Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his role in '' The Dove''. He is also well known for his roles in the television mini-series ''

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'' and Disney's '' The Black Hole''.

Career

Bottoms made his screen debut in the television movie ''Trouble Comes to Town''. A year later he played the role of

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, in '' The Dove'', a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the

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. In the 1978 mini-series ''

'', he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew who joins the

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. The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. A year later, he appeared in '' The Black Hole'', a science fiction film that grossed over $35 million at the U.S. box office. In 1981, he made his

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debut in '' Fifth of July''. The play made its Broadway debut at the New Apollo Theatre on November 5, 1980, directed by Mason with Jeff Daniels reprising the role of Jed,

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as Ken and

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as Gwen. In 1984, he starred with Kirstie Alley in ''

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''. From 1985 to 1986, he was a series regular on '' Santa Barbara''. In 1990, he began a guest arc on the Canadian television series '' Street Legal''. In 1991, he played the second Cal Winters in '' Days of Our Lives''. In 1998 he was cast as a series regular in '' The Net''. His latest screen appearance was in 1999 in the TV series '' V.I.P.''.

Personal life

Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, and is the second son of sculptor James "Bud" Bottoms and Betty (née Chapman). He is the brother of actors

Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cy ...

Sam Bottoms Samuel John Bottoms (October 17, 1955 – December 16, 2008) was an American actor and producer. Early life Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, the third son of James "Bud" Bottoms (a sculptor and art teacher) and Betty (Chapman ...

, and Ben Bottoms. He has been married twice and twice divorced. Since 1999, he has been running the Bottoms Art Galleries in Santa Barbara that include his father's sculptures.

Career

Personal life

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