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
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Albert Wienshank
Ben
Cliff Kirtland
Save Me
Barton
A Show of Force
Walker Ryan
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
Drive Hard, Drive Fast
Eric Bradley
Original Intent
Judge May
Hangar 18
Frank Lafferty
And Then They Forgot God
Arthur Thompson
Body Chemistry
Dr. Pritchard
Hologram Man
Dr. Stern
Skyway to Death
Bob Parsons
Hit Lady
Jeffrey Baine
The Plutonium Incident
Harry Skirvan
My Body, My Child
Joe Cabrezi
Defiance
Karenski
The Dukes
Giovanni Zorro
Sky Hei$t
Captain Monty Ballard
Earthbound
Conrad
Unwed Father
Scott Simmons
Steele Justice
Harry
The President's Plane Is Missing
Col. Doug Henderson
A Clear and Present Danger
Jordan Boyle
You'll Never See Me Again
Lt. John Stillman
The Glow
Ben Goodstein
Murder Once Removed
Lt. Phil Proctor
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Father at San Bruno Mission
Dark Dreams
Phil
Magic Kid
Tony
The Game
Schekel
Last Call
Morris Thayer
Down the Drain
Don Santiago
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Winton Dean
Terror on the 40th Floor
Howard Foster
The Glass Cage
LeBeque
Ring of Passion
Paul Gallico
Child Under a Leaf
The Husband
The Force Within
Police Chief
Great Transport
1983
Honor Thy Father
Narrator (voice)
The Whole World Is Watching
Brian Darrell
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Terror on Track 9
Chief Mleczko
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Mickey Ryder
Any Second Now
Doctor Raul Valdez
Club Fed
Vince Hooligan
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
Joe Jenkins
Return to Fantasy Island
Brian Faber
Wild River: The Colorado
Narrator
Search for the Great Sharks
Narrator (voice)
Dead Girls Don't Tango
Rheinhardt
Four Boys and a Gun
Policeman killed during robbery (uncredited)
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
Professor Hunnicut
The Young Lovers
Prof. Reese
Journey from Darkness
Dr. Schroeder
For Heaven's Sake
Donald Meeks
Computers Are People, Too!
Narrator
Space Case
General Maxwell
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?
Narrator (voice)
Zoos of the World
Narrator (voice)
Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
Narrator
America's National Parks: The Sights and Sounds of Yellowstone National Park
Narrator
The Great Builders of Egypt
Narrator
TV Shows (116)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grissley Geezer · 1 eps
Dallas
Joseph Lombardi, Sr. · 2 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Federation Arbitrator · 1 eps
Melrose Place
3 eps
Cold Case
Nelson Miller · 1 eps
NOVA
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Ironside
2 eps
Ironside
Curtis Whitney · 1 eps
Ironside
Raymond Otis Baker · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
George Knapp · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
George McDaniels · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Matthew Thorne (voice) · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Al Mullins · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Dr. Helmut Cherlotov · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Captain Miklos Cherno · 1 eps
21 Jump Street
Hunt Samperton · 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 Mary Tyler Moore Show
Tom Vernon · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
Mannix
Lew Wickersham · 24 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Tony · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
2 eps
Touched by an Angel
Clive Hathaway · 1 eps
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
George Thompson · 1 eps
The Virginian
Pedro Lopez · 1 eps
The Virginian
Corbett · 1 eps
The Virginian
Walker · 1 eps
One Day at a Time
Ed Cooper · 8 eps
Spider-Man
Dr. Curt Connors (voice) · 12 eps
Spider-Man
Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard (voice) · 5 eps
Spider-Man
Lizard (voice) · 3 eps
Knots Landing
Deputy District Attorney · 3 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
The Division
Judge Miles King · 1 eps
Airwolf
Gen. Elliot Sandhower · 1 eps
Hotel
1982
Hotel
Russ Turnbull · 1 eps
Combat!
D'Amato · 1 eps
Combat!
Lt. Douglas · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Victor DeMarco · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Charles Thorndyke · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Vince Dastille · 1 eps
The Guardian
Ralph Longo · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Francisco De Navarre · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Martinson · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Simms · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Simms (segment "The Nature of the Enemy") · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Route 66
Whit Spencer · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Amos McKee · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jack Norcross · 1 eps
Run for Your Life
Ward Cooper · 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
Early Edition
MacGruder · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Leo Maslow · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Naked City
Detective Dutton · 1 eps
Naked City
Dutton · 1 eps
Naked City
Dr. Rutland · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Pacific Blue
Joseph Tataglia · 3 eps
Matt Houston
Nick Harrigan · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Medical Center
Colson · 1 eps
The Invaders
Father Joe · 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
Roger Flanders · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
McCloud
Victor Rhigas · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
Father Roman · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Vega$
2 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Mama's Family
Mr. Hanson · 2 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Bart Simian · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Arthur Holbrook · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Startime
Repairman · 1 eps
Road Rovers
Master (voice) · 13 eps
P.S. I Luv U
1 eps
The Colbys
Hutch Corrigan · 24 eps
The Magician
Frank Mitchell · 1 eps
L.A. Heat
1 eps
Decoy
Sergeant · 1 eps
Espionage
Ben Ashman · 1 eps
The Nurses
Dr. Ted Steffen · 97 eps
Captain Nice
1 eps
The Sixth Sense
1 eps
Charlie Grace
1 eps
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Matt Helm
Corbett · 1 eps
Barbary Coast
1 eps
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1 eps
Shane
Barney Lucas · 1 eps
Toma
1 eps
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1 eps
New York Confidential
1 eps
Pearl
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Brian Darrell · 27 eps
Memories of Midnight
2 eps
Jessica Novak
1 eps
The Brady Brides
1 eps
Khan!
1 eps
The Great Transport
1 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Dr. Peter Alcott · 3 eps