Acting credits
68
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Stephen Collins
Acting
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Movies: 38Series: 30Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1756
IMDb ID: nm0004834
Known for: Acting
Born: October 1, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q435434
Other jobs
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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
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Stephen Collins.
5.8
The Three Stooges
as Mr. Harter
2012 Movie
4.8
Every Second Counts
as Joe Preston
2008 Movie
2.0
Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth
as Dancing Alien
2008 Movie
5.9
Because I Said So
as Joe
2007 Movie
7.6
Blood Diamond
as Ambassador Walker
2006 Movie
1.0
The Commission
as Joseph A. Ball
2003 Movie
6.5
Jumping Ship
as Gardner
2001 Movie
5.0
As Time Runs Out
as Dan Carlin
1999 Movie
6.5
Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Maris
1999 Movie
4.0
An Unexpected Life
as Sam Sadwich
1998 Movie
5.6
An Unexpected Family
as Sam
1996 Movie
6.7
The First Wives Club
as Aaron Paradis
1996 Movie
5.7
The Babysitter's Seduction
as Bill Bartrand
1996 Movie
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
as Adam Graham
1996 Movie
5.8
A Family Divided
as Roger Billingsley
1995 Movie
6.2
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
as Dan Broderick
1994 Movie
Remember
as Clee Donovan
1993 Movie
5.0
The Disappearance of Nora
as Jack Fremont
1993 Movie
4.1
My New Gun
as Gerald Bender
1992 Movie
5.7
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
as Dan Broderick
1992 Movie
5.7
Stella
as Stephen Dallas
1990 Movie
5.8
The Big Picture
as Attorney
1989 Movie
1.5
Weekend War
as Capt. John Deason
1988 Movie
6.1
Jumpin' Jack Flash
as Marty Phillips
1986 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Stephen Collins.
6.9
Hollywood Demons
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Devious Maids
as Philippe Delatour • 6 eps
2013 Series
6.4
Revolution
as Gene Porter • 22 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Scandal
as Reed Wallace • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
No Ordinary Family
as Dr. Dayton King • 20 eps
2010 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Private Practice
as Montgomery • 4 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Charlie • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Bruce Mathis • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.6
The Office
as Walter Bernard, Sr. • 1 eps
2005 Series
9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pierson Bartlett • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Batman Beyond
as Tony Maychek / Earthmover (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.4
7th Heaven
as Eric Camden • 243 eps
1996 Series
6.5
Scarlett
as Ashley Wilkes • 2 eps
1994 Series
9.2
A Woman Named Jackie
as John Fitzgerald Kennedy • 3 eps
1991 Series
3.2
Hold the Dream
as Shane O'Neill • 4 eps
1987 Series
3.8
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as Billy Grenville Jr. • 2 eps
1987 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
as Todd Fields • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.0
Chiefs
as Billy Lee • 3 eps
1983 Series
7.4
Tales of the Gold Monkey
as Jake Cutter • 22 eps
1982 Series
Inside the Third Reich
as Karl Hanke • 2 eps
1982 Series