Bullet (1980) with James Coburn. He will reprise his role in the Tron sequel Tron Legacy, and a sequel video game also named Tron 2.0, and Disney/Square Enix crossover video game Kingdom Hearts II. 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 sci-fi horror movie Dead Space: Downfall, based on the video game Dead Space. Other films he has been 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. He has also been in the made-for-television films The Secret, Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door, Pandemic, Sharpshooter and Aces ‘n Eights.
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Tron: Legacy ( 2010 )
Tron ( 1982 )