Billy Campbell
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| Billy Campbell | |
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| Born | William Oliver Campbell July 7, 1959 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
William Oliver "Billy" Campbell[1] (born July 7, 1959) is an American film and television actor. In television, he is best known for his roles as Rick Sammler on Once and Again, as Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story, as Jordan Collier on The 4400, and as Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City Miniseries. He is also known for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in Dynasty which was his first prominent role. His most notable films include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough.[2] He also portrayed Darren Richmond on the AMC television series The Killing.
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Career[edit]
After appearances in the 1981 British-made war film How Sleep the Brave, and an episode of the hit 1980s sitcom Family Ties, Campbell's first prominent role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty. Campbell appeared in the show's fifth season (1984–85) when Dynasty was the number one show on American television. Following this, he had a regular role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986–88 NBC series Crime Story.
Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes. In 1988, Campbell would appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona".
In 1991, Campbell played the lead role in the retro sci-fi fantasy film The Rocketeer. He then played a vampire hunter in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In 1993, he starred in the short-lived detective series Moon Over Miami, and also won the role of Dr. Jon Fielding in the television adaptation of Tales of the City, based on the bestselling novels by Armistead Maupin. He would go on to appear in the sequels More Tales of the City in 1998, and Further Tales of the City in 2001.
In 1999, Campbell began what is probably his most famous role, that of Rick Sammler on the ABC series Once and Again. The series ran for three seasons until 2002, during which time Campbell received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Campbell then had a regular role as Jordan Collier on the sci-fi series The 4400, which aired for four seasons on the USA Network between 2004-2007. In 2005, he had a recurring role in the teen soap The O.C.
In recent years, Campbell has often played villains. After his role in the 2002 film Enough in which he played the abusive husband of Jennifer Lopez's character, he portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in the 2003 made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me. He then played a college professor accused of raping a student in a 2004 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and also played an accused serial killer who defends himself in the 2007 television series Shark.
In 2010, Campbell had a recurring role in the short-lived revival of Melrose Place. Following this, Campbell took a prominent role in the AMC series The Killing, an American remake of the Danish series of the same name. In 2012, Campbell played the stern but kindly father in the independent film, "Fat Kid Rules the World."
In 2000, Campbell was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine.
In 2013, he will star as Abraham Lincoln in a National Geographic television adaptation of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book, "Killing Lincoln." [3]
Personal life[edit]
Campbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended Western Albemarle High School. His parents divorced when he was two years old. He has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. He is good friends with actor and Crime Story co-star Stephen Lang. Campbell portrayed General George Pickett in the 2003 film Gods and Generals, a part previously played by Lang in the 1993 film Gettysburg in which Campbell also co-starred.
Campbell is a rugby enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | How Sleep the Brave | Strickner | |
| 1989 | Call from Space | Young Man | Short film |
| 1990 | Checkered Film | Tommy Trehearn | |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Cliff Secord/The Rocketeer | |
| 1992 | Dracula | Quincey P. Morris | |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Shep | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Lt. Pitzer | |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Chet | Short film |
| 1995 | Under the Hula Moon | Marvin | |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | Steve Hunter | |
| 1997 | Elissa | Will | Short film |
| 1997 | Menno's Mind | Menno | |
| 1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Harrison | |
| 1997 | Last Chance Love | Robert | |
| 1998 | The Brylcreem Boys | Miles Keogh | |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Streete Wilder | |
| 2002 | Enough | Mitch Hiller | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Maj. Gen. George Pickett | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | Richard | |
| 2010 | Almost Kings | Ron | |
| 2012 | Fat Kid Rules the World | Mr. Billings | |
| 2012 | The Disappeared | Mannie | Completed |
| 2012 | Red Knot | Captain Emerson | Post-production |
| 2013 | The Scribbler | TBA | Post-production |
| 2013 | Copperhead | Abner Beech | Filming completed |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Rookies | Gordan | Episode: "The Wheel of Death" |
| 1984 | Family Ties | Lyle | Episode: "Best Man" |
| 1984-1985 | Dynasty | Luke Fuller | 10 episodes |
| 1985 | First Steps | Dwayne | TV movie |
| 1986 | Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Dream West | Lt. Gaines | TV movie |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Det. Joey Indeli | TV movie |
| 1986-1988 | Crime Story | Det. Joey Indeli | 28 episodes |
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Capt. Thadiun Okona | Episode: "The Outrageous Okona" |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Wayne | Episode: "The Heat" |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Jon Fielden | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami | Walter Tatum | 12 episodes |
| 1995 | Out There | Delbert Mosley | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Cold Equations | Lt. John Barton | TV movie |
| 1997 | Automatic Avenue | TV movie | |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Luke | Episode: "A Year in the Life" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Dr. Clint Webber | Episode: "The Perfect Guy" |
| 1998 | More Tales from the City | Dr. Jon Philip Fielding | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Monday After the Miracle | John Macy | TV movie |
| 1998 | Max Q | Clay Jarvis | TV movie |
| 1999 | Dead Man's Gun | John Slattery | Episode: "The Regulator" |
| 1999-2002 | Once and Again | Rick Sammler | 63 episodes People's Choice Award for Favorite New Male Television Performer Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama |
| 2000 | In the Beginning | Moses | TV movie |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Dr. Jon Philip Fielding | TV miniseries Nominated-Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2003 | The Stranger Beside Me | Ted Bundy | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Practice | Tom Bartos | Episode: "Goodbye" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ron Polikoff | Episode: "Doubt" |
| 2004-2007 | The 4400 | Jordan Collier | 26 episodes |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Carter Buckley | 7 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | Shark | Wayne Callison | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | The Circuit | Al Shines | TV movie |
| 2009 | Meteor | Det. Jack Crowe | TV miniseries |
| 2009 | Eureka | Dr. Bruce Manlius | Episode: "Shower the People" |
| 2009 | Revolution | Tom Hart | TV movie |
| 2010 | Melrose Place | Ben Brinkley | 3 episodes |
| 2011-2012 | The Killing | Darren Richmond | 26 episodes |
| 2013 | Killing Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | TV movie |
| 2013 | Delirium | Thomas Fineman | "Pilot"; Pre-production |
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