J. Kenneth Campbell
Acting
Biography
J. Kenneth Campbell's acting career has taken him from Broadway to feature films and television. His many films include Bulworth, Ulee's Gold, Guess Who?, Mars Attacks and The Abyss. He recently completed filming director Kevin Willmott's upcoming feature The Only Good Indian, in which Campbell plays a lead role, alongside Wes Studi (Avatar, Last of the Mohicans). On television, Campbell has appeared in Commander in Chief, Frasier, Charmed, Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, Picket Fences, Matlock, L.A. Law and many other series. Campbell was born in Flushing, New York, in 1947 the second of seven children. He was raised on Long Island and graduated from Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. It was at The University of Arizona where he discovered his calling. Forsaking the "security" of a college degree, he entered "The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater" to study acting with Sanford Miesner. Non-academic acting students in 1967 became automatically eligible for the Selective Service and in the middle of his second year at the Playhouse, Campbell was drafted into the U.S. Army. He retaliated, by joining the Marines. He was wounded in action, and after months of recuperation, he returned to The Playhouse and finished the program. Campbell has worked, on stage, in film and on television ever since.
Born: July 22, 1947
Place of Birth: Flushing, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Deputy
as McCoy
as Richard Beaumont
as The Admiral
as Nathan Rogers
as Howard Jamison
as Ed Coonts
as Mr. Lightstone
as Mr. MacDonald
as Angel's Father
as Peterson, FBI
as Andy Glennon
as Elias Lundy
as Anthony
as Flint Lukash
as Donald Yorkin
as Sheriff Bill Floyd
as Craig Hoffman (segment "The Wall")
as Captain Matt Powell
as Doctor #1
as William Herschel Cobb
as Mr. Spivey (segment 'The First Commandment')
as Cotton
as Col. Lucian Chandler
as Huey
as Mr. Michaels
as Engineer
as D.A. Dennis Piaza
as Sheriff Spencer
as Ross
as Tim Ryder
as Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker
as Todd Harris
as Calvert
as Stephen Matson
as Lieutenant Freebery
as DeMarco
as Thomas
as Paul Johnson
as Marquis de Sade
as (voice)
as President's Spokesman
as Ray Anderson
as Walter Ralegh
as Dr. Tom Manton
as Bob Speakes
as Security Guard
as Newscaster (uncredited)
as Det. Furie
as Taft