American actor (born 1947)
Stephen Collins
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Collins in 2014
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Born
| Stephen Weaver Collins
(
1947-10-01
)
October 1, 1947
(age 76)
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Alma mater
| Amherst College
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Occupation
| Actor
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Years active
| 1974?2014
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Spouses
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Marjorie Weinman
(
m.
1970;
div.
1978)
(
m.
1985;
div.
2015)
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Children
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Stephen Weaver Collins
(born October 1, 1947) is a former American actor. He is known for playing
Eric Camden
on the
WB
/
CW
television series
7th Heaven
from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the
ABC
television series
No Ordinary Family
and Gene Porter in the
NBC
television series
Revolution
, father of
Elizabeth Mitchell
's character, Rachel Matheson. Before
7th Heaven
, Collins was known for his roles as Commander
Willard Decker
in the 1979 film
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
and fighter pilot Jake Cutter in the ABC television series
Tales of the Gold Monkey
. In 2014, his career ended after he confessed to
sexual misconduct against multiple minors
.
[1]
[2]
Early life
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Stephen Collins was born on October 1, 1947, in
Des Moines, Iowa
, to mother Madeleine (
nee
Robertson) and father Cyrus Stickney Collins, an airline executive.
[3]
[4]
Collins was raised with his two older brothers in
Hastings-on-Hudson
, New York, and attended
Amherst College
in Massachusetts, graduating
cum laude
.
[5]
While at Amherst, he played bass guitar in a number of bands.
[6]
He was also then a singing member of the Amherst College Zumbyes.
Career
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Stephen Collins is known for his role as
Eric Camden
in the television drama series
7th Heaven
during the series' run from 1996 to 2007
[7]
and for his role as Captain
Willard Decker
in
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
(1979).
[8]
His other notable television credits include Jake Cutter in the cult series
Tales of the Gold Monkey
and his role in
Tattingers
, as well as guest appearances in
The Waltons
,
Barnaby Jones
,
Charlie's Angels
, and numerous miniseries and television films. He was nominated for an
Emmy Award
for his work opposite
Ann-Margret
in the miniseries
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
(1987), and played
John F. Kennedy
in the miniseries
A Woman Named Jackie
(1991), which won the Emmy for Best Miniseries. He also played the lead role opposite
Lauren Hutton
in the television film
The Rhinemann Exchange
(1977), based on
Robert Ludlum's bestselling novel
.
[9]
Collins was above-the-title billed in
Loving Couples
(1980) with
Shirley MacLaine
,
James Coburn
and
Susan Sarandon
. He co-starred with
Diane Keaton
in both
The First Wives Club
(1996) and
Because I Said So
(2007). He has co-starred with
Meredith Baxter
in three films,
All the President's Men
,
A Woman Scorned: The
Betty Broderick
Story,
and
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
, both of which were television films broadcast on
CBS
in 1992.
In the 2010?11 television season, Collins starred in the short-lived
ABC
series
No Ordinary Family
.
[10]
On ABC's
Brothers & Sisters
, he played a potential love interest for
Ron Rifkin
's character
Saul Holden
. Collins appeared in season eight of
The Office
playing
Andy Bernard
's father in the episode, "
Garden Party
".
[11]
[12]
In 2013, Collins began appearing in the
NBC
series
Revolution
as Dr. Gene Porter, the leader of the town of Willoughby and father of Rachel Matheson (played by
Elizabeth Mitchell
).
[13]
and in two episodes of
Falling Skies
in season three. Collins' final guest spots include
The Fosters
,
Devious Maids
, and
Penance
.
[14]
Personal life
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Stephen Collins was married to Marjorie Weinman from 1970 to 1978.
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In 1985, he married actress
Faye Grant
, whom he had met on the set of
Tales of the Gold Monkey
in 1982.
[17]
Together they have a daughter, Kate, who was born in 1989. They separated in 2012, and, after 30 years of marriage, a final divorce decree was issued in January 2015.
[18]
[19]
Collins is an
Episcopalian
[20]
and a practitioner of
Transcendental Meditation
(TM) and has taken part in the advanced TM Yogic Flying technique since 1980.
[21]
Until October 2014, he was a national co-director of the Committee for Stress-Free Schools, which advocates practicing TM in schools and funds TM research.
[22]
Sexual abuse against minors
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On October 7, 2014, the
New York City Police Department
began investigating Collins after an audio tape leaked to the media revealed a male voice, purported to be that of Collins, admitting to past
sexual abuse of a minor
under the age of 14.
[17]
A
Los Angeles Police Department
spokesperson stated that Collins had been investigated by the department in 2012 after receiving a claim from 18 years earlier regarding sexual abuse. The LAPD further stated that its investigation did not allow it to "substantiate the allegation" against Collins.
[23]
[24]
In a December 2014 interview with
People
, Collins admitted that he committed "inappropriate sexual conduct with three female minors" in 1973, 1982, and 1994.
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Filmography
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Television
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Films
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Discography
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Year
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Title
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Notes
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1993
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Sondheim:
Putting It Together
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Off Broadway cast recording
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2003
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Stephen Collins
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2005
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The Hits of Rick Nelson
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Published works
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References
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- ^
a
b
Oldenburg, Ann (December 17, 2014).
"Stephen Collins: 'I did something terribly wrong'
"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
December 18,
2014
.
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a
b
Wagner, Meg; Tracy, Thomas; Dillon, Nancy (October 7, 2014).
"Stephen Collins, pastor-dad in '7th Heaven,' admits to sexually abusing underage girl, exposing himself to 2 others (audio)"
.
New York Daily News
. Retrieved
October 7,
2014
.
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"Stephen Collins Biography (1947?)"
. filmreference.com.
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"Cyrus S. Collins '39 ? Amherst College"
. amherst.edu.
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"C | Collins, Stephen W. | Amherst College"
.
www.amherst.edu
. Retrieved
March 13,
2018
.
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Riordan, Paul M. (1999).
"An Interview with Stephen Collins"
.
TV Party!
. Retrieved
March 18,
2018
.
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"The Stephen Collins Scandal: How a Hollywood Marriage Became a Nightmare"
.
People
. October 9, 2014
. Retrieved
June 26,
2018
.
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Phillip, Abby (December 17, 2014).
"
'7th Heaven' dad Stephen Collins admits to sexually abusing three girls"
.
The Washington Post
.
ISSN
0190-8286
. Retrieved
March 22,
2018
.
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Leopold, Todd (October 8, 2014).
"Who is Stephen Collins?"
.
CNN
. Retrieved
March 19,
2018
.
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Stanhope, Kate (June 11, 2010).
"Stephen Collins Bumped to Series Regular on
No Ordinary Family
"
.
TV Guide
.
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Ausiello, Michael (August 16, 2011).
"Office Scoop: Stephen Collins Is Andy's Dad!"
.
TVLine
.
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Nededog, Jethro (August 16, 2011).
"
'The Office': 'No Ordinary Family's' Stephen Collins to Guest Star"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
June 26,
2018
.
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Mather, Kate; Westfall, Julie (December 17, 2014).
"Actor Stephen Collins admits sexual misconduct with three girls"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
March 18,
2018
.
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"Stephen Collins, former '7th Heaven' actor, under new investigation"
.
The Times-Picayune
. New Orleans. October 15, 2014
. Retrieved
March 27,
2018
.
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"Stephen Collins: Biography"
.
TV Guide
. Retrieved
May 15,
2013
.
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"Collins, Stephen, 1947?"
. Encyclopedia.com
. Retrieved
May 15,
2013
.
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a
b
Effron, Lauren (December 20, 2014).
"Stephen Collins Denies He's a Pedophile"
.
ABC News
. Retrieved
March 18,
2018
.
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"Stephen Collins and Faye Grant Settle Divorce"
.
People
. January 23, 2015
. Retrieved
January 24,
2015
.
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Moraski, Lauren (May 8, 2012).
"Stephen Collins and Faye Grant split after 27 years"
.
CBS News
. Retrieved
June 26,
2018
.
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"Stephen Collins content to be in '7th Heaven'
"
.
The Standard-Times
.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
.
Associated Press
. Archived from
the original
on July 24, 2004
. Retrieved
January 25,
2001
.
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Pool, Bob (June 14, 2003).
"Seeking Site for a 'Peace Palace'
"
.
Los Angeles Times
. p. B24.
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"Committee for Stress-Free Schools: About Us"
. tmeducation.org. Archived from
the original
on July 28, 2011
. Retrieved
August 4,
2010
.
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Prokupecz, Shimon; Almas, Steve (October 7, 2014).
"Source: '7th Heaven' actor subject of molestation allegations"
.
CNN
. Retrieved
October 7,
2014
.
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Villareal, Yvonne (October 7, 2014).
"
'7th Heaven' pulled after Stephen Collins molestation allegations"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
October 7,
2014
.
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a
b
"Stephen Collins (visual voices guide)"
. Behind The Voice Actors
. Retrieved
December 24,
2023
.
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Preceded by
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Actor playing
King Arthur
on
Spamalot
June 5, 2008 ?
September 14, 2008
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