Stephen Collins

Infobox actor
name = Stephen Collins
birthdate = birth date and age|1947|10|1
location = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
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death_date =
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occupation = Actor
spouse = Faye Grant (April 21 1985- present)
children = One

Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1 1947) is an American actor.

Biography

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he was raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He attended Amherst College, graduating cum laude. He played bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a number of rock and roll bands at Amherst, including Tambourine Charlie & The Four Flat Tires, The Naugahyde Revolution, and The Flower & Vegetable Show. He has played his guitar on "7th Heaven", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and in the movie "Because I Said So".

Collins' Broadway credits include his current role as King Arthur in "Spamalot" and prior appearances in "The Ritz" and "No Sex Please, We're British"; off-Broadway he appeared opposite Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's "Beyond Therapy", as Macduff to Christopher Walken's "Macbeth" at Lincoln Center, and as husband to Julie Andrews (with whom he shares a birthday) in the Stephen Sondheim revue, "Putting It Together" at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1993.

Collins probably is best known for his role as the Reverend Eric Camden in more than two hundred episodes of the television series "7th Heaven", though he also notably portrayed Captain/Commander Willard Decker in '. Rev. Camden's wife, Annie, is played by fellow "Star Trek" alum Catherine Hicks (who played Dr. Gillian Taylor in '). Additional television credits include starring roles in "Tales of the Gold Monkey" and "Tattingers", as well as guest appearances in "The Waltons", "Barnaby Jones", "Charlie's Angels", and numerous mini-series and made-for-television movies. He was nominated for an Emmy for his work opposite Ann-Margret in the minseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" and he played John F. Kennedy in the miniseries "A Woman Named Jackie", which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries.

Collins and his "7th Heaven" co-star Beverley Mitchell are the only two original cast members to appear in every single episode.

Collins is the author of two novels: "Eye Contact" (1994) and "Double Exposure" (1998).

Collins is the great-great-grandson of General James Baird Weaver, the 1880 Greenback Party presidential candidate and the 1892 Populist Party ("People's Party") candidate for president. Collins has co-starred with Diane Keaton in two movies; "The First Wives Club" (1996) and "Because I Said So" (2007).

Collins is married to actress Faye Grant. He is a practicing Episcopalian and is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.cite web |url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-01/01-25-01/c14ho157.htm |title=Stephen Collins content to be in '7th Heaven'
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Television

*"" (1976) ... Agent Donald Nash
*"The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977) (miniseries) ... David Spaulding
*"The Henderson Monster" (1980) ... Pete Casimir
*"Looking Back" (1981) ... Morton Fullerton
*"Summer Solstice" (1981) ... young Joshua Turner
*"Tales of the Gold Monkey" (1982) ... Jake Cutter
*"Inside the Third Reich" (1982) ... Karl Hanke
*"Threesome" (1984) ... Peter Hatten
*"Dark Mirror" (1984) ... Dr. Jim Eiseley
*"Chiefs (television)" (1983) (miniseries) ... Billy Lee
*"Hold the Dream" (1986) ... Shane O'Neill
*"The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" (1987) ... Billy Grenville Jr.
*"Weekend War" (1988) ... Captain John Deason
*"Tattingers" (1989) ... Nick Tattinger
*"Working It Out" (1990) ... David Stuart
*"A Woman Named Jackie" (1991) (miniseries) ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy
*"" (1992) (TV movie) ... Dan Broderick
*"" (1992) (TV movie) ... Dan Broderick
*"My New Gun" (1992) ... Gerald Bender
*"Remember" (TV Movie) (1993) ... Clee Donovan
*"The Disappearance of Nora" (1993) ... Jack Fremont
*"Scarlett" (1994) (miniseries) ... Ashley Wilkes
*"A Family Divided" (1995) ... Roger Billingsley
*"Sisters" (1995-1996) ... Dr. Gabriel 'Gabe' Sorenson
*"On Seventh Avenue" (1996) (TV movie) ... Tom Aiken
*"The Babysitter's Seduction" (1996) (TV movie) ... Bill Bartrand
*"7th Heaven" (1996-2007) ... Reverend Eric Camden
*"An Unexpected Family" (1996) (TV movie) ... Sam
*"An Unexpected Life" (1998) (TV movie) ... Sam
*"As Time Runs Out" (1999) (TV movie) ... Dan Carlin
*"Jumping Ship" (2001) (TV movie)
*"Celebrity Poker Showdown" (2005) (Bravo) Qualified for the first tournament.
*"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (2006)
*"" "Trade" season 9, episode 18 (May 6, 2008) ... Peter Bartlett
*"Every Second Counts" (TV Movie) (2008) ... Joe Preston

Films

*"All the President's Men" (1976) ... Hugh W. Sloan, Jr.
*"Between the Lines" (1977) ... Michael
*"Fedora" (1978) ... Young Barry
*"The Promise" (1979) ... Michael Hillyard
*"" (1979) ... Captain/Commander Willard Decker
*"Loving Couples" (1980) ... Greg
*"Brewster's Millions" (1985) ... Warren Cox
*"Choke Canyon" (1986) ... Dr. David Lowell
*"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) ... Marty Phillips
*"The Big Picture" (1989) ... Attorney
*"Stella" (1990) ... Stephen Dallas
*"My New Gun" (1992) ... Gerald Bender
*"The First Wives Club" (1996) ... Aaron Paradis
*"Drive Me Crazy" (1999) ... Mr. Maris
*"The Commission" (2003) ... Joseph A. Ball
*"Blood Diamond" (2006) ... Ambassador Walker
*"Because I Said So" (2007) ... Joe Dresden

Discography

Stephen Collins – Stephen Collins
# Looking For An Echo
# Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
# Til I Kissed You
# Mr. Blue
# What's Your Name?
# Fools Rush In
# True Love Ways
# Sandy
# Crazy
# It's Only Make Believe
# Hello, Mary Lou
# Take Good Care Of My Baby
# Rock-A-Hula Baby

Stephen Collins – The Hits of Rick Nelson
# It's Late
# Travelin' Man
# I've Got A Woman
# Poor Little Fool
# You Tear Me Up
# Lonesome Town
# Believe What You Say
# String Along
# Boppin' The Blues
# Young Emotions
# Stood Up
# It's Up To You
# Fools Rush In
# Hello, Mary Lou

Putting It Together (1993 off-Broadway cast recording)

References

External links

* [http://cwtv.com/shows/7th-heaven/cast/stephen-collins Stephen Collins cast bio on The CW]
* [http://www.stephencollins.com/ Stephen Collins's website]
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