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Joseph Campanella
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…
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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.
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2008
For Heaven's Sake
Movie Donald Meeks
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2007
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
Movie Joe Jenkins
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2007
The Dukes
Movie Giovanni Zorro
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2006
The Showdown
Movie The Announcer
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2005
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Movie Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
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2004
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Movie Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
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2003
Cold Case
TV show Nelson Miller
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2002
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Movie Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
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2002
The Glow
Movie Ben Goodstein
- 2002
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2001
The Guardian
TV show Ralph Longo
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2001
The Division
TV show Judge Miles King
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2000
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Grissley Geezer
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1999
The Roman War Machine
TV show Narrator
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1999
L.A. Heat
TV show
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1999
The Great Builders of Egypt
Movie Narrator
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1999
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
Movie Professor Hunnicut
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1998
Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
Movie Narrator
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1997
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Movie Winton Dean
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1997
The Practice
TV show Judge Joseph Camp
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1996
The Glass Cage
Movie LeBeque
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1996
Early Edition
TV show MacGruder
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1996
Road Rovers
TV show Master (voice)
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1996
Pacific Blue
TV show Joseph Tataglia
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1995
Charlie Grace
TV show
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1995
Hologram Man
Movie Dr. Stern
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1995
Star Trek: Voyager
TV show Federation Arbitrator
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1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Movie Mickey Ryder
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1994
Spider-Man
TV show Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
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1994
Touched by an Angel
TV show Clive Hathaway
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1994
Save Me
Movie Barton
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1994
Too Bad About Jack
Movie
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1993
Dark Dreams
Movie Phil
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1993
Magic Kid
Movie Tony
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1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV show George Thompson
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1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV show Victor DeMarco
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1993
The Force Within
Movie Police Chief
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1992
Terror on Track 9
Movie Chief Mleczko
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1992
Batman: The Animated Series
TV show Matthew Thorne (voice)
