Joseph Campanella
Acting
Born: November 21, 1924 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 16, 2018 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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: "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.
Known for
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Spider-Man
1994
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Silent Running
1972
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Airwolf
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cold Case
2003
The Golden Girls
1985
Mission: Impossible
1966
Photos (3)
Movies (68)
Silent Running
Neal - ‘Berkshire’ Captain (voice/uncredited)
Meteor
General Easton
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
John Alexander
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
Steele Justice
Harry
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Albert Wienshank
The Whole World Is Watching
Brian Darrell
Ben
Cliff Kirtland
A Show of Force
Walker Ryan
Hangar 18
Frank Lafferty
Defiance
Karenski
Magic Kid
Tony
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Mickey Ryder
Save Me
Barton
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
Professor Hunnicut
Original Intent
Judge May
Murder Once Removed
Lt. Phil Proctor
Body Chemistry
Dr. Pritchard
Last Call
Morris Thayer
The President's Plane Is Missing
Col. Doug Henderson
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Father at San Bruno Mission
My Body, My Child
Joe Cabrezi
The Glass Cage
LeBeque
Terror on Track 9
Chief Mleczko
A Clear and Present Danger
Jordan Boyle
Hologram Man
Dr. Stern
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
The Glow
Ben Goodstein
Hit Lady
Jeffrey Baine
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
The Dukes
Giovanni Zorro
Ring of Passion
Paul Gallico
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Winton Dean
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
Joe Jenkins
Skyway to Death
Bob Parsons
Honor Thy Father
Narrator (voice)
And Then They Forgot God
Arthur Thompson
Dead Girls Don't Tango
Rheinhardt
Drive Hard, Drive Fast
Eric Bradley
Earthbound
Conrad
The Plutonium Incident
Harry Skirvan
Four Boys and a Gun
Policeman killed during robbery (uncredited)
Any Second Now
Doctor Raul Valdez
Zoos of the World
Narrator (voice)
Child Under a Leaf
The Husband
Club Fed
Vince Hooligan
Dark Dreams
Phil
For Heaven's Sake
Donald Meeks
Terror on the 40th Floor
Howard Foster
Search for the Great Sharks
Narrator (voice)
Great Transport
1983
Down the Drain
Don Santiago
The Young Lovers
Prof. Reese
You'll Never See Me Again
Lt. John Stillman
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?
Narrator (voice)
America's National Parks: The Sights and Sounds of Yellowstone National Park
Narrator
Space Case
General Maxwell
Return to Fantasy Island
Brian Faber
Sky Hei$t
Captain Monty Ballard
Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
Narrator
Computers Are People, Too!
Narrator
Unwed Father
Scott Simmons
The Game
Schekel
Journey from Darkness
Dr. Schroeder
The Force Within
Police Chief
Wild River: The Colorado
Narrator
The Great Builders of Egypt
Narrator
TV Shows (118)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grissley Geezer · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Nabil El Masri · 2 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Federation Arbitrator · 1 eps
Dallas
Joseph Lombardi, Sr. · 2 eps
Murder, She Wrote
George Knapp · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
George McDaniels · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Mannix
Lew Wickersham · 24 eps
Knots Landing
Deputy District Attorney · 3 eps
Ironside
2 eps
Ironside
Curtis Whitney · 1 eps
Ironside
Raymond Otis Baker · 1 eps
NOVA
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Matthew Thorne (voice) · 1 eps
Melrose Place
3 eps
Cold Case
Nelson Miller · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge Joseph Camp · 5 eps
The Fugitive
Jesse Stransel · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Deputy Harry Banner · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Capt. Ralph Lee · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Lieutenant Spencer · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Arnold Bailey · 1 eps
The Virginian
Pedro Lopez · 1 eps
The Virginian
Corbett · 1 eps
The Virginian
Walker · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Helmut Cherlotov · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Captain Miklos Cherno · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Attorney Jules Draper · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie Barnes · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Styer · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Clive Hathaway · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
George Thompson · 1 eps
21 Jump Street
Hunt Samperton · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Al Mullins · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Fritz Moline · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
John Anthony Harris · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ken Meade · 1 eps
Airwolf
Gen. Elliot Sandhower · 1 eps
Hotel
1982
Hotel
Russ Turnbull · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Francisco De Navarre · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Martinson · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Tony · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
2 eps
Spider-Man
Dr. Curt Connors (voice) · 12 eps
Spider-Man
Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard (voice) · 5 eps
Spider-Man
Lizard (voice) · 3 eps
Naked City
Detective Dutton · 1 eps
Naked City
Dutton · 1 eps
Naked City
Dr. Rutland · 1 eps
Combat!
D'Amato · 1 eps
Combat!
Lt. Douglas · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
The Division
Judge Miles King · 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Tom Vernon · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Medical Center
Colson · 1 eps
The Guardian
Ralph Longo · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Vince Dastille · 1 eps
Early Edition
MacGruder · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Route 66
Whit Spencer · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Victor DeMarco · 1 eps
Pacific Blue
Joseph Tataglia · 3 eps
The Doris Day Show
Roger Flanders · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Leo Maslow · 1 eps
The Invaders
Father Joe · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Simms · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Simms (segment "The Nature of the Enemy") · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
McCloud
Victor Rhigas · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
One Day at a Time
Ed Cooper · 8 eps
The Name of the Game
Charles Thorndyke · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Amos McKee · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jack Norcross · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Ward Cooper · 1 eps
Matt Houston
Nick Harrigan · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
1 eps
Days of Our Lives
Harper Deveraux · 514 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Vega$
2 eps
12 O'Clock High
Father Roman · 1 eps
Mama's Family
Mr. Hanson · 2 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Bart Simian · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Petrocelli
Arthur Holbrook · 1 eps
Startime
Repairman · 1 eps
The Colbys
Hutch Corrigan · 24 eps
The Nurses
Dr. Ted Steffen · 97 eps
Espionage
Ben Ashman · 1 eps
The Magician
Frank Mitchell · 1 eps
Decoy
Sergeant · 1 eps
Matt Helm
Corbett · 1 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
L.A. Heat
1 eps
Road Rovers
Master (voice) · 13 eps
Charlie Grace
1 eps
Captain Nice
1 eps
Shane
Barney Lucas · 1 eps
Toma
1 eps
Barbary Coast
1 eps
New York Confidential
1 eps
P.S. I Luv U
1 eps
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 eps
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Pearl
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1 eps
The Brady Brides
1 eps
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Brian Darrell · 27 eps
Memories of Midnight
2 eps
Khan!
1 eps
Jessica Novak
1 eps
The Great Transport
1 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Dr. Peter Alcott · 3 eps