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J. Kenneth Campbell
Actor

J. Kenneth Campbell

22 Jul 1947Born
79Age
56Credits
Flushing, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

J. Kenneth Campbell's acting career has taken him from Broadway to feature films and television. His many films include Bulworth, Ulee's Gold, Guess Who?, Mars Attacks and The Abyss. He recently completed filming director Kevin Willmott's upcoming feature The Only Good Indian, in which Campbell plays a lead role, alongside Wes Studi (Avatar, Last of the Mohicans). On television, Campbell has appeared in Commander in Chief, Frasier, Charmed, Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, Picket Fences, Matlock, L.A. Law and many other series. Campbell was born in Flushing, New York, in 1947 the second of seven children. He was raised on Long Island and graduated from Cheshire Academy in Connecticut.

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It was at The University of Arizona where he discovered his calling. Forsaking the "security" of a college degree, he entered "The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater" to study acting with Sanford Miesner. Non-academic acting students in 1967 became automatically eligible for the Selective Service and in the middle of his second year at the Playhouse, Campbell was drafted into the U.S. Army. He retaliated, by joining the Marines. He was wounded in action, and after months of recuperation, he returned to The Playhouse and finished the program. Campbell has worked, on stage, in film and on television ever since.

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Filmography

  1. 2014BluebirdFilm: Deputy
  2. 2009The Only Good IndianFilm: McCoy
  3. 2008The Butcher's DaughterFilm: Richard Beaumont
  4. 2005Commander in ChiefSeries: The Admiral (1 episode)
  5. 2005Guess WhoFilm: Nathan Rogers
  6. 2003Threat MatrixSeries (1 episode)
  7. 2003Straight from the HeartFilm: Howard Jamison
  8. 2002Collateral DamageFilm: Ed Coonts
  9. 2001The GuardianSeries: Mr. Lightstone (1 episode)
  10. 2001TomcatsFilm: Mr. MacDonald
  11. 1999AngelSeries: Angel's Father (1 episode)
  12. 1999Blue StreakFilm: Peterson, FBI
  13. 1999Michael Landon, the Father I KnewFilm: Andy Glennon
  14. 1998CharmedSeries: Elias Lundy (1 episode)
  15. 1998BulworthFilm: Anthony
  16. 1998Operation Delta Force 2: MaydayFilm: Flint Lukash
  17. 1997Ally McBealSeries: Donald Yorkin (1 episode)
  18. 1997Ulee's GoldFilm: Sheriff Bill Floyd
  19. 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries: Craig Hoffman (segment "The Wall") (1 episode)
  20. 1997TurbulenceFilm: Captain Matt Powell
  21. 1996Mars Attacks!Film: Doctor #1
  22. 1994CobbFilm: William Herschel Cobb
  23. 1994Cosmic SlopFilm: Mr. Spivey (segment 'The First Commandment')
  24. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Cotton (1 episode)
  25. 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries: Col. Lucian Chandler (1 episode)
  26. 1993DeadfallFilm: Huey
  27. 1993FrasierSeries: Mr. Michaels (1 episode)
  28. 1992InterceptorFilm: Engineer
  29. 1992RenegadeSeries: D.A. Dennis Piaza (1 episode)
  30. 1992Melrose PlaceSeries: Sheriff Spencer (1 episode)
  31. 1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootFilm: Ross
  32. 1991Murder 101Film: Tim Ryder
  33. 1991Flight of the IntruderFilm: Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker
  34. 1990The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeFilm: Todd Harris
  35. 1990Johnny RyanFilm: D.A. Frank Hogan
  36. 1990The Last of the FinestFilm: Calvert
  37. 1990Drug Wars: The Camarena StorySeries: Stephen Matson (3 episodes)
  38. 1989An Innocent ManFilm: Lieutenant Freebery
  39. 1989The AbyssFilm: DeMarco
  40. 1988Favorite SonSeries: Thomas (3 episodes)
  41. 1988Deadline: MadridFilm: Paul Johnson
  42. 1988WaxworkFilm: Marquis de Sade
  43. 1987Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamFilm: (voice)
  44. 1987The SurvivalistFilm: President's Spokesman
  45. 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarFilm: Ray Anderson
  46. 1986L.A. LawSeries: Judge Walter Stone (1 episode)
  47. 1986RoanoakSeries: Walter Ralegh (3 episodes)
  48. 1986MatlockSeries: Ed Wingate, Scott Walker (4 episodes)
  49. 1983ChiefsSeries: Dr. Tom Manton (1 episode)
  50. 1982CheersSeries: Bob Speakes (1 episode)
  51. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: Walter Raleigh (3 episodes)
  52. 1980The ChangelingFilm: Security Guard
  53. 1979Love and BulletsFilm: Newscaster (uncredited)
  54. 1978The Crash of Flight 401Film
  55. 1978Cops and RobinFilm: Det. Furie
  56. 1975Wonder WomanSeries: Taft (1 episode)

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