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

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

Appearances as themselves (7)

• Hollywood Demons — Self (archive footage)
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Good Day Live — Self
• The View — Self