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Joseph Campanella

Joseph Anthony Campanella (November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. Campanella was best remembered for his roles as Joe Turino on Guiding Light from 1959 to 1962, Lew Wickersham on the detective series Mannix from 1967 to 1968, Brian Darrell on the legal drama The Bold Ones: The Lawyers from 1969 to 1972, Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1992, Science International from 1976 to 1979, and his recurring role as Jonathan Young on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996 to 2005.

Joseph Campanella
Campanella in The Nurses, 1965
Born
Joseph Anthony Campanella

(1924-11-21)November 21, 1924
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 2018(2018-05-16) (aged 93)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Alma materManhattan College
Columbia University
OccupationActor
Years active1952–2009
Spouse
Kathryn Jill Bartholomew
(m. 1964)
Children7
RelativesFrank Campanella (brother)

He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994. Campanella voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1997).

Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career.[1]

Early life

Campanella was born in Manhattan, New York City to Sicilian immigrants Philip and Mary O. Campanella.[2][3] His father was a pianist and his mother was a homemaker and dressmaker.[2] He was the younger brother of actor Frank Campanella (1919–2006) and had another brother named Philip.[4] The family lived in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. He and his brothers grew up speaking Italian before learning English.[4][5] The Campanella family was staunchly Catholic.[6]

Campanella served in the United States Navy during World War II[7][8] as a landing craft commander. At 18, he was one of the youngest commanders in the Navy, serving from 1944 to 1946.[9] He later graduated from Manhattan College in 1948, and attended Columbia University, where he studied drama.[10] Before starting his acting career, he worked as a radio sportscaster in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.[11]

Career

Campanella appeared in such television shows as Combat!, Decoy, The Eleventh Hour, The Doctors, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, Marcus Welby, M.D., Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, Alias Smith and Jones, A Man Called Ironside (pilot), The Untouchables, Police Story, The Road West, The Invaders, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rockford Files, The Golden Girls, Mama's Family , Lois & Clark And Baywatch.[6][12][13][14][15]

 
Campanella and Zina Bethune in a publicity photo for The Doctors and the Nurses (1965)

Campanella had a recurring role from 1959 to 1962 as a criminal named Joe Turino on the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light.[14] He had a recurring role as Dr. Ted Steffen on the medical drama The Doctors and the Nurses from 1964 to 1965.[13] One of his most popular roles was as Lew Wickersham in season 1 (1967–1968) of the television series Mannix, serving as the head of the detective agency Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) worked for. He was let go from his role after the first season due to a reworking of the program's concept.[11] He appeared as attorney Brian Darrell from 1969 to 1972 in The Bold Ones: The Lawyers.[11] In 1973, he played an old flame of Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the twenty-second episode of season 3, titled "Remembrance of Things Past".[16] He played Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Captain Monty Ballard in the crime drama TV movie Sky Hei$t in 1975.[17]

 
Campanella in a publicity photo for Gunsmoke (1968)

Campanella played Ann Romano's (Bonnie Franklin) ex-husband, Ed Cooper, in eight episodes of One Day at a Time (1975–1984) and Barbara Stanwyck's love interest in the first season (1985–1986) of Aaron Spelling's short-lived Dynasty spinoff, The Colbys.[6][13] He appeared in a second-season episode of The Golden Girls as a detective.[18] He had a prominent role as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1988, had a recurring role as a doctor in Beauty and the Beast (1989–1990), a recurring role as Jimmy Everett on General Hospital from 1991 to 1992, and a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996 to 2005.[15]

Campanella hosted the Canadian educational program Science International between 1976 and 1979, which aired on Nickelodeon as What Will They Think Of Next?[19] He also appeared in the independent comedy, For Heaven's Sake.[15]

On Broadway, Campanella was featured in three productions during the 1960s.[12] His first, The Captains and the Kings, opened in January 1962 and lasted only seven performances.[13] In February 1962, he was cast in A Gift of Time with film stars Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland.[13] It was written and directed by Garson Kanin, and he received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play.[20] His last Broadway performance was in the musical Hot Spot in 1963, which starred Judy Holliday.[21] The show was not well received and delayed its opening four times, resulting in a run of 58 previews and 43 regular performances.[22]

For a time Campanella provided the voice-over for BMW commercials in the United States, intoning, "BMW — the ultimate driving machine".[23] For several years beginning in the 1970s, He was a spokesman for NAPA Auto Parts.[24][25]

Campanella voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1997).[13] He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 to 1994.[13] His final film roles were that of Donald Meeks in For Heaven's Sake (2008) and in Lost Dream (2009) as Emil.[26]

Throughout his career, Campanella was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his work in A Gift of Time in 1962.[1] In 1968, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Wickersham in Mannix.[1] In 1989, Campanella was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Deveraux in Days of Our Lives.[1]

Personal life and death

Campanella met his wife, Kathryn Jill Bartholomew, a singer and dancer, in 1963 while he was playing the leading man in Hot Spot on Broadway.[6] They married on May 30, 1964, and had seven sons: Philip (b. 1965), Robert Yale (b. 1966), Joseph Anthony Jr. (b. 1967), Dominic Peter (b. 1969), Anthony F. (b. 1974), John Mario (b. 1977), and Andrew Michael (b. 1979).[6][27]

Campanella died at the age of 93 on May 16, 2018, at his home in Sherman Oaks, California of complications from Parkinson's disease.[2][13][28]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1960 Murder, Inc. Panto Uncredited
1964 The Young Lovers Prof. Reese
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Albert Wienshank
1972 Silent Running Neal - Berkshire' Captain (voice) Uncredited
Ben Cliff Kirtland
1974 Child Under a Leaf Gerald
1977 Mission to Glory: A True Story Father at San Bruno Mission
1979 Meteor General Easton
1980 Defiance Karenski
Hangar 18 Frank Lafferty
1981 Earthbound Conrad
1983 Great Transport German Major
1987 Steele Justice Harry
1988 The Game Schekel
1990 No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers John Alexander
Body Chemistry Dr. Pritchard
Down the Drain Don Santiago
A Show of Force Walker Ryan
Club Fed Vince Hooligan
1991 Last Call Morris Thayer
Cafe Romeo Nino
1992 Original Intent Judge May Direct-to-video
Space Case General Maxwell
Dead Girls Don't Tango Rheinhardt
1993 Magic Kid Tony Direct-to-video
The Force Within Police Chief
1994 Save Me Barton
Too Bad About Jack
1995 Hologram Man Dr. Stern Direct-to-video
1996 The Glass Cage LeBeque
1997 James Dean: Race with Destiny Winton Dean
Dust Mayor Grites
1998 The Right Way
1999 Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain Professor Hunnicut
2006 The Showdown The Announcer Short film
2007 The Dukes Giovanni Zorro
The Legend of God's Gun Narrator
2008 For Heaven's Sake Donald Meeks
2009 Lost Dream Emil

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Suspense Townsman 2 episodes
1952–1955 Studio One Police Sgt. Monahan / DOG Company Soldier 2 episodes
1955–1957 Robert Montgomery Presents Tony 3 episodes
1956–1958 Kraft Television Theatre 3 episodes
1957 The United States Steel Hour Jacques Episode: "Haunted Harbor"
1958 Decoy Sergeant Episode: "My Brother's Killer"
Omnibus Episode: "Capital Punishment"
1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre Episode: "The Man with a Thousand Names"
New York Confidential Ernie Episode: "Incident at Fulton Market"
1959–1962 Guiding Light Joe Turino
1960 Startime Repairman Episode: "The Man"
1961–1962 Naked City Dr. Rutland / Dutton / Detective Dutton 3 episodes
1962 Alcoa Premiere Marc Malatesta Episode: "The Hands of Danofrio"
The Untouchables Vince Dastille Episode: "The Floyd Gibbons Story"
1962–1963 Route 66 Whit Spencer / Perry Hall 2 episodes
1962–1965 The Nurses Dr. Ted Steffen / Dr. Adam Nemets 31 episodes
1963 The Doctors Alec Fielding Episode: "In Sickness and in Health"
East Side/West Side Chuck Severson Episode: "No Hiding Place"
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Frank Mancini Episode: "Corridor 400"
1963–1964 Combat! Lt. Douglas / D'Amato 2 episodes
1963–1968 The Virginian Walker / Corbett / Pedro Lopez 3 episodes
1964 Espionage Ben Ashman Episode: "We the Hunted"
The Eleventh Hour Pete Ceballos Episode: "87 Different Kinds of Love"
The Lieutenant Major Jason Clark Episode: "Lament for a Dead Goldbrick"
Suspense A driver Episode: "I, Buck Larsen"
1964–1967 The Fugitive Capt. Ralph Lee / Deputy Harry Banner / Jesse Stransel / Lieutenant Spencer 4 episodes
1965 For the People Dr. Ted Steffen Episode: "Act of Violence: Part 2"
1966 Shane Barney Lucas Episode: "Killer in the Valley"
Twelve O'Clock High Father Roman Episode: "The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie"
The Road West Tom Burrus Episode: "Power of Fear"
1966–1967 The Big Valley Francisco De Navarre / Martinson Episodes: "The Martyr", "Turn of a Card"
1966–1972 The F.B.I. Ken Meade / John Anthony Harris / Fritz Moline 3 episodes
1967 Run for Your Life Ward Cooper Episode: "A Rage for Justice: Part 2"
The Wild Wild West Talamantes Episode: "The Night of the Wolf"
The Invaders Father Joe Corelli Episode: "Storm"
Captain Nice Kincade Episode: "Beware of Hidden Prophets"
1967–1968 Mission: Impossible Captain Miklos Cherno / Dr. Helmut Cherlotov 2 episodes
1967–1969 Insight Mike / Irwin / Deliverer / Roger 4 episodes
1967–1972 Mannix Lew Wickersham / Dr. Graham Aspinall 25 episodes
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1968)
1968–1970 The Name of the Game Ben Fisher / Charles Thorndyke 2 episodes
1968–1972 Gunsmoke Jack Norcross / Amos McKee 2 episodes
1969 Any Second Now Doctor Raul Valdez Television film
The Whole World Is Watching Brian Darrell Television film
The Doris Day Show Roger Flanders Episode: "The Con Man"
Lancer Douglas Blessing Episode: "Devil's Blessing"
1969–1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Brian Darrell 26 episodes
1969–1975 Ironside Judge John Fredericks / Curtis Whitney / Harry Peters / Raymond Otis Baker 4 episodes
1970 Paris 7000 Alex Prokosch Episode: "No Place to Hide"
Bracken's World Sampson Wilkes Episode: "A Beginning, a Middle and an End"
A Clear and Present Danger Jordan Boyle Television film
1970–1971 Marcus Welby, M.D. Howard Garsen / Ignacio Ladera / Leo Maslow 3 episodes
1970–1971 Night Gallery Father / Simms 2 episodes
1971 Alias Smith and Jones Jake Carlson Episode: "The 5th Victim"
Murder Once Removed Lt. Phil Proctor Television film
And Then They Forgot God Television film
1971–1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Alan Hamilton / Dr. Eric Gibson 2 episodes
1972 The Sixth Sense Paul Crowley Episode: "The Man Who Died at Three and Nine"
1973 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Tom Vernon Episode: "Remembrance of Things Past"
You'll Never See Me Again Lt. John Stillman Television film
Honor Thy Father Narrator (voice) Television film
Assignment Vienna Frank Cort Episode: "Soldier of Fortune"
Drive Hard, Drive Fast Eric Bradley Television film
The Rookies Joe Mannley Episode: "Get Ryker"
The President's Plane Is Missing Col. Doug Henderson Television film
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Episode: "The Things I Never Said"
1973–1975 Medical Center Colson / Duncan 2 episodes
1974 Tenafly Dr. Poston Episode: "Man Running"
The Magician Frank Mitchell Episode: "Shattered Image"
Skyway to Death Bob Parsons Television film
Unwed Father Scott Simmons Television film
Police Story Vitale Episode: "The Gamble"
Lily Television film
Petrocelli Arthur Holbrook Episode: "The Golden Cage"
Terror on the 40th Floor Howard Foster Television film
Hit Lady Jeffrey Baine Television film
McCloud Victor Rhigas Episode: "The Concrete Jungle Caper"
1975 Khan! Episode: "Mask of Deceit"
Journey from Darkness Dr. Schroeder Television film
Sky Heist Captain Monty Ballard Television film
Barbary Coast Austin Benedict Episode: "Sauce for the Goose"
Matt Helm Corbett Episode: "Death Rods"
The People's Lawyer Announcer Television film
1976 Police Woman Joseph Carbeau Episode: "Angela"
The Rockford Files Arnold Bailey Episode: "In Hazard"
Child Abuse Announcer Television film
Friday Night Burn Announcer Television film
1976–1982 One Day at a Time Ed Cooper 8 episodes
1976-1979 What Will They Think of Next? Narrator Canadian science news show
1977–1982 Quincy, M.E. Dr. Styer / Lt. Alex Markesian / Charlie Barnes / Attorney Jules Draper 4 episodes
1978 Fantasy Island Brian Faber Episode: "Return to Fantasy Island"
Ring of Passion Paul Gallico Television film
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Racklin Episode: "The Misfit"
Pearl Narrator Television miniseries
Greatest Heroes of the Bible Pharaoh 2 episodes
1978–1980 Vegas Bruno Moretti / Stewy Wilson 2 episodes
1980 The Plutonium Incident Harry Skirvan Television film
1981 The Brady Brides Inspector Rankin Episode: "The Siege"
Jessica Novak Larry Baker Episode: "The Boy Most Likely"
Trapper John, M.D. Dr. Julian King Episode: "Future Imperfect"
1982 My Body, My Child Joe Cabrezi Television film
The Comic Book Kids Burl Bonnix
1983 Matt Houston Nick Harrigan Episode: "A Novel Way to Die"
This Is Your Life Host
1984 Airwolf Gen. Elliot Sandhower Episode: "Firestorm"
1985 Hotel Russ Turnbull Episode: "Illusions"
1985–1986 The Colbys Hutch Corrigan 8 episodes
1985–1987 Murder, She Wrote George McDaniels / George Knapp 2 episodes
1986 Crazy Like a Fox Bart Simian Episode: "Hyde-And-Seek"
The Love Boat Nabil El Masri 2 episodes
1987 The Golden Girls Al Mullins Episode: "To Catch a Neighbor"
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius Jack Berners Television film
1987–1988 Mama's Family Mr. Hanson 3 episodes
1987–1992 Days of Our Lives Harper Deveraux Nominated—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1989)
1988–1989 Dallas Joseph Lombardi, Sr. 3 episodes
1988–1989 Beauty and the Beast Dr. Peter Alcott 3 episodes
1989 Reel to Real Narrator
21 Jump Street Hunt Samperton Episode: "The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins"
Superboy The Phantom Episode: "The Phantom of the Third Division"
1989–1991 Knots Landing Deputy District Attorney / Judge Percal 3 episodes
1990 Paradise The Horseman Episode: "The Gates of Paradise"
Over My Dead Body Leon Geary Episode: "Carrie Christmas and a Nappie New Year"
1991 The Everlasting Adventure Series
P.S. I Luv U Dellacourt Episode: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Friend"
Memories of Midnight Father Konstantinou Television film
1991–1992 General Hospital Jimmy Everett
1992 Terror on Track 9 Chief Mleczko Television film
Dark Justice Carter Pruitt Episode: "Happy Mothers Day"
Pauper's Dream Narrator Television film
1993 Baywatch Al Buchannon Episode: "A Matter of Life and Death"
Batman: The Animated Series The Crime Doctor / Dr. Matthew Thorne (voice) Episode: "Paging the Crime Doctor"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman George Thompson Episode: "Strange Visitor (From Another Planet)"
1994 Renegade Henry Episode: "Carrick O'Quinn"
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. Mickey Ryder Television film
1994–1997 Spider-Man Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard (voice) 20 episodes
1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Victor DeMarco Episode: "Rodeo"
Charlie Grace Episode: "I've Got a Secret"
1996–1997 Pacific Blue Mr. Tataglia / Joseph Tataglia 3 episodes
1996–1997 Road Rovers The Master / Prof. William F. Shepherd (voice) 13 episodes
1996–2005 The Bold and the Beautiful Jonathan Young 97 episodes
1997 Touched by an Angel Clive Hathaway Episode: "Charades"
L.A. Heat John Guidell Episode: "National Security"
1998–2001 The Practice Judge Joseph Camp 5 episodes
1999 Early Edition MacGruder Episode: "The Last Untouchable"
The Great Builders of Egypt Narrator Television film
Melrose Place Barry Denott 3 episodes
G vs E Dr. Townsend Episode: "Evilator"
2000 Who Is This Jesus? Narrator Television film
2000–2001 That's Life Joe 11 episodes
2001 Biography Host Episode: "Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice"
The Apostle Paul: The Man Who Turned the World Upside Down St. Paul (voice) Television film
Star Trek: Voyager Federation Arbitrator Episode: "Author, Author"
2002 The Division Judge Miles King Episode: "Brave New World"
The Glow Ben Goodstein Television film
2003 The Guardian Ralph Longo Episode: "Let God Sort 'Em Out"
2004 Cold Case Nelson Episode: "Factory Girls"
2006 La Macchina Da Guerra Romana English Narrator Three Part Mini-Series for The History Channel
2007 Christmas at Cadillac Jack's Joe Jenkins Television film
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Grissley Geezer Episode: "Bull"

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Not to be confused with Joe Campanella Joseph Anthony Campanella November 21 1924 May 16 2018 was an American character actor He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009 Campanella was best remembered for his roles as Joe Turino on Guiding Light from 1959 to 1962 Lew Wickersham on the detective series Mannix from 1967 to 1968 Brian Darrell on the legal drama The Bold Ones The Lawyers from 1969 to 1972 Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1992 Science International from 1976 to 1979 and his recurring role as Jonathan Young on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996 to 2005 Joseph CampanellaCampanella in The Nurses 1965BornJoseph Anthony Campanella 1924 11 21 November 21 1924Manhattan New York U S DiedMay 16 2018 2018 05 16 aged 93 Sherman Oaks California U S Alma materManhattan CollegeColumbia UniversityOccupationActorYears active1952 2009SpouseKathryn Jill Bartholomew m 1964 wbr Children7RelativesFrank Campanella brother He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994 Campanella voiced the character of Dr Curt Connors The Lizard on Spider Man The Animated Series 1994 1997 Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditCampanella was born in Manhattan New York City to Sicilian immigrants Philip and Mary O Campanella 2 3 His father was a pianist and his mother was a homemaker and dressmaker 2 He was the younger brother of actor Frank Campanella 1919 2006 and had another brother named Philip 4 The family lived in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan He and his brothers grew up speaking Italian before learning English 4 5 The Campanella family was staunchly Catholic 6 Campanella served in the United States Navy during World War II 7 8 as a landing craft commander At 18 he was one of the youngest commanders in the Navy serving from 1944 to 1946 9 He later graduated from Manhattan College in 1948 and attended Columbia University where he studied drama 10 Before starting his acting career he worked as a radio sportscaster in Lewistown Pennsylvania 11 Career EditCampanella appeared in such television shows as Combat Decoy The Eleventh Hour The Doctors The Fugitive Mission Impossible Marcus Welby M D Gunsmoke The Big Valley Alias Smith and Jones A Man Called Ironside pilot The Untouchables Police Story The Road West The Invaders The Mary Tyler Moore Show Rockford Files The Golden Girls Mama s Family Lois amp Clark And Baywatch 6 12 13 14 15 Campanella and Zina Bethune in a publicity photo for The Doctors and the Nurses 1965 Campanella had a recurring role from 1959 to 1962 as a criminal named Joe Turino on the long running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light 14 He had a recurring role as Dr Ted Steffen on the medical drama The Doctors and the Nurses from 1964 to 1965 13 One of his most popular roles was as Lew Wickersham in season 1 1967 1968 of the television series Mannix serving as the head of the detective agency Joe Mannix Mike Connors worked for He was let go from his role after the first season due to a reworking of the program s concept 11 He appeared as attorney Brian Darrell from 1969 to 1972 in The Bold Ones The Lawyers 11 In 1973 he played an old flame of Mary Richards Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show the twenty second episode of season 3 titled Remembrance of Things Past 16 He played Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department Captain Monty Ballard in the crime drama TV movie Sky Hei t in 1975 17 Campanella in a publicity photo for Gunsmoke 1968 Campanella played Ann Romano s Bonnie Franklin ex husband Ed Cooper in eight episodes of One Day at a Time 1975 1984 and Barbara Stanwyck s love interest in the first season 1985 1986 of Aaron Spelling s short lived Dynasty spinoff The Colbys 6 13 He appeared in a second season episode of The Golden Girls as a detective 18 He had a prominent role as Harper Deveraux on the soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1988 had a recurring role as a doctor in Beauty and the Beast 1989 1990 a recurring role as Jimmy Everett on General Hospital from 1991 to 1992 and a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1996 to 2005 15 Campanella hosted the Canadian educational program Science International between 1976 and 1979 which aired on Nickelodeon as What Will They Think Of Next 19 He also appeared in the independent comedy For Heaven s Sake 15 On Broadway Campanella was featured in three productions during the 1960s 12 His first The Captains and the Kings opened in January 1962 and lasted only seven performances 13 In February 1962 he was cast in A Gift of Time with film stars Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland 13 It was written and directed by Garson Kanin and he received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Play 20 His last Broadway performance was in the musical Hot Spot in 1963 which starred Judy Holliday 21 The show was not well received and delayed its opening four times resulting in a run of 58 previews and 43 regular performances 22 For a time Campanella provided the voice over for BMW commercials in the United States intoning BMW the ultimate driving machine 23 For several years beginning in the 1970s He was a spokesman for NAPA Auto Parts 24 25 Campanella voiced the character of Dr Curt Connors The Lizard on Spider Man The Animated Series 1994 1997 13 He narrated the Discover science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 to 1994 13 His final film roles were that of Donald Meeks in For Heaven s Sake 2008 and in Lost Dream 2009 as Emil 26 Throughout his career Campanella was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his work in A Gift of Time in 1962 1 In 1968 he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Wickersham in Mannix 1 In 1989 Campanella was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Deveraux in Days of Our Lives 1 Personal life and death EditCampanella met his wife Kathryn Jill Bartholomew a singer and dancer in 1963 while he was playing the leading man in Hot Spot on Broadway 6 They married on May 30 1964 and had seven sons Philip b 1965 Robert Yale b 1966 Joseph Anthony Jr b 1967 Dominic Peter b 1969 Anthony F b 1974 John Mario b 1977 and Andrew Michael b 1979 6 27 Campanella died at the age of 93 on May 16 2018 at his home in Sherman Oaks California of complications from Parkinson s disease 2 13 28 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1960 Murder Inc Panto Uncredited1964 The Young Lovers Prof Reese1967 The St Valentine s Day Massacre Albert Wienshank1972 Silent Running Neal Berkshire Captain voice UncreditedBen Cliff Kirtland1974 Child Under a Leaf Gerald1977 Mission to Glory A True Story Father at San Bruno Mission1979 Meteor General Easton1980 Defiance KarenskiHangar 18 Frank Lafferty1981 Earthbound Conrad1983 Great Transport German Major1987 Steele Justice Harry1988 The Game Schekel1990 No Retreat No Surrender 3 Blood Brothers John AlexanderBody Chemistry Dr PritchardDown the Drain Don SantiagoA Show of Force Walker RyanClub Fed Vince Hooligan1991 Last Call Morris ThayerCafe Romeo Nino1992 Original Intent Judge May Direct to videoSpace Case General MaxwellDead Girls Don t Tango Rheinhardt1993 Magic Kid Tony Direct to videoThe Force Within Police Chief1994 Save Me BartonToo Bad About Jack1995 Hologram Man Dr Stern Direct to video1996 The Glass Cage LeBeque1997 James Dean Race with Destiny Winton DeanDust Mayor Grites1998 The Right Way1999 Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain Professor Hunnicut2006 The Showdown The Announcer Short film2007 The Dukes Giovanni ZorroThe Legend of God s Gun Narrator2008 For Heaven s Sake Donald Meeks2009 Lost Dream EmilTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1952 Suspense Townsman 2 episodes1952 1955 Studio One Police Sgt Monahan DOG Company Soldier 2 episodes1955 1957 Robert Montgomery Presents Tony 3 episodes1956 1958 Kraft Television Theatre 3 episodes1957 The United States Steel Hour Jacques Episode Haunted Harbor 1958 Decoy Sergeant Episode My Brother s Killer Omnibus Episode Capital Punishment 1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre Episode The Man with a Thousand Names New York Confidential Ernie Episode Incident at Fulton Market 1959 1962 Guiding Light Joe Turino1960 Startime Repairman Episode The Man 1961 1962 Naked City Dr Rutland Dutton Detective Dutton 3 episodes1962 Alcoa Premiere Marc Malatesta Episode The Hands of Danofrio The Untouchables Vince Dastille Episode The Floyd Gibbons Story 1962 1963 Route 66 Whit Spencer Perry Hall 2 episodes1962 1965 The Nurses Dr Ted Steffen Dr Adam Nemets 31 episodes1963 The Doctors Alec Fielding Episode In Sickness and in Health East Side West Side Chuck Severson Episode No Hiding Place Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Frank Mancini Episode Corridor 400 1963 1964 Combat Lt Douglas D Amato 2 episodes1963 1968 The Virginian Walker Corbett Pedro Lopez 3 episodes1964 Espionage Ben Ashman Episode We the Hunted The Eleventh Hour Pete Ceballos Episode 87 Different Kinds of Love The Lieutenant Major Jason Clark Episode Lament for a Dead Goldbrick Suspense A driver Episode I Buck Larsen 1964 1967 The Fugitive Capt Ralph Lee Deputy Harry Banner Jesse Stransel Lieutenant Spencer 4 episodes1965 For the People Dr Ted Steffen Episode Act of Violence Part 2 1966 Shane Barney Lucas Episode Killer in the Valley Twelve O Clock High Father Roman Episode The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie The Road West Tom Burrus Episode Power of Fear 1966 1967 The Big Valley Francisco De Navarre Martinson Episodes The Martyr Turn of a Card 1966 1972 The F B I Ken Meade John Anthony Harris Fritz Moline 3 episodes1967 Run for Your Life Ward Cooper Episode A Rage for Justice Part 2 The Wild Wild West Talamantes Episode The Night of the Wolf The Invaders Father Joe Corelli Episode Storm Captain Nice Kincade Episode Beware of Hidden Prophets 1967 1968 Mission Impossible Captain Miklos Cherno Dr Helmut Cherlotov 2 episodes1967 1969 Insight Mike Irwin Deliverer Roger 4 episodes1967 1972 Mannix Lew Wickersham Dr Graham Aspinall 25 episodesNominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1968 1968 1970 The Name of the Game Ben Fisher Charles Thorndyke 2 episodes1968 1972 Gunsmoke Jack Norcross Amos McKee 2 episodes1969 Any Second Now Doctor Raul Valdez Television filmThe Whole World Is Watching Brian Darrell Television filmThe Doris Day Show Roger Flanders Episode The Con Man Lancer Douglas Blessing Episode Devil s Blessing 1969 1972 The Bold Ones The Lawyers Brian Darrell 26 episodes1969 1975 Ironside Judge John Fredericks Curtis Whitney Harry Peters Raymond Otis Baker 4 episodes1970 Paris 7000 Alex Prokosch Episode No Place to Hide Bracken s World Sampson Wilkes Episode A Beginning a Middle and an End A Clear and Present Danger Jordan Boyle Television film1970 1971 Marcus Welby M D Howard Garsen Ignacio Ladera Leo Maslow 3 episodes1970 1971 Night Gallery Father Simms 2 episodes1971 Alias Smith and Jones Jake Carlson Episode The 5th Victim Murder Once Removed Lt Phil Proctor Television filmAnd Then They Forgot God Television film1971 1972 Owen Marshall Counselor at Law Alan Hamilton Dr Eric Gibson 2 episodes1972 The Sixth Sense Paul Crowley Episode The Man Who Died at Three and Nine 1973 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Tom Vernon Episode Remembrance of Things Past You ll Never See Me Again Lt John Stillman Television filmHonor Thy Father Narrator voice Television filmAssignment Vienna Frank Cort Episode Soldier of Fortune Drive Hard Drive Fast Eric Bradley Television filmThe Rookies Joe Mannley Episode Get Ryker The President s Plane Is Missing Col Doug Henderson Television filmThe ABC Afternoon Playbreak Episode The Things I Never Said 1973 1975 Medical Center Colson Duncan 2 episodes1974 Tenafly Dr Poston Episode Man Running The Magician Frank Mitchell Episode Shattered Image Skyway to Death Bob Parsons Television filmUnwed Father Scott Simmons Television filmPolice Story Vitale Episode The Gamble Lily Television filmPetrocelli Arthur Holbrook Episode The Golden Cage Terror on the 40th Floor Howard Foster Television filmHit Lady Jeffrey Baine Television filmMcCloud Victor Rhigas Episode The Concrete Jungle Caper 1975 Khan Episode Mask of Deceit Journey from Darkness Dr Schroeder Television filmSky Heist Captain Monty Ballard Television filmBarbary Coast Austin Benedict Episode Sauce for the Goose Matt Helm Corbett Episode Death Rods The People s Lawyer Announcer Television film1976 Police Woman Joseph Carbeau Episode Angela The Rockford Files Arnold Bailey Episode In Hazard Child Abuse Announcer Television filmFriday Night Burn Announcer Television film1976 1982 One Day at a Time Ed Cooper 8 episodes1976 1979 What Will They Think of Next Narrator Canadian science news show1977 1982 Quincy M E Dr Styer Lt Alex Markesian Charlie Barnes Attorney Jules Draper 4 episodes1978 Fantasy Island Brian Faber Episode Return to Fantasy Island Ring of Passion Paul Gallico Television filmWhat Really Happened to the Class of 65 Racklin Episode The Misfit Pearl Narrator Television miniseriesGreatest Heroes of the Bible Pharaoh 2 episodes1978 1980 Vegas Bruno Moretti Stewy Wilson 2 episodes1980 The Plutonium Incident Harry Skirvan Television film1981 The Brady Brides Inspector Rankin Episode The Siege Jessica Novak Larry Baker Episode The Boy Most Likely Trapper John M D Dr Julian King Episode Future Imperfect 1982 My Body My Child Joe Cabrezi Television filmThe Comic Book Kids Burl Bonnix1983 Matt Houston Nick Harrigan Episode A Novel Way to Die This Is Your Life Host1984 Airwolf Gen Elliot Sandhower Episode Firestorm 1985 Hotel Russ Turnbull Episode Illusions 1985 1986 The Colbys Hutch Corrigan 8 episodes1985 1987 Murder She Wrote George McDaniels George Knapp 2 episodes1986 Crazy Like a Fox Bart Simian Episode Hyde And Seek The Love Boat Nabil El Masri 2 episodes1987 The Golden Girls Al Mullins Episode To Catch a Neighbor Tales from the Hollywood Hills Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius Jack Berners Television film1987 1988 Mama s Family Mr Hanson 3 episodes1987 1992 Days of Our Lives Harper Deveraux Nominated Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1989 1988 1989 Dallas Joseph Lombardi Sr 3 episodes1988 1989 Beauty and the Beast Dr Peter Alcott 3 episodes1989 Reel to Real Narrator21 Jump Street Hunt Samperton Episode The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins Superboy The Phantom Episode The Phantom of the Third Division 1989 1991 Knots Landing Deputy District Attorney Judge Percal 3 episodes1990 Paradise The Horseman Episode The Gates of Paradise Over My Dead Body Leon Geary Episode Carrie Christmas and a Nappie New Year 1991 The Everlasting Adventure SeriesP S I Luv U Dellacourt Episode Diamonds Are a Girl s Worst Friend Memories of Midnight Father Konstantinou Television film1991 1992 General Hospital Jimmy Everett1992 Terror on Track 9 Chief Mleczko Television filmDark Justice Carter Pruitt Episode Happy Mothers Day Pauper s Dream Narrator Television film1993 Baywatch Al Buchannon Episode A Matter of Life and Death Batman The Animated Series The Crime Doctor Dr Matthew Thorne voice Episode Paging the Crime Doctor Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman George Thompson Episode Strange Visitor From Another Planet 1994 Renegade Henry Episode Carrick O Quinn The Rockford Files I Still Love L A Mickey Ryder Television film1994 1997 Spider Man Dr Curt Connors Lizard voice 20 episodes1996 Walker Texas Ranger Victor DeMarco Episode Rodeo Charlie Grace Episode I ve Got a Secret 1996 1997 Pacific Blue Mr Tataglia Joseph Tataglia 3 episodes1996 1997 Road Rovers The Master Prof William F Shepherd voice 13 episodes1996 2005 The Bold and the Beautiful Jonathan Young 97 episodes1997 Touched by an Angel Clive Hathaway Episode Charades L A Heat John Guidell Episode National Security 1998 2001 The Practice Judge Joseph Camp 5 episodes1999 Early Edition MacGruder Episode The Last Untouchable The Great Builders of Egypt Narrator Television filmMelrose Place Barry Denott 3 episodesG vs E Dr Townsend Episode Evilator 2000 Who Is This Jesus Narrator Television film2000 2001 That s Life Joe 11 episodes2001 Biography Host Episode Charles Darwin Evolution s Voice The Apostle Paul The Man Who Turned the World Upside Down St Paul voice Television filmStar Trek Voyager Federation Arbitrator Episode Author Author 2002 The Division Judge Miles King Episode Brave New World The Glow Ben Goodstein Television film2003 The Guardian Ralph Longo Episode Let God Sort Em Out 2004 Cold Case Nelson Episode Factory Girls 2006 La Macchina Da Guerra Romana English Narrator Three Part Mini Series for The History Channel2007 Christmas at Cadillac Jack s Joe Jenkins Television film2008 CSI Crime Scene Investigation Grissley Geezer Episode Bull References Edit a b c d Gans Andrew May 17 2018 Stage and Screen Star Joseph Campanella Dies at 93 Playbill Retrieved May 17 2018 a b c Sandomir Richard May 17 2018 Joseph Campanella 93 Ubiquitous Character Actor Dies The New York Times Retrieved May 17 2018 Joseph Campanella biography Film Reference May 16 2018 Retrieved May 16 2018 a b Frank Campanella Character Actor 87 Dies The New York Times Associated Press January 6 2007 Retrieved August 7 2017 Sunday 07 January 2007 jasperjottings com Retrieved April 21 2015 a b c d e Celebrating Seniors Joseph Campanella is 92 Part 1 50 World November 23 2016 Retrieved March 1 2018 Joseph Campanella Veteran Character Actor Dies at 93 at The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved June 23 2021 Joseph Campanella World War II at Fold3 via Internet Archive Retrieved May 16 2018 Campanella Joseph 1927 at Encyclopedia com Retrieved June 23 2021 Erickson Hal 2011 Joseph Campanella biography 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Retrieved May 16 2018 A Gift of Time Playbill Retrieved May 17 2018 Joseph Campanella profile Playbill Retrieved October 31 2012 Stewart John November 22 2012 Broadway Musicals 1943 2004 ISBN 978 1476603292 Retrieved May 17 2018 Biography of Joseph Campanella Turner Classic Movies Retrieved May 16 2018 Jerry Wilson s Road Trips BT Memories Archived from the original on April 20 2012 Retrieved October 31 2012 Participates in Seminar photo Ludington Daily News February 19 1979 p 6 Retrieved October 31 2012 What Are They Up To 7th Heaven s Jeremy London BuddyTV June 8 2007 Retrieved May 17 2018 Days of Our Lives Former Cast Biographies Jason47 s Days of Our Lives Retrieved March 1 2018 TV Vet Joseph Campanella of Mannix and One Day at a Time Dead at 93 TVLine May 16 2018 Retrieved May 16 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joseph Campanella Joseph Campanella at IMDb Joseph Campanella at the Internet Broadway DatabasePortals Biography New York City California 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