Stephen Collins

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For the political editor of the Sunday Tribune, see Stephen Collins

Stephen 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.

Collins' Broadway credits include The Ritz and No Sex Please, We're British.

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 Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Rev. Camden's wife, Annie, is played by fellow Star Trek alum Catherine Hicks (who played Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). Additional television credits include a starring role in Tattingers as well as guest appearances in The Waltons, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, Because I Said So, and numerous mini-series and made-for-television movies.

Collins is the author of two novels: Eye Contact (1994) and Double Exposure (1998).

Collins is married to actress Faye Grant. He is a practising Anglican and is also a practitioner of Transcendental Meditation. [1] [2]

[edit] Television

Brinks: The Great Robbery (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
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) (TV movie) ... Dan Broderick
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (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 (Collins appeared on the series 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-Present) ... 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) Bruce