Stephen Collins
Stephen Collins is an American former actor born on October 1, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa. He is best known for his role as Eric Camden, the family patriarch on the television series "7th Heaven," which aired from 1996 to 2007. Collins also played notable roles such as Commander Willard Decker in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979) and had television roles in series like "No Ordinary Family" and "Revolution." He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and graduated cum laude from Amherst College. His career spanned television, film, and theater, with early roles including appearances in "All the President's Men" and the cult TV series "Tales of the Gold Monkey." Collins was also nominated for an Emmy for his work in the miniseries "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" and played John F. Kennedy in "A Woman Named Jackie." He acted alongside stars such as Diane Keaton and Shirley MacLaine in various films. Collins' career ended in 2014 following his public confession to sexual abuse against minors. Beyond acting, he also authored psychosexual thrillers and performed in Broadway productions. Throughout his career, he was recognized for playing wholesome and authoritative characters, often embodying family-oriented roles
Born: 01 October 1947
Played In
Hollywood Demons
Self (archive footage)
Devious Maids
Philippe Delatour
Revolution
Gene Porter
The Three Stooges
Mr. Harter
Scandal
Reed Wallace
No Ordinary Family
Dr. Dayton King
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
Hole in the Paper Sky
Mr. Benson
Every Second Counts
Joe Preston
Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth
Dancing Alien
Private Practice
"The Captain" Montgomery
Because I Said So
Joe
Blood Diamond
Ambassador Walker
Brothers and Sisters
Charlie
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bruce Mathis
The Office
Walter Bernard, Sr.
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
The Commission
Joseph A. Ball
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Good Day Live
Self
Jumping Ship
Gardner
As Time Runs Out
Dan Carlin
Drive Me Crazy
Mr. Maris
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Pierson Bartlett
Batman Beyond
Tony Maychek / Earthmover (voice)
An Unexpected Life
Sam Sadwich
The View
Self
An Unexpected Family
Sam
The First Wives Club
Aaron Paradis
7th Heaven
Eric Camden
On Seventh Avenue
Tom Aiken
The Babysitter's Seduction
Bill Bartrand
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
Adam Graham
A Family Divided
Roger Billingsley
Scarlett
Ashley Wilkes
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Dan Broderick
Remember
Clee Donovan
The Disappearance of Nora
Jack Fremont
My New Gun
Gerald Bender
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
Dan Broderick
A Woman Named Jackie
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Working It Out
Stella
Stephen Dallas
The Big Picture
Attorney
Tattingers
Weekend War
Capt. John Deason
Hold the Dream
Shane O'Neill
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Billy Grenville Jr.
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Marty Phillips
Choke Canyon
Dr. David Lowell
Brewster's Millions
Warren Cox
Threesome
Peter Hatten
Dark Mirror
Dr. Jim Eiseley
The Hitchhiker
Todd Fields
Chiefs
Billy Lee
Tales of the Gold Monkey
Jake Cutter
Inside the Third Reich
Karl Hanke
Summer Solstice
Josh
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner
Larrabee
Loving Couples
Greg
The Henderson Monster
Pete Casimir
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Captain William Decker
The Promise
Michael Hillyard
Fedora
Young Barry
Between the Lines
Michael
The Rhinemann Exchange
David Spaulding
Battle of the Network Stars
Charlie's Angels
Steve Carmody
All the President's Men
Hugh Sloan
Brinks: The Great Robbery
Agent Donald Nash
Good Heavens
The Michele Lee Show
The Waltons
Great Performances
Morton Fullerton