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Scott Bakula
Acting
95 known credits
2.1 popularity score 72 years
Biography
About Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise. Bakula also guest starred in seasons two and three of NBC's Chuck as the title character's father Stephen Bartowski.
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Scott Bakula across film and television
94credited titles
53movie credits
41TV credits
1986–2026screen career span
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Awards received
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series DramaFor Quantum Leap
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