Joseph Campanella

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Joseph A. Campanella (born November 21, 1924 in New York City - † May 16, 2018 in Sherman Oaks , California ) was an American actor who subscribed to serious, sedate and dignified characters.

Live and act

The slender, tall (1.85 meter) New Yorker has been one of the busiest television actors in his country since the early 1950s. He had previously attended Columbia University until 1949 and then underwent artistic training with Lee Strasberg . In January 1954 he made his professional debut at the theater. For a time (1962/63) Campanella also received theater roles on Broadway in New York ( The Captains and the Kings, A Gift of Time, Hot Spot ).

From 1952 onwards, television began to gain considerable importance in his career. For over half a century, Campanella was primarily a guest star in a large number of television series, but also took on continuous series roles such as Mannix and The Bold Ones: The Lawyers . Again and again he was cast as an urban serious type: he played businessmen, police inspectors, judges and several lawyers. Campanella's trips to the cinema are not exactly numerous and hardly worth mentioning.

Campanella's sonorous, well-trained voice also led to engagements as a speaker, for example at the end of the 1970s for the Canadian popular science documentary series Science International .

Filmography (selection)

TV productions, unless otherwise stated

  • 1952: Suspense (series)
  • 1955–57: Robert Montgomery Presents (series)
  • 1959/60: Springfield Story (series)
  • 1959/60: Underworld ( Murder Inc. , cinema)
  • 1961/62: Merciless City ( Naked City , series)
  • 1963: The Seeds of Love (The Young Lovers, cinema)
  • 1963–68: The People at Shiloh Ranch (series)
  • 1964–67: On the run (series)
  • 1967: Chicago Massacre ( The St. Valentine's Day Massacre , cinema)
  • 1966/67: Big Valley (series)
  • 1966–72: FBI (series)
  • 1967/68: Kobra, take over (series)
  • 1967–72: Mannix (series)
  • 1968–72: Smoking Colts (series)
  • 1969: Any Second Now
  • 1969–72: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (series)
  • 1969–75: The Boss (series)
  • 1970/71: Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD , series)
  • 1971: Alias ​​Smith and Jones ( Alias ​​Smith and Jones , series)
  • 1971: Ben ( Ben , cinema)
  • 1974: Skyway to Death
  • 1974: Skyscraper in Flames (Terror on the 40th Floor)
  • 1974: Child Under a Leaf (cinema)
  • 1975: Air Pirates (Sky Heist)
  • 1976–82: One Day at a Time (series)
  • 1977: Meteor (cinema, premiere: 1979)
  • 1977-82: Quincy
  • 1979: Brooklyn Thugs ( Defiance , Cinema)
  • 1979: Hangar 18 is a secret matter ( Hangar 18 , cinema)
  • 1979: Endstation Planet Erde ( Earthbound , WP: 1981, cinema)
  • 1982: this is my child! (My Body, My Child)
  • 1982: Veliki Transport (cinema)
  • 1985/86: The Colbys - The Empire (series)
  • 1986: Steel Justice ( Steel Justice , cinema)
  • 1987–92: Time of Longing ( Days of Our Lives , series)
  • 1988: The Game (cinema)
  • 1988/89: Dallas (series)
  • 1989: A Fateful Association ( Body Chemistry , Kino)
  • 1989: The Strength of Power ( A Show of Force , Kino)
  • 1989: Kick-Boxer 2 - Blood Brothers ( No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers , Kino)
  • 1990: The Hollywood Clou ( Down the Drain , cinema)
  • 1990: Club Fed (cinema)
  • 1991: Shadow of Power (Memories of Midnight)
  • 1991: Original Intent
  • 1992: Space Case (cinema)
  • 1992: Cafe Romeo (cinema)
  • 1992: Baywatch
  • 1993: The Force Within (cinema)
  • 1994: Hologram Man (cinema)
  • 1994–97: New Spiderman (series)
  • 1996: The Glass Cage (cinema)
  • 1996/97: Pacific Blue - The Beach Police ( Pacific Blue , series)
  • 1997: Dust (cinema)
  • 1998: The Right Way (cinema)
  • 1998–2001: Practice - The Lawyers (series)
  • 1999: Grizzly Adams (cinema)
  • 2001: That's Life (series)
  • 2002: The Glow (The Glow)
  • 2005: Rich and Beautiful (series)
  • 2008: For Heaven's Sake (cinema)
  • 2009: Lost Dream (cinema)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joseph Campanella Dead: Character Actor Dies at 93. In: Variety. May 16, 2018, accessed May 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ according to the theater archive Kay Less
  3. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=81633

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personal data
SURNAME Campanella, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Campanella, Joseph A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 2018
Place of death Sherman Oaks , California