Jackson Bostwick

Jackson Leonard Bostwick Jr. (born October 23, 1943) is an American actor, theatre director and film producer. He is best known for portraying Captain Marvel in the first season and beginning of the second season of the Shazam! television series in 1974–1975.

Early life and education Bostwick was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His father, Jackson Leonard Bostwick Sr., was a neurosurgeon in Montgomery, Alabama. A photo of Bostwick's parents is seen in a movie in which he starred, The Prey.

Bostwick studied pre-med at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California, having been one of the original students in the program. He played park ranger Mark O'Brien in the horror film The Prey (1984). Bostwick later returned to Alabama and taught theater at Auburn University where he directed several plays, including The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. He occasionally appeared in films in the 1990s and 2000s.

Bostwick is the founder of the L.A. (Lower Alabama) Film Group and the MIT (Made [mostly] In Tennessee) Film Group, two independent "off-Hollywood" motion-picture and television production companies.

Personal life Bostwick has trained in Jeet Kune Do and Wing-Chun kung fu. He also plays the banjo.

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