Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell

Birth name: Bruce Alan Campbell
Born: April 22, 1957
Age: 67
Birthplace: Homestead, Florida, U.S.
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Biography

Bruce Alan Campbell (born on April 22, 1957), credited professionally as Alan Campbell, is an American television, film and stage actor who is best known for his roles as Derek Mitchell in the 1987-1992 CBS series Jake and the Fatman and as E.Z. Taylor on the short-lived 1984-1985 Three's Company spin-off Three's a Crowd.

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Early life and education

Campbell was born Bruce Alan Campbell on April 22, 1957 in Homestead, Florida, the son of Edward John Campbell, a farmer, and Audrey Carolyn Griner (1930-2015), a homemaker. Campbell attended Tulane University and graduated with a BA in business from the University of Miami.

Career

On television, Campbell became known to viewers when he co-starred with John Ritter on the short-lived Three's Company spin-off Three's a Crowd (1984-1985) in which he played the comedic role of E.Z. Taylor, Jack Tripper's "surfer dude" assistant chef at his bistro. He also co-starred for five seasons with William Conrad and Joe Penny as Assistant District Attorney Derek Mitchell on the CBS crime drama Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992). Campbell has guest starred on numerous television shows including The Facts of Life, Matlock, All My Children, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Homicide: Life on the Street, as well as the web series, Submissions Only and Then We Got Help!.

Campbell is also an established stage actor having appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. In 1994, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close and received a 1995 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Joe Gillis. He also starred in Susan Stroman's 2000 Tony Award-winning musical Contact at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center and its final performance was broadcast by PBS as part of its Live from Lincoln Center series on September 1, 2002. His most current Broadway role was playing Sam Carmichael in the hit musical Mamma Mia! from 2014 until production ceased in September 2015.

His Off-Broadway credits include Adrift In Macao, Book of Days, Avow and Hello Again and he has appeared in several regional theatrical productions of Race, Death and the Maiden, 12 Angry Men, Hay Fever, Of Thee I Sing, Oleanna, Beauty and the Beast, Johnny Guitar, Bells Are Ringing, On Shiloh Hill, Boogie Woogie Rumble of a Dream Deferred, Breakfast at Tiffany's and productions of I Love My Wife and The Nerd.

Personal life

Campbell was married to actress Nova Ball from 1987 to 1990. On October 10, 1999, he married actress Lauren Kennedy, with whom he appeared with on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard. They are divorced and have one child, Riley Rose Campbell.

On April 24, 2008, Campbell and Kennedy opened the Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre which establishes a home for a burgeoning theater program at Barton College, a small liberal arts school in Wilson, North Carolina.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Final Terror Kevin a.k.a. Bump in the Night
1986 Weekend Warriors Duckworth a.k.a. Hollywood Air Force
1989 Tom, Dick and Harry Tom Short film
1997 A Simple Wish Tony Sable a.k.a. The Fairy Godmother

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 B.J. and the Bear Young Officer Episode: "Run for the Money: Part 1"
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Young Officer Episode: "Run for the Money: Part 2"
1981 Red Flag: The Ultimate Game Lt. Tommy Heinz TV film
1983 Another World Evan Grant
1984-1985 Three's a Crowd E.Z. Taylor 22 episodes
1985 The Facts of Life Chuck Episode: "Ballroom Dance"
1986 Matlock Palmer Episode: "The Don: Parts 1 & 2"
1987-1992 Jake and the Fatman Derek Mitchell 103 episodes
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Dr. Sanford Episode: "Lies and Other Truths"
1998 Encore! Encore! Alan Bloom 1 episode
2002 Live from Lincoln Center Michael Wiley Contact
2004 All My Children Dr. Ellis Marshall Recurring role
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mitchell Hissam Episode: "Informed"
2008 Law & Order Nolan Steele Episode: "Driven"
2009-2011 Then We Got Help! Thom 20 episodes
2011 Submissions Only Sam Moriarty Episode: "Intersections"

Theatre

Broadway

Year Title Role Theatre
1994-1997 Sunset Boulevard Joe Gillis Minskoff Theatre
2002 Contact Michael Wiley (replacement) Vivian Beaumont Theater
2014-2015 Mamma Mia! Sam Carmichael (replacement) Broadhurst Theatre

Off-Broadway

Year Title Role Theatre
2000 Avow Father Raymond Century Center for the Performing Arts
2002 Book of Days James Bates Signature Theatre
2007 Adrift in Macao Mitch 59E59 Theater A
2011 Hello Again The Senator Transport Group, 52 Mercer Street

Regional

Year Title Role Theater
1982 Boogie Woggie Rumble of a Dream Deferred P.J. Urban Arts Theatre, New York City
1982 On Shiloh Hill Johnny Reb Westbeth Theater, New York City
1984 Many Thousand Gone Tom Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C.
1985 Almos' a Man Jimmy Soho Repertory Theatre, New York City
1993 Sunset Boulevard Joe Gillis Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California
1998 Bells Are Ringing Jeff Moss Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
1999 Book of Days James Bates The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2004 Breakfast at Tiffany's Chip The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
2005 Beauty and the Beast The Beast North Carolina Theatre, Raleigh, North Carolina
2006 Johnny Guitar The Dancin' Kid La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada, California
2007 Hay Fever Richard Greatham Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California
2008 Oleanna John Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida
2008 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Russ, Pa Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
2009 Doubt Father Flynn Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida
2010 12 Angry Men Juror 8 Pioneer Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010 Death and the Maiden Gerardo Escobar Kennedy Theater, Raleigh, North Carolina
2010 Dracula Dr. Seward Carolina Ballet, Raleigh, North Carolina
2012 Race Jack Lawson Kennedy Theater, Raleigh, North Carolina

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