Who is Beau Billingslea?

Beau Billingslea is an American actor who is mostly known for his versatile voice acting. He has actively worked in the entertainment industry since 1977 and is working to date. This actor initially worked as an officer in the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. However, his interest took his life into an acting path and he decided to pursue his career in acting. Initially, he became involved in different action series and movies. Likewise, he also worked for radio and different businesses as a voice-over artist. Seeing his potential, he later received many-voice over roles and became one of the famous voice actors. Moreover, he is highly known for his voice role in the Japanese anime, ‘Cowboy Bebop’ as Jet Black. Apart from movies, anime, and series he has also lent his voice to different characters in video games.

Quick Info
Full NameJohn "Beau" Billingslea
ProfessionActor and Voice Actor
Birth Place18 December 1944
Birth DateCharleston, South Carolina, United States
Star SignSagittarius
NationalityAmerican
Height5 feet and 9 inches (172cm/1.72m)
Weight65 kg (144lbs)
Net Worth 2021$1.9 million
WifeCecelia Billingslea
Children2 (1 son and 1 daughter)
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Bio

Beau Billingslea’s full name is John “Beau” Billingslea, born on 18 December 1944 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. His father was brought up in Macon, Georgia while his mother was raised in Malensis, South Carolina. Information regarding his parent’s names is unknown on the Internet. Likewise, he spent his childhood in Meriden, Connecticut. Additionally, Beau is currently 77 years old with a Sagittarius star sign.

Education/Early Life

Beau Billingslea attended Maloney High School where he was very active in sports. He then joined the University of Connecticut. There he became co-captain of his football team in his senior year. In 1966, he graduated with a Bachelors’s degree in Political Science. After his graduation, he worked as an officer in the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Likewise, he also visited Germany and Europe for working on a number of cases. Meanwhile, he also taught criminal law for the University of Maryland’s extension program in Germany.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Beau Billingslea holds an American nationality. Information about his religious views and ethnicity is not available. Besides this, he stands 5 feet and 9 inches (172cm/1.72m) and weighs 65 kg (144lbs). He has an average body type. Moreover, he has a pair of brown-colored eyes and black hair color.

Social (Instagram, Twitter)

Beau Billingslea doesn’t have official social media handles. However, his supposed Twitter account (@BeauBillingslea) has 3.3 thousand followers. He doesn’t have Instagram and Facebook account.

Personal Life

Beau Billingslea tied a knot to Cecelia Billingslea. This couple has two children, a son, and a daughter. This happy family resides in the Los Angeles area.

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Career

Movies of Beau Billingslea

Beau Billingslea has played in various movies and television series. His debut film role is in ‘Alex Joseph and His Wives’ in 1977. He then appeared in ‘Night Shift’ in 1982, ’10 to Midnight’ in 1983, ‘Real Genius’ in 1985, and ‘The Blob’ in 1988. Likewise, his 1990s movies are ‘In the Army Now,’ ‘The American President,’ and ‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.’ He also played the role of Thompson in ‘Leprechaun: Back 2 the Hood’ in 2003. His recently played movies are ‘Rebound’ in 2005 and ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’ in 2009. Furthermore, he last appeared in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ in 2013 as Captain Abbott. It starred Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Alice Eve, Leonard Nimoy, Peter Weller, etc.

TV Shows

Beau Billingslea has also appeared in various television series. He first appeared in ‘Hunter’ from 1984 to 1987. He also played in ‘Santa Barbara’ from 1984 to 1985 and ‘The Atlanta Child Murders’ in 1985. Moreover, he has also appeared in ‘Dallas,’ ‘Hotel,’ ‘The A-Team’ in 1985. His other series are ‘MacGyver,’ ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ ‘Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story,’ ‘Married… with Children,’ ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ‘Mad About You,’ and many more series in the 1980s and 1990s. Talking about his 2000s celebrated series, they are ‘Family Law’ in 2001, ‘The West Wing’ in 2004, ‘Just Jordan’ in 2007, ‘General Hospital’ in 2011, and ‘Star Trek Continues’ in 2016, etc. Furthermore, he has also appeared in the Lifetime TV movies, ‘Gone, but Not Forgotten’ in 2006.

Voice roles

This famous actor is especially known for his voice roles in different animated series, movies, anime, and video games. Beau’s popular anime series are ‘Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory’ in 1998, ‘Cowboy Bebop’ in 1999 as Jet Black, ‘ The Legend of Black Heaven’ in 2000, ‘Rave Master’ in 2001, ‘Gungrave’ in 2004, etc. Recently, he lent his voice in ‘Re: Zero − Starting Life in Another World’ to Valga “Rom” Cromwell in 2018. Moreover, he also voiced over Grrkek and The Moon in an animated series, ‘Megas XLR’ in 2004 and ‘ Stakes’ in 2015 respectively. Beau has also voiced over in ‘The Last: Naruto the Movie’ in 2015 as Fourth Raikage / Ay for which he received a nomination from the BTVA Anime Dub Awards. Similarly, he is also popular for his voice role in the 2006 video game, ‘Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII’ as Barret Wallace.

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Awards 

Beau Billingslea has received two nominations from the BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award in 2016 and 2014. However, he did not win any of them.

Net Worth of Beau Billingslea

Beau Billingslea has an estimated net worth of $1.9 million as of 2021.