Stephen Collins
Acting Born Oct 1, 1947 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 76 credits
Biography
Stephen Collins is an American former actor born on October 1, 1947. He is best known for his role as Eric Camden on the television series that aired from 1996 to 2007. Collins also played Commander Willard Decker in a Star Trek film and had television roles in series such as "No Ordinary Family" and "Revolution." He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and graduated cum laude from Amherst College. Collins' 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."
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Frequent co-stars
Roddy McDowall
3 shared titles
Nicholas Pryor
2 shared titles
Penny Fuller
2 shared titles
José Ferrer
2 shared titles
Victoria Racimo
2 shared titles
Kate Harper
2 shared titles
Catherine Hicks
1 shared title
Beverley Mitchell
1 shared title
Mackenzie Rosman
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David Gallagher
1 shared title
Career timeline
Hollywood Demons
Devious Maids
ScandalRevolutionThe Three Stooges
No Ordinary Family
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Every Second CountsHole in the Paper SkyCaptain Eager and the Mark of Voth
Private PracticeBecause I Said So
Brothers and SistersBlood Diamond
The OfficeIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Tony Danza ShowOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Commission
Good Day LiveJumping Ship
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBatman BeyondDrive Me CrazyAs Time Runs Out
An Unexpected Life
The View
7th Heaven7th Heaven · DirectorThe First Wives ClubThe Babysitter's SeductionAn Unexpected Family
A Family Divided
ScarlettHer Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
The Disappearance of NoraRemember
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick StoryMy New Gun
A Woman Named Jackie
StellaWorking It Out
The Big Picture
TattingersWeekend War
Hold the DreamThe Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Jumpin' Jack FlashChoke Canyon
Brewster's Millions
ThreesomeDark Mirror
The HitchhikerChiefs
Tales of the Gold MonkeyInside the Third Reich
Full filmography
- Hollywood Demons (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Devious Maids (2013) as Philippe Delatour
- Scandal (2012) as Reed Wallace
- Revolution (2012) as Gene Porter
- The Three Stooges (2012) as Mr. Harter
- No Ordinary Family (2010) as Dr. Dayton King
- Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
- Every Second Counts (2008) as Joe Preston
- Hole in the Paper Sky (2008) as Mr. Benson
- Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth (2008) as Dancing Alien
- Private Practice (2007) as "The Captain" Montgomery
- Because I Said So (2007) as Joe
- Brothers and Sisters (2006) as Charlie
- Blood Diamond (2006) as Ambassador Walker
- The Office (2005) as Walter Bernard, Sr.
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as Bruce Mathis
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self - Guest
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Commission (2003) as Joseph A. Ball
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- Jumping Ship (2001) as Gardner
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Pierson Bartlett
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Tony Maychek / Earthmover (voice)
- Drive Me Crazy (1999) as Mr. Maris
- As Time Runs Out (1999) as Dan Carlin
- An Unexpected Life (1998) as Sam Sadwich
- The View (1997) as Self
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Eric Camden
- 7th Heaven (1996) Director
- The First Wives Club (1996) as Aaron Paradis
- The Babysitter's Seduction (1996) as Bill Bartrand
- An Unexpected Family (1996) as Sam
- For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story (1996) as Adam Graham
- On Seventh Avenue (1996) as Tom Aiken
- A Family Divided (1995) as Roger Billingsley
- Scarlett (1994) as Ashley Wilkes
- Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1994) as Dan Broderick
- The Disappearance of Nora (1993) as Jack Fremont
- Remember (1993) as Clee Donovan
- A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) as Dan Broderick
- My New Gun (1992) as Gerald Bender
- A Woman Named Jackie (1991) as John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Stella (1990) as Stephen Dallas
- Working It Out (1990)
- The Big Picture (1989) as Attorney
- Tattingers (1988)
- Weekend War (1988) as Capt. John Deason
- Hold the Dream (1987) as Shane O'Neill
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) as Billy Grenville Jr.
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) as Marty Phillips
- Choke Canyon (1986) as Dr. David Lowell
- Brewster's Millions (1985) as Warren Cox
- Threesome (1984) as Peter Hatten
- Dark Mirror (1984) as Dr. Jim Eiseley
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Todd Fields
- Chiefs (1983) as Billy Lee
- Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) as Jake Cutter
- Inside the Third Reich (1982) as Karl Hanke
- Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981) as Larrabee
- Summer Solstice (1981) as Josh
- The Henderson Monster (1980) as Pete Casimir
- Loving Couples (1980) as Greg
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Captain William Decker
- The Promise (1979) as Michael Hillyard
- Fedora (1978) as Young Barry
- The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) as David Spaulding
- Between the Lines (1977) as Michael
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Steve Carmody
- All the President's Men (1976) as Hugh Sloan
- Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
- Good Heavens (1976)
- Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976) as Agent Donald Nash
- The Michele Lee Show (1974)
- The Waltons (1972)
- Great Performances (1971) as Morton Fullerton