Lee Horsley was born on 15 May 1955, in Muleshoe, Texas USA, and is known as a theatre, film and television actor, who has worked on projects such as ‘’Nero Wolfe’’ and ‘’Matt Houston’’, in addition to starring in the 1982 film ‘’The Sword and the Sorcerer’’.
So just how rich is Lee Horsley as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, the actor has a net worth of over $3 million, accumulated from his over three decades-long career in the entertainment industry.
Lee Horsley Net Worth $3 million
Horsley grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he sang in the church choir and attended Englewood High School, matriculating in 1973. He began his career working in the stage productions of ‘’West Side Story’’, ‘’Damn Yankees’’, and ‘’Oklahoma!’’.
When it comes to his career in the movies, he made his silver screen debut in 1982, portraying Prince Talon in ‘’The Sword and the Sorcerer’’, a performance which earned him a nomination for Saturn Award for Best Actor. He remained active on the big screen throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, but his next prominent role was in the 2007 movie ‘’Showdown at Area 51’’, in the role of Diamond Joe Carson. In 2010, he worked on the sequel of ‘’The Sword and the Sorcerer’’ entitled ‘’Tales of an Ancient Empire’’, portraying Prince Talon once again. In 2015, Horsley had another movie project, getting the role of Ed in ‘’The Hateful Eight’’, which grossed $155.7 million at the box office, and so helped the growth of his net worth.
Speaking about Lee’s career on television, he made his debut in 1981, playing Archie Goodwin in the television series ‘’Nero Wolfe’’, appearing in the total of 14 episodes as one of the main characters. He was busy throughout the rest of ‘80s, with his most prominent role being the role of Mattlock ‘’Matt’’ Houston, the title role of the series, from 1982 and over the course of the next three years. Having finished with that project, he went on to be a guest-star in several television shows, such as the variety show ‘’Dolly’’, starring Dolly Parton, but then in the upcoming period, Lee worked on several television movies, including ‘’The Face of Fear’’ and ‘’Palomino’’, playing the starring role in the latter. In 1992, he joined the cast of the television police drama series ‘’Bodies of Evidence’’, landing another starring role and remaining on that project until 1993 as Lieutenant Ben Carroll. He had another starring roles as the title character in ‘’Hawkeye’’, actually Natty Bumppo. His latest television project was the show ‘’Touched by An Angel’’, where he was a guest star in one episode in 2001.
When it comes to his personal life, he has been married to Stephanie Downer since 1980 and the couple has a daughter and a son. He has plenty of hobbies and is an outdoorsman, horseman and a western novelist.
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Fact
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Has hunted all over the world including Africa and Argentina.
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An expert horseman and outdoorsman, he has participated in rodeo events over the years.
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Had a musical theater background prior coming to Hollywood and TV in the late 70s. He toured in such shows as West Side Story and Oklahoma!
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Son, Logan, born 1983.
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Daughter, Amber, born 1981.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hateful Eight
2015
Ed
Django Unchained
2012
Sheriff Gus (Snowy Snow)
Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire
2010
The Stranger
Showdown at Area 51
2007
Diamond Joe Carson
Jasper: The Story of a Mule
2005
Video short
Narrator (voice)
Dismembered
2003
Joe Kenny
Touched by an Angel
2001
TV Series
Guy Garfield
Nightmare Man
1999
Ed Cody
Wind on Water
1998
TV Series
Gardner Poole
The Care and Handling of Roses
1996
TV Movie
Tom Doster
Home Song
1996
TV Movie
Tom Gardner
Hawkeye
1994-1995
TV Series
Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
1995
TV Series
Seamus O'Neil
Unlawful Passage
1994
Peter Browning
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
TV Movie
Ben Nicholson
French Silk
1994
TV Movie
Detective Cassidy
Bodies of Evidence
1992-1993
TV Series
Lieutenant Ben Carroll
Palomino
1991
TV Movie
Tate Jordan
Guns of Paradise
1988-1991
TV Series
Ethan Allen Cord
The Face of Fear
1990
TV Movie
Graham Harris
Single Women Married Men
1989
TV Movie
Ross Marino
Dolly
1988
TV Series
Jim Miller
Infidelity
1987
TV Movie
Nick Denato
North and South, Book II
1986
TV Mini-Series
Rafe Beaudeen
Crossings
1986
TV Mini-Series
Nick Burnham
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
TV Movie
Bryan Martin
When Dreams Come True
1985
TV Movie
Alex Kazloff
Matt Houston
1982-1985
TV Series
Matt Houston
The Love Boat
1983
TV Series
Greg Munford
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
TV Movie
Captain John Cain
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
Talon
Nero Wolfe
1981
TV Series
Archie Goodwin
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hawkeye
1995
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Dolly
1988
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Relinquish
2010/II
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Western Sport Fishing
2007
TV Series
Himself
Benelli's Dream Hunts
2006
TV Series
Himself
E! True Hollywood Story
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Music of the West: A Tribute to America's Singing Cowboys
1993
TV Movie
Himself
The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
1992
TV Special
Himself
The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards
1992
TV Special
Himself
25th Annual Country Music Association Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself
The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
1991
TV Special
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
1990
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
The Morning Exchange
1988
TV Series
Himself
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Derrick contre Superman
1992
TV Short
Matt Houston (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Golden Boot
Golden Boot Awards
1989
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Fictional Television Drama
Paradise (1988)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Q Award
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
Paradise (1988)
1983
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Actor
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Known for movies
Django Unchained (2012) as Sheriff Gus (Snowy Snow)