Alan Campbell (actor)

Bruce Alan Campbell (born 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 Fatmanand as E.Z. Taylor on the short-lived 1984–1985 Three's Company spin-offThree's a Crowd.[1]
== 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.[2] 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 CBScrime 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 theater. In 1994, he made his Broadway debut in the New York premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard starring opposite Glenn Close and Alice Ripley, and received a Best Actor in a MusicalTony Award nomination for his performance as Joe Gillis, a role he reprised from the musical's 1993 US premiere in Los Angeles starring opposite Close again and Judy Kuhn. 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 Centerseries 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. 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 and Breakfast at Tiffany's, and productions of I Love My Wifeand 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 in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway. They are divorced and have one child, Riley Rose Campbell.
On April 24, 2008, Campbell and Kennedy opened the Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theater, 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 	CBS TV film
1983 	Another World 	Evan Grant 	
1984–1985	Three's a Crowd 	E.Z. Taylor 	18 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"
Category:American male film actors