Stephen Collins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Biography
Stephen Collins is an American former actor born on October 1, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa. He is best known for his role as Eric Camden, the family patriarch on the television series "7th Heaven," which aired from 1996 to 2007. Collins also played notable roles such as Commander Willard Decker in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) and had television roles in series like "No Ordinary Family" and "Revolution." He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and graduated cum laude from Amherst College. His career spanned television, film, and theater, with early roles including appearances in "All the President's Men" and the cult TV series "Tales of the Gold Monkey." Collins was also nominated for an Emmy for his work in the miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" and played John F. Kennedy in "A Woman Named Jackie." He acted alongside stars such as Diane Keaton and Shirley MacLaine in various films. Collins' career ended in 2014 following his public confession to sexual abuse against minors. Beyond acting, he also authored psychosexual thrillers and performed in Broadway productions. Throughout his career, he was recognized for playing wholesome and authoritative characters, often embodying family-oriented roles
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Filmography
Hollywood Demons
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Devious Maids
TV · as Philippe Delatour · 6 eps
The Three Stooges
Movie · as Mr. Harter
Revolution
TV · as Gene Porter · 22 eps
Scandal
TV · as Reed Wallace · 1 ep
No Ordinary Family
TV · as Dr. Dayton King · 20 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth
Movie · as Dancing Alien
Every Second Counts
Movie · as Joe Preston
Hole in the Paper Sky
Movie · as Mr. Benson
Because I Said So
Movie · as Joe
Private Practice
TV · as "The Captain" Montgomery · 4 eps
Blood Diamond
Movie · as Ambassador Walker
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Charlie · 1 ep
The Office
TV · as Walter Bernard Sr. · 1 ep
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Bruce Mathis · 2 eps
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Commission
Movie · as Joseph A. Ball
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Drive Me Crazy
Movie · as Mr. Maris
As Time Runs Out
Movie · as Dan Carlin
Batman Beyond
TV · as Tony Maychek / Earthmover (voice) · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Pierson Bartlett · 1 ep
An Unexpected Life
Movie · as Sam Sadwich
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The First Wives Club
Movie · as Aaron Paradis
The Babysitter's Seduction
Movie · as Bill Bartrand
An Unexpected Family
Movie · as Sam
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Movie · as Adam Graham
On Seventh Avenue
Movie · as Tom Aiken
7th Heaven
TV · as Eric Camden · 243 eps
A Family Divided
Movie · as Roger Billingsley
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Movie · as Dan Broderick
Scarlett
TV · as Ashley Wilkes · 2 eps
Remember
Movie · as Clee Donovan
The Disappearance of Nora
Movie · as Jack Fremont
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Movie · as Dan Broderick
My New Gun
Movie · as Gerald Bender
A Woman Named Jackie
TV · as John Fitzgerald Kennedy · 3 eps
Stella
Movie · as Stephen Dallas
Working It Out
TV · 13 eps
The Big Picture
Movie · as Attorney
Weekend War
Movie · as Capt. John Deason
Tattingers
TV · 15 eps
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
TV · as Billy Grenville Jr. · 2 eps
Hold the Dream
TV · as Shane O'Neill · 4 eps
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Movie · as Marty Phillips
Choke Canyon
Movie · as Dr. David Lowell
Brewster's Millions
Movie · as Warren Cox
Dark Mirror
Movie · as Dr. Jim Eiseley
Threesome
Movie · as Peter Hatten
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Todd Fields · 1 ep
Chiefs
TV · as Billy Lee · 3 eps
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV · as Jake Cutter · 22 eps
Inside the Third Reich
TV · as Karl Hanke · 2 eps
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
Movie · as Larrabee
Summer Solstice
Movie · as Josh
The Henderson Monster
Movie · as Pete Casimir
Loving Couples
Movie · as Greg
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Movie · as Decker
The Promise
Movie · as Michael Hillyard
Fedora
Movie · as Young Barry
Between the Lines
Movie · as Michael
The Rhinemann Exchange
TV · as David Spaulding · 3 eps
All the President's Men
Movie · as Hugh Sloan
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Movie · as Agent Donald Nash
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Steve Carmody · 1 ep
Battle of the Network Stars
TV · 1 ep
Good Heavens
TV · 1 ep
The Michele Lee Show
TV · 1 ep
The Waltons
TV · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Morton Fullerton · 1 ep