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J. Kenneth Campbell

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J. Kenneth Campbell
Born
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationCheshire Academy
University of Arizona
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
FatherJames Kenneth Campbell
RelativesEugene Campbell (grandfather)
Clay Clement (great-uncle)
Kim Gruenenfelder (niece)
Emma Rosenblum (niece)
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch
 United States Marine Corps
Conflicts
Vietnam War
AwardsPurple Heart

James Kenneth Campbell II is an American film, stage, and television actor who has been cast in over 80 roles. He was born in Flushing, New York. Campbell studied acting under theatrical fight director Patrick Crean, and was an acting instructor himself at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Early life

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Campbell was born in Flushing, Queens to Dorothea Burke and lawyer James Kenneth Campbell.[1][2] The second of seven children, Campbell was raised on Long Island and graduated from Cheshire Academy.

Campbell began his studies at the University of Arizona, but left to study under Sanford Meisner.[citation needed] Having been drafted into the United States Army in 1967, Campbell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Wounded in action during the Vietnam War, Campbell was awarded a Purple Heart and honorably discharged.[citation needed]

Career

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Television

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Campbell has made several appearances in television shows, made-for-TV movies, miniseries, and specials. Campbell appeared on the daytime soap operas: The Edge of Night, Another World and Search for Tomorrow in the 1980s. He also had guest appearances on several popular TV series through the years as well, including: The Mod Squad, The Rookies and Baa Baa Black Sheep in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he appeared in Spenser: For Hire, Matlock and Cheers. The 1990s saw him appearing in popular series L.A. Law, Touched by an Angel, Melrose Place, and Walker, Texas Ranger. Then in the 2000s, he landed guest roles in Diagnosis: Murder, Charmed and Frasier.[3][4]

Stage

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On stage, Campbell played the Viscount de Valvert in the 1973 musical Cyrano, and appeared in The Philadelphia Story, which ran from 1980 to 1981 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. In 1981 he starred as Macduff in the Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Macbeth at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, alongside Philip Anglim, Maureen Anderman, and Kelsey Grammer.[5] He starred as King Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons alongside Charlton Heston in 1986 and 1987, at the Union Square Theatre, as part of the Roundabout Theatre Company.[3] His Broadway credits included The Boys of Winter (1985), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), The Philadelphia Story (1908), The Freedom of the City (1974), and Cyrano (1973).[6]

In 2017, Campbell portrayed President Lyndon Baines Johnson in an Actors' Playhouse production of All the Way in Miami.[7]

Personal life

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Campbell is a grandnephew of Clay Clement, an actor who was one of the earliest members of the Screen Actors Guild, and the grandson of The Long Whip author Eugene Campbell.[1] Campbell's niece through his sister Carol is author Kim Gruenenfelder, and his niece through his sister Barbara is media executive Emma Rosenblum.[8]

Filmography

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Feature Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1970The Mod SquadSooey1 episode
1973The RookiesDude1 episode
1977Wonder WomanTaft1 episode
1977Black Sheep SquadronCommander Billings1 episode
1978Cops and RobinDetective FurieTV Movie
1978Lou GrantJones1 episode
1978CrashTV movie
1979Love and BulletsNewscasterUncredited
1980The Changeling[9]Security Guard
1981MacbethMacduffTV movie
1983ChiefsDr. Tom Manton2 episodes; as Kenneth Campbell
1983KennedySecret Service Man5 episodes; as Kenneth Campbell
1984George WashingtonRichard Henry Lee1 episode
1984The Edge of NightRuss Powell20 episodes
1985Sudden Death[10]Kosakowski
1985Search for TomorrowRoy Arnold195 episodes
1986American PlayhouseWalter Ralegh1 episode
1980–1986Another WorldHerman Ludwig / Jordan Scott45 episodes
1986Spenser: For HireDeputy Hagen1 episode
1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting StarRay AndersonTV movie
1987The Survivalist[3][a]President's Spokesman
1987Mr. President1 episode
1987Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(voice)
1988Buck JamesMorgan Woolwine1 episode
1988Waxwork[11]Marquis de Sade
1988Deadline: MadridPaul JohnsonTV movie
1988Favorite SonThomas1 episode
1988War and RemembranceCmdr. Hoban (Devilfish)1 episode
1988China BeachColonel Wadsworth1 episode
1988CheersBob Speakes1 episode
1989The AbyssDeMarco
1989An Innocent ManLieutenant Freebery
1989The Young RidersIndian Agent Walker1 episode
1990Drug Wars: The Camarena StoryStephen Matson3 episodes
1990The Last of the Finest[3][b]Calvert
1990Johnny RyanD.A. Frank HoganTV movie
1990L.A. LawJudge Walter Stone2 episodes
1990The Great Los Angeles EarthquakeTodd HarrisTV movie
1991Flight of the Intruder[4]Lieutenant Commander 'Cowboy' Parker
1991Murder 101Tim RyderTV movie
1991LifestoriesCoach Staggerhorn1 episode
1991P.S. I Luv UJack Hanson1 episode
1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootRoss
1992Jake and the FatmanTom Chetwin1 episode
1992InterceptorEngineer
1993The Legend of Prince ValiantAssassin (voice)1 episode
1993Deadfall[3]Huey
1994Cosmic Slopsegment: The First CommandmentTV movie
1994Cobb[4]Professor Cobb
1988–1995MatlockAgt. Ed Wingate / Scott Walker / Jack Berlin5 episodes
1994–1995RenegadeSheriff / D.A. Dennis Piaza2 episodes
1996Picket FencesJonathan Braun1 episode
1996High TideKinkaid1 episode
1996Mars Attacks![10]Doctor
1997TurbulenceCaptain Matt Powell
1997Ulee's GoldSheriff Bill Floyd
1997Touched by an AngelCotton1 episode
1997Night ManDr. Gerard Parker1 episode
1997Operation Delta Force 2: MaydayFlint LukashTV movie
1998Pensacola: Wings of GoldSheriff Hawkins1 episode
1998Ally McBealDonald Yorkin1 episode
1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionOfficer Craig Hoffman1 episode; segment "The Wall"
1998Bulworth[4]Anthony
1998Seven DaysColonel Vickery2 episodes
1998Melrose PlaceSheriff Spencer1 episode
1997–1999The Journey of Allen StrangeShaw2 episodes
1999Michael Landon, the Father I KnewAndy GlennonTV movie
1999Blue Streak[3][c]FBI Section Commander Peterson
1999Walker, Texas RangerRoger Woodson1 episode
1999Sonic Impact[3]Pilot Tom Rush
2000U.S. SealsCane Whitlock / Rusty 'Blaise'
2000CharmedElias Lundy1 episode
2000AngelAngel's Father1 episode
2000Diagnosis: MurderCol. Lucian Chandler1 episode
2001Tomcats[12]Mr. MacDonald
2001The HuntressRango Burke3 episodes
2001Free[3]James Jenkins
2002Collateral Damage[10]Ed Coonts
2003Straight from the HeartHoward JamisonTV movie
2003FrasierMr. Michaels1 episode
2003The GuardianMr. Lightstone1 episode
2003Threat Matrix1 episode
2005Guess Who[12]Nathan Rogers
2005Commander in ChiefThe Admiral1 episode
2008The Butcher's DaughterRichard BeaumontShort film
2008Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, AcceptanceWalterShort film
2009The Only Good Indian[12]McCoy
2010The Whole TruthLarry Combs1 episode
2013Bluebird[10]Deputy

Notes

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  1. ↑ Also known as Jack Tillman: The Survivalist
  2. ↑ Also known as Blue Heat and Street Legal
  3. ↑ Also known as Der Diamanten–Cop

References

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  1. 1 2 Frey, Emma (1969). The History of the Frey Family. pp. 8–14. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths CAMPBELL, J. KENNETH (KEN), SR". New York Times. April 1, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Campbell, J. Kenneth". Encyclopedia.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "J. Kenneth Campbell". TVGuide. Archived from the original on November 18, 2008.
  5. ↑ Shakespeare, William (1981). "Macbeth". Playbill. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "J. Kenneth Campbell". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved October 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Dolen, Christine (March 30, 2017). "Political lessons of epic 'All the Way' stand tall". The Miami Herald. p. C 1. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Frey, Emma (1969). The History of the Frey Family. p. 14. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ Muir, John Kenneth (2010). Horror Films of the 1980s. McFarland. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7864-5501-0.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "J. Kenneth Campbell". Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. ↑ Muir, John Kenneth (2010). Horror Films of the 1980s. McFarland. p. 709. ISBN 978-0-7864-5501-0.
  12. 1 2 3 "J. Kenneth Campbell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.
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