For Heaven's Sake
2008 · Movie
as Donald Meeks
Joseph Campanella
1924-11-21
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Dukes
2007 · Movie
as Giovanni Zorro
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
2007 · Movie
as Joe Jenkins
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The Showdown
2006 · Movie
as The Announcer
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005 · Movie
as Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 · Movie
as Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
as Nelson Miller
The Glow
2002 · Movie
as Ben Goodstein
America's National Parks: The Sights and Sounds of Yellowstone National Park
2002 · Movie
as Narrator
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
2002 · Movie
as Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
The Guardian
2001 · TV Show
as Ralph Longo
The Division
2001 · TV Show
as Judge Miles King
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?
2000 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Grissley Geezer
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
1999 · Movie
as Professor Hunnicut
The Great Builders of Egypt
1999 · Movie
as Narrator
L.A. Heat
1999 · TV Show
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The Roman War Machine
1999 · TV Show
as Narrator
Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
1998 · Movie
as Narrator
James Dean: Race with Destiny
1997 · Movie
as Winton Dean
The Practice
1997 · TV Show
as Judge Joseph Camp
The Glass Cage
1996 · Movie
as LeBeque
Road Rovers
1996 · TV Show
as Master (voice)
Pacific Blue
1996 · TV Show
as Joseph Tataglia
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
as MacGruder
Hologram Man
1995 · Movie
as Dr. Stern
Charlie Grace
1995 · TV Show
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · TV Show
as Federation Arbitrator
Save Me
1994 · Movie
as Barton
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Too Bad About Jack
1994 · Movie
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994 · Movie
as Mickey Ryder
Spider-Man
1994 · TV Show
as Dr. Curt Connors (voice), Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard (voice), Lizard (voice)
Touched by an Angel
1994 · TV Show
as Clive Hathaway
Magic Kid
1993 · Movie
as Tony
Dark Dreams
1993 · Movie
as Phil
The Force Within
1993 · Movie
as Police Chief
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · TV Show
as Victor DeMarco
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · TV Show
as George Thompson
Search for the Great Sharks
1992 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Dead Girls Don't Tango
1992 · Movie
as Rheinhardt
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Cafe Romeo
1992 · Movie
as Nino
Space Case
1992 · Movie
as General Maxwell
Original Intent
1992 · Movie
as Judge May
Terror on Track 9
1992 · Movie
as Chief Mleczko
Melrose Place
1992 · TV Show
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · TV Show
as Matthew Thorne (voice)
Last Call
1991 · Movie
as Morris Thayer
P.S. I Luv U
1991 · TV Show
Memories of Midnight
1991 · TV Show
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
1990 · Movie
as John Alexander
Down the Drain
1990 · Movie
as Don Santiago
A Show of Force
1990 · Movie
as Walker Ryan
Body Chemistry
1990 · Movie
as Dr. Pritchard
The Game
1988 · Movie
as Schekel
Steele Justice
1987 · Movie
as Harry
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Death Diploma
1987 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
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The River That Harms
1987 · Movie
as Narrator
21 Jump Street
1987 · TV Show
as Hunt Samperton
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · TV Show
as Dr. Peter Alcott
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985 · Movie
The Golden Girls
1985 · TV Show
as Al Mullins
The Colbys
1985 · TV Show
as Hutch Corrigan
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as George Knapp, George McDaniels
Airwolf
1984 · TV Show
as Gen. Elliot Sandhower
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · TV Show
as Bart Simian
Great Transport
1983 · Movie
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This Is Your Life
1983 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Mama's Family
1983 · TV Show
as Mr. Hanson
The Great Transport
1983 · TV Show
My Body, My Child
1982 · Movie
as Joe Cabrezi
Computers Are People, Too!
1982 · Movie
as Narrator
Hotel
1982 · TV Show
Matt Houston
1982 · TV Show
as Nick Harrigan
Earthbound
1981 · Movie
as Conrad
Jessica Novak
1981 · TV Show
The Brady Brides
1981 · TV Show
Hangar 18
1980 · Movie
as Frank Lafferty
The Plutonium Incident
1980 · Movie
as Harry Skirvan
Defiance
1980 · Movie
as Karenski
Meteor
1979 · Movie
as General Easton
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
Knots Landing
1979 · TV Show
as Deputy District Attorney
Return to Fantasy Island
1978 · Movie
as Brian Faber
Ring of Passion
1978 · Movie
as Paul Gallico
Dallas
1978 · TV Show
as Joseph Lombardi, Sr.
Vega$
1978 · TV Show
Pearl
1978 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977 · Movie
as Father at San Bruno Mission
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977 · TV Show
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · TV Show
as Attorney Jules Draper, Charlie Barnes, Dr. Styer
Journey from Darkness
1975 · Movie
as Dr. Schroeder
Sky Hei$t
1975 · Movie
as Captain Monty Ballard
Khan!
1975 · TV Show
Barbary Coast
1975 · TV Show
Matt Helm
1975 · TV Show
as Corbett
One Day at a Time
1975 · TV Show
as Ed Cooper
Hit Lady
1974 · Movie
as Jeffrey Baine
Unwed Father
1974 · Movie
as Scott Simmons
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 · Movie
as Howard Foster
Skyway to Death
1974 · Movie
as Bob Parsons
Child Under a Leaf
1974 · Movie
as The Husband
Police Woman
1974 · TV Show
The Rockford Files
1974 · TV Show
as Arnold Bailey
NOVA
1974 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Petrocelli
1974 · TV Show
as Arthur Holbrook
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973 · Movie
as Col. Doug Henderson
You'll Never See Me Again
1973 · Movie
as Lt. John Stillman
Honor Thy Father
1973 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Police Story
1973 · TV Show
Toma
1973 · TV Show
The Magician
1973 · TV Show
as Frank Mitchell
Silent Running
1972 · Movie
as Neal - ‘Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited)
Ben
1972 · Movie
as Cliff Kirtland
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The Trouble With People
1972 · Movie
as Detective (Story 3)
Drive Hard, Drive Fast
1972 · Movie
as Eric Bradley
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
The Sixth Sense
1972 · TV Show
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972 · TV Show
And Then They Forgot God
1971 · Movie
as Arthur Thompson
Murder Once Removed
1971 · Movie
as Lt. Phil Proctor
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV Show
Zoos of the World
1970 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Wild River: The Colorado
1970 · Movie
as Narrator
A Clear and Present Danger
1970 · Movie
as Jordan Boyle
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
as Simms, Simms (segment "The Nature of the Enemy")
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
as Victor Rhigas
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · TV Show
as Tom Vernon
The Whole World Is Watching
1969 · Movie
as Brian Darrell
Any Second Now
1969 · Movie
as Doctor Raul Valdez
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV Show
as Leo Maslow
Medical Center
1969 · TV Show
as Colson
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
1969 · TV Show
as Brian Darrell
Lancer
1968 · TV Show
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
as Charles Thorndyke
The Doris Day Show
1968 · TV Show
as Roger Flanders
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967 · Movie
as Albert Wienshank
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
as Lew Wickersham
Ironside
1967 · TV Show
as Curtis Whitney, Raymond Otis Baker
Captain Nice
1967 · TV Show
The Invaders
1967 · TV Show
as Father Joe
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Dr. Helmut Cherlotov, Captain Miklos Cherno
Shane
1966 · TV Show
as Barney Lucas
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Fritz Moline, John Anthony Harris, Ken Meade
The Big Valley
1965 · TV Show
as Francisco De Navarre, Martinson
National Geographic Specials
1965 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Run for Your Life
1965 · TV Show
as Ward Cooper
The Young Lovers
1964 · Movie
as Prof. Reese
12 O'Clock High
1964 · TV Show
as Father Roman
The Fugitive
1963 · TV Show
as Jesse Stransel, Deputy Harry Banner, Capt. Ralph Lee, Lieutenant Spencer
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
as Frank Mancini
Espionage
1963 · TV Show
as Ben Ashman
Combat!
1962 · TV Show
as D'Amato, Lt. Douglas
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Pedro Lopez, Corbett, Walker
The Nurses
1962 · TV Show
as Dr. Ted Steffen
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
as Whit Spencer
New York Confidential
1959 · TV Show
The Untouchables
1959 · TV Show
as Vince Dastille
Startime
1959 · TV Show
as Repairman
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Detective Dutton, Dutton, Dr. Rutland
Four Boys and a Gun
1957 · Movie
as Policeman killed during robbery (uncredited)
Decoy
1957 · TV Show
as Sergeant
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Amos McKee, Jack Norcross
Omnibus
1952 · TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · TV Show
as Tony
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · TV Show
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Science International
· TV Show
as host
