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This is about the American TV and film actor born in 1959. For similarly named people, see William Campbell

William Campbell

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William Oliver "Billy" Campbell (born July 7, 1959) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
film and television actor

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
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bell is probably most famous for his portrayal of Rick Sammler on the ABC series Once and Again
Once and Again

Once and Again is an United States television program that initially aired on American Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father....
for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.

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This is about the American TV and film actor born in 1959. For similarly named people, see William Campbell

William Campbell

William Campbell or Bill Campbell may refer to:...

William Oliver "Billy" Campbell (born July 7, 1959) is an American

United States

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
.

Career

Campbell is probably most famous for his portrayal of Rick Sammler on the ABC series Once and Again
Once and Again

Once and Again is an United States television program that initially aired on American Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father....
for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Among his other well-known roles are a gay

Gay

The term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree," "happy," or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637....
gynecologist, Dr. Jon Philip Fielding, in all three of the television miniseries

Miniseries

A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes....
adaptations of Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin

Armistead Jones Maupin Jr. is an United States of America writer best known for his Tales of the City series of novels based in San Francisco....
's Tales of the City
Tales of the City (miniseries)

Tales of the City is a 1993 in film television mini-series based on the first of the Tales of the City of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was first screened in the UK in 1993, t...
novels, and as Carter Buckley in the television series The O.C.
The O.C.

The O.C. is an United States teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons....
. He had a recurring role as Jordan Collier

Jordan Collier

Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by United States actor Billy Campbell....
on the USA Network

USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
original series The 4400
The 4400

The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with British Sky Broadcasting, Renegade 83 and American Zoetrope for USA Network....
. His film credits include The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer (film)

The Rocketeer is a 1991 in film period piece adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the Rocketeer created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens, who also served as a co-producer....
, Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Dracula is a 1992 in film Horror film-romance film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker....
and Enough
Enough

Enough is a 2002 Hollywood psychological thriller. It stars Jennifer Lopez as Slim, a young waitress who one day finds the man of her dreams in the diner where she works....
. He was also known for his recurring role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986-88 NBC series Crime Story

Crime Story (TV series)

Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann . The show premiered with a two hour pilot—a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers....
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Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Set in the 24th century, about 70 years after Star Trek: The Original Series, the program features a new crew and a new Starship Enterprise....
to play the role of William Riker

William Riker

Captain William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek fictional universe primarily appearing as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation....
, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Scott Frakes is an United States actor and film director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation....
. Campbell would later appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona". His first prominent role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)

Dynasty is an United States prime time television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989....
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In 2000, he was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine.

Recently, he has made a successful career out of playing villain

Villain

A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a history narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters....
s, such as a messianic abduction survivor on The 4400
The 4400

The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with British Sky Broadcasting, Renegade 83 and American Zoetrope for USA Network....
, a college professor accused of raping

Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
a student in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
, and serial killer

Serial killer

A serial killer is a person who murders usually three or more people"One of the most famous [geographically stable] serial killers is Wayne Williams....
Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

Theodore Robert Bundy, born Theodore Robert Cowell , known as Ted Bundy, was an American serial killer who murdered numerous young women across the United States between 1974 and 1978....
in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me, based on true crime

True crime (genre)

True crime is a non-fiction literary genre in which the author uses an actual crime and real people as a point of departure. The crimes almost always include murder....
author Ann Rule

Ann Rule

Ann Rule is a popular American True crime writer....
's book. He also has appeared as a serial killer who defends himself in the television series Shark
Shark (TV series)

Shark is an United States legal drama that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. Created by Ian Biederman, the series starred James Woods as Sebastian Stark, a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor....
opposite James Woods

James Woods

James Howard Woods is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning United States film, Theatre and television actor....
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Personal life

Campbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom....
. He has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program

Young storytellers program

The Young Storytellers Foundation is dedicated to developing literacy, self-expression and self-esteem in elementary school children. The Young Storytellers Program currently serves elementary school students in Southern California, including the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Santa Monica, and Glendale, CA....
. He is good friends with actor and Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)

Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann . The show premiered with a two hour pilot—a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers....
co-star Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang (actor)

Stephen Lang is an United States film actor who started in theatre on Broadway theatre. He is currently co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City....
. Campbell recently portrayed General Pickett in Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals (film)

Gods and Generals is a 2003 film based on the novel, Gods and Generals, by Jeffrey Shaara. It is considered a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg , which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Michael Shaara, Jeff Shaara's father....
, a part previously played by Lang in the film Gettysburg
Gettysburg (film)

Gettysburg is a 1993 film that dramatizes the decisive Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, who also wrote the screenplay, a close adaptation of Michael Shaara's 1974 novel The Killer Angels, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1975....
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Campbell is a rugby

Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club

Santa Monica Rugby Club

Santa Monica Rugby Club is a rugby union club from Santa Monica, California, California. The team, also known as the Dolphins, were recently accepted into the Rugby Super League , which is the top level of club rugby in the United States....
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Filmography

Year	Film/Television Series	Role	Notes
1984	Dynasty Dynasty (TV series) *Dynasty* is an United States prime time television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989....	Luke Fuller	20 episodes
1986	Crime Story Crime Story (TV series) *Crime Story* is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann . The show premiered with a two hour pilot—a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers....	Det. Joey Indelli	14 episodes
1991	The Rocketeer The Rocketeer (film) *The Rocketeer* is a 1991 in film period piece adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the Rocketeer created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens, who also served as a co-producer....	Cliff Secord	Main Role
1992	Dracula	Quincy P. Morris
1993	Tales of the City Tales of the City (miniseries) *Tales of the City* is a 1993 in film television mini-series based on the first of the Tales of the City of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was first screened in the UK in 1993, t...	Jon Fielden
	Gettysburg Gettysburg (film) *Gettysburg* is a 1993 film that dramatizes the decisive Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, who also wrote the screenplay, a close adaptation of Michael Shaara's 1974 novel The Killer Angels, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1975....	Lt. Pitzer
	Moon Over Miami Moon Over Miami (TV series) *Moon Over Miami* is a short-lived United States Television comedy that aired on American Broadcasting Company....	Walter Tatum	5 episodes
1998	More Tales of the City	Dr. Jon Philip Fielding
1999	Once and Again Once and Again *Once and Again* is an United States television program that initially aired on American Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father....	Rick Sammler	63 episodes
2001	Further Tales of the City	Dr. Jon Philip Fielding	TV mini-series
2002	Enough Enough *Enough* is a 2002 Hollywood psychological thriller. It stars Jennifer Lopez as Slim, a young waitress who one day finds the man of her dreams in the diner where she works....	Mitch Hiller
2003	Gods and Generals Gods and Generals (film) *Gods and Generals* is a 2003 film based on the novel, Gods and Generals, by Jeffrey Shaara. It is considered a prequel to the 1993 film Gettysburg , which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Michael Shaara, Jeff Shaara's father....	General George Pickett George Pickett George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
2003	The Stranger Beside Me The Stranger Beside Me *The Stranger Beside Me* is a 1980 true crime novel written by Ann Rule about serial killer Ted Bundy, whom she knew personally before and after his arrest for a series of murders....	Ted Bundy Ted Bundy Theodore Robert Bundy, born Theodore Robert Cowell , known as Ted Bundy, was an American serial killer who murdered numerous young women across the United States between 1974 and 1978....	TV movie Television movie A television movie is a feature film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network....
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....	Ron Polikoff	1 episode
2004	The 4400 The 4400 *The 4400* is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with British Sky Broadcasting, Renegade 83 and American Zoetrope for USA Network....	Jordan Collier Jordan Collier Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by United States actor Billy Campbell....	26 episodes
2005	The O.C. The O.C. *The O.C.* is an United States teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons....	Carter Buckley	7 episodes
2007	Shark Shark (TV series) *Shark* is an United States legal drama that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. Created by Ian Biederman, the series starred James Woods as Sebastian Stark, a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes a prosecutor....	Wayne Robert Callison	3 episodes
2008	Ghost Town Ghost Town (film) *Ghost Town* is a 2008 in film Cinema of the United States paranormal comedy film directed by David Koepp and starring the English comedian Ricky Gervais in his first leading role in a movie....	Richard

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