STEPHEN COLLINS

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'Stephen Weaver Collins' (born October 1 1947) is an American actor.
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 both ''7th Heaven'' a few times and the movie ''Because I Said So''.
Collins' Broadway credits include ''The Ritz'' and ''No Sex Please, We're British''; off-Broadway he appeared opposite Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's ''Beyond Therapy'' and as Macduff to Christopher Walken's "Macbeth" at Lincoln Center.
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 a starring role in ''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 JFK 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 practising Episcopalian and is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation.^[1]

Contents

Television

Films

Discography

References

External links

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)

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

★ 1. Looking For An Echo

★ 2. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

★ 3. Til I Kissed You

★ 4. Mr. Blue

★ 5. What's Your Name?

★ 6. Fools Rush In

★ 7. True Love Ways

★ 8. Sandy

★ 9. Crazy

★ 10. It's Only Make Believe

★ 11. Hello, Mary Lou

★ 12. Take Good Care Of My Baby

★ 13. Rock-A-Hula Baby
Stephen Collins - The Hits of Rick Nelson

★ 1. It's Late

★ 2. Travelin' Man

★ 3. I've Got A Woman

★ 4. Poor Little Fool

★ 5. You Tear Me Up

★ 6. Lonesome Town

★ 7. Believe What You Say

★ 8. String Along

★ 9. Boppin' The Blues

★ 10. Young Emotions

★ 11. Stood Up

★ 12. It's Up To You

★ 13. Fools Rush In

★ 14. Hello, Mary Lou
Putting It Together (1993 off-Broadway cast recording)

References

1. Stephen Collins content to be in '7th Heaven'

External links

★ Stephen Collins cast bio on The CW

★ Stephen Collins's website

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