Joseph Campanella
Birthday: 1924-11-21
Deathday: 2018-05-16
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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: "Leave it to me," Campanella remarked with his usual self-deprecation, "to get second billing to a rat in my first big starring movie." Recent credits include a "guest voice" role as Dr. Thorne on the Fox Network's Batman: The Animated Series. Joseph Campanella is the brother of Frank Campanella, a character actor usually cast as uniformed big-city cops.
Credits
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2008-09-23 | For Heaven's Sake | Donald Meeks |
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2007-12-18 | Christmas at Cadillac Jack's | Joe Jenkins |
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2007-04-23 | The Dukes | Giovanni Zorro |
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2006-03-25 | The Showdown | The Announcer |
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2005-06-07 | Spider-Man: The Venom Saga | Dr. Curt Connors (voice) |
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2004-06-29 | Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock | Doctor Curt Connors (voice) |
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2002-10-29 | Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin | Doctor Curt Connors (voice) |
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2002-08-02 | The Glow | Ben Goodstein |
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1999-01-01 | Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain | Professor Hunnicut |
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1997-10-02 | James Dean: Race with Destiny | Winton Dean |
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1996-10-01 | The Glass Cage | LeBeque |
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1995-06-27 | Hologram Man | Dr. Stern |
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1994-11-27 | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Mickey Ryder |
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1994-03-23 | Save Me | Barton |
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1994-01-01 | Too Bad About Jack | |
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1993-11-01 | Dark Dreams | Phil |
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1993-10-27 | Magic Kid | Tony |
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1993-01-01 | The Force Within | Police Chief |
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1992-09-20 | Terror on Track 9 | Chief Mleczko |
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1992-06-11 | Cafe Romeo | Nino |
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1992-05-13 | Original Intent | Judge May |
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1992-03-06 | Dead Girls Don't Tango | Rheinhardt |
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1992-01-01 | Space Case | General Maxwell |
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1991-02-07 | Last Call | Morris Thayer |
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1990-05-11 | A Show of Force | Walker Ryan |
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1990-04-25 | Down the Drain | Don Santiago |
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1990-03-09 | Body Chemistry | Dr. Pritchard |
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1990-01-25 | No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers | John Alexander |
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1988-01-01 | The Game | Schekel |
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1987-05-08 | Steele Justice | Harry |
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1985-10-13 | Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story | |
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1983-07-04 | Great Transport | |
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1982-04-11 | My Body, My Child | Joe Cabrezi |
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1981-01-27 | Earthbound | Conrad |
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1980-07-01 | Hangar 18 | Frank Lafferty |
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1980-03-14 | Defiance | Karenski |
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1980-03-11 | The Plutonium Incident | Harry Skirvan |
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1979-10-19 | Meteor | General Easton |
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1978-02-04 | Ring of Passion | Paul Gallico |
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1978-01-20 | Return to Fantasy Island | Brian Faber |
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1977-01-01 | Mission to Glory: A True Story | Father at San Bruno Mission |
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1975-05-26 | Sky Hei$t | Captain Monty Ballard |
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1975-02-25 | Journey from Darkness | Dr. Schroeder |
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1974-10-11 | Child Under a Leaf | The Husband |
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1974-10-08 | Hit Lady | Jeffrey Baine |
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1974-09-17 | Terror on the 40th Floor | Howard Foster |
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1974-02-27 | Unwed Father | Scott Simmons |
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1974-01-19 | Skyway to Death | Bob Parsons |
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1973-10-23 | The President's Plane Is Missing | Col. Doug Henderson |
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1973-02-28 | You'll Never See Me Again | Lt. John Stillman |
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1972-11-12 | The Trouble With People | Detective (Story 3) |
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1972-06-23 | Ben | Cliff Kirtland |
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1972-05-09 | Drive Hard, Drive Fast | Eric Bradley |
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1972-03-09 | Silent Running | Neal - ‘Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited) |
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1971-12-31 | And Then They Forgot God | Arthur Thompson |
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1971-10-29 | Murder Once Removed | Lt. Phil Proctor |
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1970-03-21 | A Clear and Present Danger | Jordan Boyle |
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1969-03-11 | The Whole World Is Watching | Brian Darrell |
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1969-02-11 | Any Second Now | Doctor Raul Valdez |
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1967-06-30 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre | Albert Wienshank |
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1964-11-12 | The Young Lovers | Prof. Reese |
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1957-01-11 | Four Boys and a Gun | Policeman killed during robbery (uncredited) |