Stephen Collins
Born: 1947-10-01 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
2025
- Hollywood Demons as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Devious Maids as Philippe Delatour
2012
- Scandal as Reed Wallace
- Revolution as Gene Porter
- The Three Stooges as Mr. Harter
2010
- No Ordinary Family as Dr. Dayton King
2009
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2008
- Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth as Dancing Alien
- Hole in the Paper Sky as Mr. Benson
- Every Second Counts as Joe Preston
2007
- Private Practice as "The Captain" Montgomery
- Because I Said So as Joe
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Charlie
- Blood Diamond as Ambassador Walker
2005
- The Office as Walter Bernard, Sr.
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Bruce Mathis
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Commission as Joseph A. Ball
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- Jumping Ship as Gardner
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Pierson Bartlett
- Batman Beyond as Tony Maychek / Earthmover (voice)
- Drive Me Crazy as Mr. Maris
- As Time Runs Out as Dan Carlin
1998
- An Unexpected Life as Sam Sadwich
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- 7th Heaven as Eric Camden
- The First Wives Club as Aaron Paradis
- The Babysitter's Seduction as Bill Bartrand
- On Seventh Avenue as Tom Aiken
- An Unexpected Family as Sam
- For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story as Adam Graham
1995
- A Family Divided as Roger Billingsley
1994
- Scarlett as Ashley Wilkes
- Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter as Dan Broderick
1993
- The Disappearance of Nora as Jack Fremont
- Remember as Clee Donovan
1992
- A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story as Dan Broderick
- My New Gun as Gerald Bender
1991
- A Woman Named Jackie as John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1990
- Stella as Stephen Dallas
- Working It Out
1989
- The Big Picture as Attorney
1988
- Tattingers
- Weekend War as Capt. John Deason
1987
- Hold the Dream as Shane O'Neill
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as Billy Grenville Jr.
1986
- Jumpin' Jack Flash as Marty Phillips
- Choke Canyon as Dr. David Lowell
1985
- Brewster's Millions as Warren Cox
1984
- Dark Mirror as Dr. Jim Eiseley
- Threesome as Peter Hatten
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Todd Fields
- Chiefs as Billy Lee
1982
- Tales of the Gold Monkey as Jake Cutter
- Inside the Third Reich as Karl Hanke
1981
- Summer Solstice as Josh
- Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner as Larrabee
1980
- Loving Couples as Greg
- The Henderson Monster as Pete Casimir
1979
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture as Captain William Decker
- The Promise as Michael Hillyard
1978
- Fedora as Young Barry
1977
- The Rhinemann Exchange as David Spaulding
- Between the Lines as Michael
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Steve Carmody
- Battle of the Network Stars
- All the President's Men as Hugh Sloan
- Good Heavens
- Brinks: The Great Robbery as Agent Donald Nash
1974
1972
1971
- Great Performances as Morton Fullerton