About
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...
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995
DallasSeries • 1978
NOVASeries • 1974
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
IronsideSeries • 1967
AirwolfSeries • 1984
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Combat!Series • 1962
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
21 Jump StreetSeries • 1987
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950