Jackson Bostwick (born October 23, 1943) is an American actor best known for playing Captain Marvel in the first season of the Shazam! television series in 1974-75.
Bostwick controversially was fired from Shazam! two episodes into the second season and replaced by John Davey. Bostwick failed to show up for a day's shooting, and the producers accused him of holding out for a higher salary. Bostwick explained he had sustained an injury during the previous day's filming and had gone to seek medical treatment. He successfully sued Filmation Enterprises, which was forced to pay him for the remainder of his contract plus residuals, including the entire second season.
Bostwick's father was a well-known Neurosurgeon in Montgomery, Alabama. In the late 1980s, Bostwick's father suddenly died. Bostwick had briefly returned to Montgomery before this and had taught theater at Auburn University at Montgomery, where he directed several plays, including The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. He is the founder of the L.A. (Lower Alabama) Film Group and MIT Film Group.
Bostwick met his wife, Elizabeth, in Los Angeles, where she was working as an actress. He is trained in Jeet-Kune-Do and Wing-Chun Kung-Fu.
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