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William Campbell (actor)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the film and television actor. For similarly named people, see William Campbell (disambiguation).

William Campbell (October 30, 1923[1] – April 28, 2011[2]) was an American actor who appeared in supporting roles in major film productions, and also starred in several low-budget B-movies and horror films.

William Campbell
Campbell in The High and the Mighty (1954)
Born(1923-10-30)October 30, 1923
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 2011(2011-04-28) (aged 87)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1950–1996
Spouses
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(m. 1952; div. 1958)​
Barbara Bricker
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(m. 1960; div. 1961)​
Tereza Campell
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(m. 1962)​

Career edit

Campbell's film career began in 1950, with a small part in the John Garfield film The Breaking Point. After several years of similar supporting performances in a number of films, including as a co-pilot in William Wellman's The High and the Mighty (1954), he won his first starring role in Cell 2455 Death Row (1955), a low-budget prison film for Columbia Pictures. He played a death row inmate, based loosely on the true story of Caryl Chessman, who staunchly proclaimed his innocence and obtained numerous reprieves over many years until finally being executed. Campbell's surprisingly powerful performance received generally good notices from critics, but it did very little for his career; his next several roles were again providing support to lead actors, including Man Without a Star (1955), Love Me Tender (1956) in which he became the first person to lip sync portions of a song onscreen (actually recorded on August 24, 1956, by the Ken Darby Trio) with Elvis Presley, and the 1958 film version of Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead.

In 1958, Campbell co-starred with Paul Birch in Cannonball, a short-lived television series about truck drivers. After that, he worked for more years in small parts in increasingly lower grade movies.

Campbell made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1959 and 1960. In his first appearance he played the title character and murder victim Allen Sheridan in "The Case of the Artful Dodger," then he played murderer and title character Jim Ferris in "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker."

In 1963, Campbell began a brief association with Roger Corman, starring in the director's The Young Racers that year. The auto-racing-themed movie, written for the screen by Campbell's brother Robert Wright Campbell, was shot in Ireland. After production was completed, the film's sound man, Francis Ford Coppola, talked Corman into allowing Coppola to remain in Ireland with a small crew and direct a low-budget horror film, to be produced by Corman. Coppola promised it would be the cheapest film Corman was ever involved in. Shot for approximately $40,000, the resultant film, Dementia 13 (1963), was an atmospheric and violent horror thriller clearly made in imitation of Psycho. Campbell starred as a moody loner who at one point becomes the chief suspect in a series of gruesome axe killings; Patrick Magee and Luana Anders led the supporting cast. Many years later, Campbell would provide an audio commentary for the film's DVD release.

Campbell also starred in another Corman-produced horror yarn. Filmed in 1963 in Yugoslavia under the title Operacija Ticijan, again with Magee in the cast, the film was never released in its original form. It was re-edited, re-dubbed, and briefly shown on television as Portrait in Terror. Years later, additional footage was shot in California, first by Jack Hill, then by Stephanie Rothman, transforming what was once a spy thriller into the story of a vampire stalking the streets of Venice, California. Retitled Blood Bath, although it also became known as Track of the Vampire, the film received a limited theatrical release in 1966. Campbell also filmed The Secret Invasion in Yugoslavia that was directed by Roger Corman and written by his brother Robert Wright Campbell. Campbell was the only one of the team of commandos not given screen credit above the title.

One year previously in 1965 he landed a supporting role as a reporter in the classic suspense horror; Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. In Blood Bath Campbell's character was an artist who killed women and hid their bodies inside his sculptures; he is also a vampire who can freely walk during the daylight in search of victims. However, the fanged vampire was confusingly played by another actor who did not resemble Campbell. Like Dementia 13, the film has managed to develop a following despite its deficiencies. In the early 1990s, Video Watchdog magazine devoted lengthy articles in three separate issues painstakingly detailing the convoluted production history of this strange but fascinating movie.

Campbell had guest-starring roles in the Star Trek franchise, appearing first as the mischievous super-being Trelane, in an episode of the original series called "The Squire of Gothos". Campbell also appeared twice as the Klingon Captain Koloth. Campbell first played Koloth on the original Star Trek series in the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". He reprised the role on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode entitled "Blood Oath", some thirty years later.[3] Campbell appeared at several Trek conventions in the 1980s and 1990s. His last appearance was at the convention organized by Creation Entertainment at the Las Vegas Hilton in August 2006.

Personal life and death edit

Campbell served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on a minesweeper in the Pacific theater.[4]

Campbell was married three times. His first marriage was to Judith Exner in 1952. They divorced in 1958.[4] His second wife was Barbara Bricker. They were married from 1960 to 1961.[citation needed] He married his third wife, Tereza, in 1963. They were married until his death.[4]

Campbell is a relative of Jeff Janiak, vocalist of the band Discharge.[5]

Campbell died on April 28, 2011, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[6]

Partial filmography edit

Television (partial) edit

Video games edit

References edit

  1. ^ Thursby, Keith (May 1, 2011). "Veteran actor had numerous film, TV roles". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Barnes, Mike (April 29, 2011). "'Star Trek' Favorite William Campbell Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Ulster, Laurie (March 11, 2021). "13 Original Series Actors Who Couldn't Get Enough Trek". StarTrek.com.
  4. ^ a b c Thursby, Keith (May 1, 2011). "William Campbell dies at 87; actor had numerous film, TV roles". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Lahtinen, Luxi. "Soundtracks of My Youth – Part Three". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Remembering William Campbell". StarTrek.com. April 29, 2011.

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starred in several low budget B movies and horror films William CampbellCampbell in The High and the Mighty 1954 Born 1923 10 30 October 30 1923Newark New Jersey U S DiedApril 28 2011 2011 04 28 aged 87 Woodland Hills California U S OccupationActorYears active1950 1996SpousesJudith Exner m 1952 div 1958 wbr Barbara Bricker m 1960 div 1961 wbr Tereza Campell m 1962 wbr Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 Partial filmography 4 Television partial 5 Video games 6 References 7 External linksCareer editCampbell s film career began in 1950 with a small part in the John Garfield film The Breaking Point After several years of similar supporting performances in a number of films including as a co pilot in William Wellman s The High and the Mighty 1954 he won his first starring role in Cell 2455 Death Row 1955 a low budget prison film for Columbia Pictures He played a death row inmate based loosely on the true story of Caryl Chessman who staunchly proclaimed his innocence and obtained numerous reprieves over many years until finally being executed Campbell s surprisingly powerful performance received generally good notices from critics but it did very little for his career his next several roles were again providing support to lead actors including Man Without a Star 1955 Love Me Tender 1956 in which he became the first person to lip sync portions of a song onscreen actually recorded on August 24 1956 by the Ken Darby Trio with Elvis Presley and the 1958 film version of Norman Mailer s The Naked and the Dead In 1958 Campbell co starred with Paul Birch in Cannonball a short lived television series about truck drivers After that he worked for more years in small parts in increasingly lower grade movies Campbell made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1959 and 1960 In his first appearance he played the title character and murder victim Allen Sheridan in The Case of the Artful Dodger then he played murderer and title character Jim Ferris in The Case of the Ill Fated Faker In 1963 Campbell began a brief association with Roger Corman starring in the director s The Young Racers that year The auto racing themed movie written for the screen by Campbell s brother Robert Wright Campbell was shot in Ireland After production was completed the film s sound man Francis Ford Coppola talked Corman into allowing Coppola to remain in Ireland with a small crew and direct a low budget horror film to be produced by Corman Coppola promised it would be the cheapest film Corman was ever involved in Shot for approximately 40 000 the resultant film Dementia 13 1963 was an atmospheric and violent horror thriller clearly made in imitation of Psycho Campbell starred as a moody loner who at one point becomes the chief suspect in a series of gruesome axe killings Patrick Magee and Luana Anders led the supporting cast Many years later Campbell would provide an audio commentary for the film s DVD release Campbell also starred in another Corman produced horror yarn Filmed in 1963 in Yugoslavia under the title Operacija Ticijan again with Magee in the cast the film was never released in its original form It was re edited re dubbed and briefly shown on television as Portrait in Terror Years later additional footage was shot in California first by Jack Hill then by Stephanie Rothman transforming what was once a spy thriller into the story of a vampire stalking the streets of Venice California Retitled Blood Bath although it also became known as Track of the Vampire the film received a limited theatrical release in 1966 Campbell also filmed The Secret Invasion in Yugoslavia that was directed by Roger Corman and written by his brother Robert Wright Campbell Campbell was the only one of the team of commandos not given screen credit above the title One year previously in 1965 he landed a supporting role as a reporter in the classic suspense horror Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte In Blood Bath Campbell s character was an artist who killed women and hid their bodies inside his sculptures he is also a vampire who can freely walk during the daylight in search of victims However the fanged vampire was confusingly played by another actor who did not resemble Campbell Like Dementia 13 the film has managed to develop a following despite its deficiencies In the early 1990s Video Watchdog magazine devoted lengthy articles in three separate issues painstakingly detailing the convoluted production history of this strange but fascinating movie Campbell had guest starring roles in the Star Trek franchise appearing first as the mischievous super being Trelane in an episode of the original series called The Squire of Gothos Campbell also appeared twice as the Klingon Captain Koloth Campbell first played Koloth on the original Star Trek series in the episode The Trouble with Tribbles He reprised the role on the series Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode entitled Blood Oath some thirty years later 3 Campbell appeared at several Trek conventions in the 1980s and 1990s His last appearance was at the convention organized by Creation Entertainment at the Las Vegas Hilton in August 2006 Personal life and death editCampbell served in the U S Navy during World War II on a minesweeper in the Pacific theater 4 Campbell was married three times His first marriage was to Judith Exner in 1952 They divorced in 1958 4 His second wife was Barbara Bricker They were married from 1960 to 1961 citation needed He married his third wife Tereza in 1963 They were married until his death 4 Campbell is a relative of Jeff Janiak vocalist of the band Discharge 5 Campbell died on April 28 2011 at the Motion Picture amp Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills California 6 Partial filmography editThe Breaking Point 1950 as Concho Breakthrough 1950 as Cpl Danny Dominick as Bill Campbell Operation Pacific 1951 as The Talker credited as Bill Campbell Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison 1951 as Nick Ferretti The People Against O Hara 1951 as Frank Korvac Holiday for Sinners 1952 as Danny Farber Battle Circus 1952 as Captain John Rustford Small Town Girl 1953 as Ted News Photographer Code Two 1953 as Companion Big Leaguer 1953 as Julie Davis Escape from Fort Bravo 1953 as Cabot Young The High and the Mighty 1954 as Hobie Wheeler Battle Cry 1955 as Pvt Ski Wronski Man Without a Star 1955 as Jeff Jimson Cell 2455 Death Row 1955 as Whit Whittier Running Wild 1955 as Ralph Barton Backlash 1956 as Johnny Cool Love Me Tender 1956 as Brett Reno Man in the Vault 1956 as Tommy Dancer Eighteen and Anxious 1957 as Pete Bailey The Naked and the Dead 1958 as Brown Money Women and Guns 1958 as Clinton Gunston The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw 1958 as Keeno Natchez Trace 1960 as Virgil Stewart Night of Evil 1962 as Chuck Logan The Young Racers 1963 as Joe Machin Dementia 13 1963 as Richard Haloran Operacija Ticijan 1963 as Toni The Secret Invasion 1964 as Jean Saval Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte 1964 as Paul Marchand The Money Trap 1965 as Jack Archer uncredited Portrait in Terror 1965 as Tony Blood Bath 1966 as Antonio Sordi Pretty Maids All in a Row 1971 as Grady Black Gunn 1972 as RicoTelevision partial editCannonball 47 episodes 1958 1959 Jerry Austin The Millionaire Tom Hampton 1959 Tom Hampton Perry Mason Season 3 Episode 9 The Case of the Artful Dodger 1959 Allen Sheridan Perry Mason Season 4 Episode 3 The Case of the Ill Fated Faker 1960 Jim Ferris Philip Marlowe Murder in the Stars 1960 Rich Darwin Stagecoach West Never Walk Alone 1961 Cole Eldridge Gunsmoke Old Dan 1962 Luke Fetch Combat Soldier of Fortune 1965 Pvt Ed Wallace The Wild Wild West The Night of the Freebooters 1966 Sergeant Bender Star Trek The Squire of Gothos 1967 Trelane Star Trek The Trouble with Tribbles 1967 Koloth Combat Nightmare on the Red Ball Run 1967 Corporal Sloan It Takes a Thief A Spot of Trouble 1968 Pierre Gropius Bonanza The Late Ben Cartwright 1968 Wilburn White O Hara U S Treasury Operation Big Store 1971 Arnie Christenson Adam 12 Ambush 1971 Charlie Shanks Ironside Buddy Can You Spare a Life 1972 Walter Booth Emergency Fools 1972 Ned Tanner Adam 12 North Hollywood Division 1974 Joe Dugan The Streets of San Francisco Chapel of the Damned 1974 Cowns Hec Ramsey Scar Tissue 1974 Vince Alexander The Streets of San Francisco Flags of Terror 1974 Callendar Police Woman Ice 1975 Emery Kehoe Gunsmoke The Squaw 1975 Striker Shazam The Contest 1976 Officer Ken Taylor The Streets of San Francisco Underground 1976 Johnny Blackwell The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries Will the Real Santa Claus 1977 Markham Quincy M E Quincy s Wedding Parts 1 amp 2 Doctor Sutter 1983 The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman TV movie 1987 General Forest Star Trek Deep Space Nine Blood Oath 1994 Koloth Kung Fu The Legend Continues Chill Ride 1996 WolfeVideo games editStar Trek Judgment Rites 1995 CD ROM TrelaneReferences edit Thursby Keith May 1 2011 Veteran actor had numerous film TV roles Los Angeles Times Barnes Mike April 29 2011 Star Trek Favorite William Campbell Dies at 84 The Hollywood Reporter Ulster Laurie March 11 2021 13 Original Series Actors Who Couldn t Get Enough Trek StarTrek com a b c Thursby Keith May 1 2011 William Campbell dies at 87 actor had numerous film TV roles Los Angeles Times Lahtinen Luxi Soundtracks of My Youth Part Three The Metal Crypt Retrieved March 26 2021 Remembering William Campbell StarTrek com April 29 2011 External links editWilliam Campbell at Memory Alpha William Campbell at IMDb William Campbell at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Campbell actor amp oldid 1173309889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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