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