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Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Actor · Born 1924-11-21 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Actor Joseph Campanella's father, a Sicilian immigrant, was an early member of the American Federation of Musicians; perhaps as a result, the younger Campanella remained active in liberal "underdog" political causes all his life. At eighteen, Campanella became one of the youngest-ever skippers in the wartime navy. He went on to attend Columbia University, then began his acting career on the New York stage and in TV soap operas. Over the next three decades he would portray Joe Turino on The Guiding Light, Alec Fielding on The Doctors, Dr. Ted Steffen on the nighttime TV serial The Doctors and the Nurses and Senator Harper Devereaux on Days of Our Lives. Additional TV assignments for Campanella included the role of Mike Connors' boss on the first season (1967-68) of Mannix; attorney Brian Darrell on four seasons (1969-73) of The Bold Ones; and Hutch Corrigan on the 1985-86 season of The Colbys. He also narrated several National Geographic Specials, and was host of the syndicated 1983 revival of This is Your Life. A steadfast film supporting player, Campanella was finally awarded a lead in 1972's "rampaging rat" thriller Ben, only to find that his was the second name above the title: …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Batman: The Animated Series (1992) — Matthew Thorne (voice)
  2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Grissley Geezer
  3. Spider-Man (1994) — Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
  4. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Federation Arbitrator
  5. Silent Running (1972) — Neal - ‘Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited)
  6. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Victor DeMarco
  7. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) — George Thompson
  8. Airwolf (1984) — Gen. Elliot Sandhower
  9. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — George Knapp
  10. Cold Case (2003) — Nelson Miller
  11. The Golden Girls (1985) — Al Mullins
  12. Mission: Impossible (1966) — Dr. Helmut Cherlotov
  13. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Dr. Peter Alcott
  14. Dallas (1978) — Joseph Lombardi, Sr.
  15. 21 Jump Street (1987) — Hunt Samperton
  16. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Clive Hathaway
  17. Melrose Place (1992)
  18. Meteor (1979) — General Easton
  19. Early Edition (1996) — MacGruder
  20. Ben (1972) — Cliff Kirtland
  21. NOVA (1974) — Narrator (voice)
  22. The Untouchables (1959) — Vince Dastille
  23. The Rockford Files (1974) — Arnold Bailey
  24. Quincy, M.E. (1976)
  25. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) — Albert Wienshank
  26. Combat! (1962) — D'Amato
  27. Gunsmoke (1955) — Amos McKee
  28. The Practice (1997) — Judge Joseph Camp
  29. Night Gallery (1970) — Simms
  30. Pacific Blue (1996) — Joseph Tataglia
  31. No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990) — John Alexander
  32. Spider-Man: The Venom Saga (2005) — Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
  33. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — Tom Vernon
  34. Hangar 18 (1980) — Frank Lafferty
  35. Ironside (1967)
  36. One Day at a Time (1975) — Ed Cooper
  37. Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin (2002) — Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
  38. The Fugitive (1963) — Jesse Stransel
  39. The Invaders (1967) — Father Joe
  40. The Guardian (2001) — Ralph Longo