Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 21, 1924
Died
May 16, 2018
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
167 titles
Joseph Campanella
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
Filmography
For Heaven's Sake
Donald Meeks
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
Joe Jenkins
The Dukes
Giovanni Zorro
The Showdown
The Announcer
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
Cold Case
Nelson Miller
Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin
Doctor Curt Connors (voice)
The Glow
Ben Goodstein
America's National Parks: The Sights and Sounds of Yellowstone National Park
Narrator
The Guardian
Ralph Longo
The Division
Judge Miles King
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?
Narrator (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grissley Geezer
The Roman War Machine
Narrator
L.A. Heat
The Great Builders of Egypt
Narrator
Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain
Professor Hunnicut
Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
Narrator
James Dean: Race with Destiny
Winton Dean
The Practice
Judge Joseph Camp
The Glass Cage
LeBeque
Early Edition
MacGruder
Road Rovers
Master (voice)
Pacific Blue
Joseph Tataglia
Charlie Grace
Hologram Man
Dr. Stern
Star Trek: Voyager
Federation Arbitrator
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Mickey Ryder
Spider-Man
Dr. Curt Connors (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Clive Hathaway
Save Me
Barton
Too Bad About Jack
Dark Dreams
Phil
Magic Kid
Tony
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
George Thompson
Walker, Texas Ranger
Victor DeMarco
The Force Within
Police Chief
Terror on Track 9
Chief Mleczko
Batman: The Animated Series
Matthew Thorne (voice)
Melrose Place
Cafe Romeo
Nino
Original Intent
Judge May
Dead Girls Don't Tango
Rheinhardt
Search for the Great Sharks
Narrator (voice)
Space Case
General Maxwell
Memories of Midnight
P.S. I Luv U
Last Call
Morris Thayer
A Show of Force
Walker Ryan