William Oliver "Billy" Campbell net worth is
$2.5 Million
William Oliver "Billy" Campbell Wiki Biography
William Oliver Campbell, born on the 7th of July, 1959, is an American actor who became famous for his roles in “Once and Again”, “Tales of the City” and “The 4400”.
So how much is Campbell’s net worth? As of early 2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $2.5 million acquired from his years working as an actor both in film and on television during a career which began in the early 1980s.
Billy Campbell Net Worth $2.5 Million
Billy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, into a family with six other siblings. Unfortunately, his parents divorced when he was two; his mother stayed in Virginia while his father moved to Chicago. During Campbell’s younger years, he attended Western Albemarle High School and Fork Union Military Academy. He also took classes at American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, Second City Players Workshop, and Ted Liss Studio for the Performing Arts to further his talent in acting.
Campbell got his first break in acting in 1980 when he was cast in the television series “Family Ties”. Despite only appearing in one episode, he was soon able to book other acting jobs. After a guest appearance in “Family Ties”, he soon was able to secure a role in the series “Dynasty”, playing the role of Luke Fuller I the show’s fifth season. In 1986, Campbell was also cast as a series regular in the show “Crime Story” as Detective Joey Indelli, which he played until 1988. His early years as actor helped set up his career and started his net worth.
During the ‘90’s, Campbell broke into the movie scene and starred in the films “The Rocketeer” and “Checkered Flag”. One of his most prominent roles came in 1992 when he starred in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, playing the character of Quincey Morris. Other movies that he made in the’90’s included “The Night We Met”, “Gettysburg”, “Under the Hula Moon”, and “Lover’s Knot” among others, all adding steadily to his net worth.
In 1999, Campbell starred in the series “Once and Again”, being nominated for his role in the category Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. It became one of his famous project’s to date and the show lasted until 2002. Meantime Campbell also became known for his role in the television adaptation of “Tales of the City”, and its sequels “More Tales of the City”, and “Further Tales of the City” at the start of the new millennium.
Other series that he became part of have included “The 4400” and “The O.C.”. His various television projects also helped increase his wealth.
In the 2000’s, Campbell started playing roles that gravitated towards the antagonist side. In 2002, he starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the thriller film “Enough”, in 2003 he played the killer Ted Bundy in the television-movie “The Stranger Besife Me”, and in 2004 guest starred as a college professor accused of rape in the television show “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.
Today, Campbell is still active in acting. Some of his most recent projects have included “Fat Kid Rules the World”, “The Scribbler”, “Operation Rogue” and the television miniseries “The Cardinal”.
In terms of his personal life, Campbell is known to have been romantically linked with actress Jennifer Connelly in the early ‘90s, but otherwise he has been very private with any relationship. Except that recently it’s been reported that he has a son. He is currently based in Vancouver, Canada.
| Net Worth | $2.5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 7, 1959 |
| Place Of Birth | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 1.92 m |
| Profession | Film and television actor |
| Education | Western Albemarle High School, Fork Union Military Academy, American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, Second City Players Workshop, Ted Liss Studio for the Performing Arts |
| Nationality | American |
| Siblings | David Campbell, John Campbell |
| https://twitter.com/WOCampbell | |
| https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/billycampbell/ | |
| IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0001004 |
| Awards | People's Choice Award - Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series (2000), Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler (2000, Fictional Television Drama) |
| Nominations | Golden Globe Award (2000), OFTA Television Awards, Golden Satellite Award (2002), TV Guide Award, |
| Movies | “Once and Again” (1999), “Tales of the City”, “The 4400”, “The Rocketeer” (1991), “Bram Stoker's Dracula”, “Enough”, “More Tales of the City” (1998), “Further Tales of the City” (2001), “Ghost Town” (2008) |
| TV Shows | “Moon Over Miami” (1993), “Dead Man's Gun” (1997), “Shark” (2007-2008), “Melrose Place” (2010), “Killing Lincoln” (2013), “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (1988), “Dynasty” (1984-1985) |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Towering height and slender frame |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | Vancouver is one of my favorite places on earth. It's gray and rainy there a lot of the time, but for some reason, even though it's gray and rainy, I feel like it's a sunny day. |
| 2 | The kind of people that love 'The Rocketeer' are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they're almost always nice people to bump into. |
| 3 | There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, 'This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role.' I pretend I'm the producer and I think, 'If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part,' and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it. |
| 4 | I've done some things that have been quite interesting, but as grateful as I am for having been on 'Dynasty,' it was just so cheesy. That's half the reason it was so much fun for people to watch, but it's not so fun to have to say those lines. |
| 5 | Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking. |
| 6 | Oh, I'm nerdy about science fiction and fantasy and graphic novels and reading, and I'm nerdy about board games. My favorite board game is a board game I'm working on right now. It's a game of Napoleonic era naval warfare, and it's going to be fun. |
| 7 | Some of the best auditions I've ever had have been when my agent called and said, 'They want you 20 minutes ago, in an office in Century City, to see you for something.' I'm not sitting there thinking for a week and a half, before I'm supposed to go in front of a network president to do something. That just gives you time to be nervous. |
| 8 | The feeling of being at sea has put me in touch with who I am to a greater degree than if I had been on land all these years. So, in a roundabout way, I imagine it does inform my acting. |
| 9 | I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used to do re-enactments and all that stuff. |
| 10 | I sailed a bit as a child, but it wasn't until I was around 40, when I was halfway through Patrick O'Brian's 'Master and Commander' novels, that I had the sudden epiphany that I had to go sail on a square-rig ship. |
| 11 | I shampoo only once a week or so, with tree tea oil shampoo. And when I slap moisturizer on my face - just some stuff I bought in the grocery store - I pile it through my hair. |
| 12 | I tend to get comfortable with the dialogue and find out who the person is in the script and try to hit that. People are sort of independent of their occupations and their pastimes. You don't play a politician or a fireman or a cowboy - you just play a person. |
| 13 | I would love to see a sequel to 'The Rocketeer.' I'd love to see that! I don't know that I would be in it. I may be a little long in the tooth to play 'The Rocketeer.' But I would love to be a part of that in some form or fashion. |
| 14 | I can't say that I haven't done some bad acting in my time. I have. Usually that involves what we actors call 'indicating,' when you twirl your mustache. |
| 15 | If you were to ask my agent, they would confirm this: I'm drawn to locations. What really drew me to 'The 4400,' aside from the fact that it was sci-fi, was the fact that it was shot in the city of my dreams: Vancouver. |
| 16 | On land, you can walk away from people, from unpleasant situations. But when you're on a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don't resolve your issues it literally could mean - and this would be an extreme circumstance - the sinking of the ship. You learn a lot about other people. You learn a lot about yourself. |
| 17 | A great deal of my battle, as an actor, is to whittle away the things that make me self-conscious and try to trick myself into not being self-conscious. So, it's always a challenge, whether I'm lying in a hospital bed or flying around with a rocket pack on my back, or what have you. On the best of days, it's a challenge for me. |
| 18 | I almost always do things that I like, in some form or fashion. Every once in awhile that means that I don't think the script is any good and I don't have any trust in the people, but the film is shooting in Sri Lanka, or somewhere like that, so I'm going. |
| 19 | I'm not a big fan of CGI. I'm not a fan at all, unless they use it in a way that doesn't call attention to itself. |
| 20 | The only thing better than going to Pitcairn in the first place, is going again. |
| 21 | The South Downs of England reminded me a bit of my Old Virginia homeland. |
| 22 | To me, the AMC brand is great storytelling - they call it slow-burn storytelling. |
| 23 | When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television. |
| 24 | Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me. |
| 25 | The first trip I remember taking was on the train from Virginia up to New York City, watching the summertime countryside rolling past the window. They used white linen tablecloths in the dining car in those days, and real silver. I love trains to this day. Maybe that was the beginning of my fixation with leisurely modes of travel. |
| 26 | I don't have any complex plans for playing a character. I think all I try to do is not make too many bad guy faces and not ever try to seem too good. I just try to put it in the middle somewhere. |
| 27 | I think it would be lovely to see some features on a disc of 'The Rocketeer,' with some reminiscing. I think that would be dynamite. |
| 28 | I would make a horrible politician, because I wouldn't enjoy my work. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | He and Stephen Lang appeared together in Gettysburg (1993) as Lt. Pitzer and Gen. Picket, respectively, and were both all set to play those same characters in the prequel, Gods and Generals (2003). However, a suitable actor could not be found to play lead character Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, so Lang was given that role and Campbell stepped into the role of Picket. |
| 2 | Second cousin of Burn Notice (2007) actor Bruce Campbell. |
| 3 | Is a rugby enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC, the Santa Monica Rugby Club, and the Las Vegas Rugby Club. |
| 4 | Has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. |
| 5 | Appeared in a high school production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and played Petruchio once in an outdoor production of "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Southern California Renaissance Faire. |
| 6 | Attended Fork Union Military Academy. |
| 7 | The character Billy Campbell on Melrose Place (1992) was named after him. |
| 8 | In early 2005, he took 13 months off from acting to circumnavigate the globe on a sailing trawler. He joined the crew of The Picton Castle which set sail from Nova Scotia to deliver charitable donations of school essentials, clothing and supplies throughout the South Pacific. The creators of 'the 4400' coped with his planned absence by having his character Jordan Collier assassinated. |
| 9 | Rick Sammler, Campbell's character on Once and Again (1999), was ranked #36 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. |
| 10 | Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [2000] |
| 11 | He was the second choice for the role of Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), but Jonathan Frakes won the part. However, he guest-starred as Captain Thadiun Okona in the episode Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Outrageous Okona (1988), on 10 December 1988. |
| 12 | Heir to the Champion spark plug fortune |
| 13 | He has six half-siblings including David Campbell and John Campbell. |
| 14 | Parents divorced when he was two years old. He shuttled between his mother in Virginia and his father in Chicago. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | 2016 | TV Mini-Series | John Cardinal |
| Helix | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Dr. Alan Farragut |
| Operation Rogue | 2014 | Military Newscaster (as Ollie Campbell) | |
| The Killing | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Darren Richmond |
| Delirium | 2014 | TV Movie | Thomas Fineman |
| Red Knot | 2014 | Captain Emerson | |
| The Scribbler | 2014/I | Sinclair | |
| Lizzie Borden Took an Ax | 2014 | TV Movie | Andrew Jennings |
| 10 Things I Hate About Life | 2014 | ||
| Full Circle | 2013 | TV Series | Trent Campbell |
| Copperhead | 2013 | Abner Beech | |
| Killing Lincoln | 2013 | TV Movie | Abraham Lincoln |
| The Disappeared | 2012 | Mannie | |
| Fat Kid Rules the World | 2012 | Mr. Billings | |
| Almost Kings | 2010 | Ron | |
| Melrose Place | 2010 | TV Series | Ben Brinkley |
| Revolution | 2009 | TV Movie | Tom Hart (as Bill Campbell) |
| Eureka | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Bruce Manlius |
| Meteor | 2009 | TV Mini-Series | Detective Jack Crowe |
| Ghost Town | 2008/I | Richard | |
| The Circuit | 2008 | TV Movie | Al Shines (as Bill Campbell) |
| Shark | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Wayne Callison |
| The 4400 | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Jordan Collier |
| The O.C. | 2005 | TV Series | Carter Buckley |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2004 | TV Series | Ron Polikoff |
| Century City | 2004 | TV Series | |
| The Practice | 2003 | TV Series | Tom Bartos |
| Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me | 2003 | TV Movie | Ted Bundy |
| Gods and Generals | 2003 | Gen. George Pickett | |
| Enough | 2002/I | Mitch Hiller | |
| Once and Again | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Rick Sammler |
| Further Tales of the City | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Jon Fielding |
| The Rising Place | 2001 | Streete Wilder (as Bill Campbell) | |
| In the Beginning | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Moses |
| Dead Man's Gun | 1999 | TV Series | John Slattery |
| Max Q | 1998 | TV Movie | Clay Jarvis (as Bill Campbell) |
| Monday After the Miracle | 1998 | TV Movie | John Macy (as Bill Campbell) |
| Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Jon Fielding |
| The Brylcreem Boys | 1998 | Miles Keogh (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Frasier | 1998 | TV Series | Dr. Clint Webber |
| Automatic Avenue | 1997 | TV Movie as Bill Campbell | |
| Last Chance Love | 1997 | Robert (as Bill Campbell) | |
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | 1997 | Harrison (as Bill Campbell) | |
| The Naked Truth | 1997 | TV Series | Luke |
| Menno's Mind | 1997 | Menno (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Elissa | 1997 | Short | Will (as Bill Campbell) |
| The Cold Equations | 1996 | TV Movie | Lt. John Barton (as Bill Campbell) |
| Lover's Knot | 1995 | Steve Hunter (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Out There | 1995 | TV Movie | Delbert Mosley (as Bill Campbell) |
| Under the Hula Moon | 1995 | Marvin (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Dickwad | 1994 | Short | Chet (as Bill Campbell) |
| Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | 1993 | TV Mini-Series | Jon Fielding |
| Gettysburg | 1993 | Lieut. Pitzer (as William Campbell) | |
| The Night We Never Met | 1993 | Shep (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Moon Over Miami | 1993 | TV Series | Walter Tatum / Walter |
| Dracula | 1992 | Quincey P. Morris (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Checkered Flag | 1991 | Tommy Trehearn (as Bill Campbell) | |
| The Rocketeer | 1991 | Cliff (as Bill Campbell) | |
| Call from Space | 1989 | Short | Young Man (as Bill Campbell) |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1989 | TV Series | Wayne |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1988 | TV Series | Capt. Thadiun Okona |
| Crime Story | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Det. Joey Indelli Det. Joey Indeli |
| Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs | 1986 | TV Movie as Bill Campbell | |
| Dream West | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Lt. Gaines |
| Dynasty | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Luke Fuller |
| First Steps | 1985 | TV Movie | Dwayne (as Bill Campbell) |
| Family Ties | 1984 | TV Series | Lyle |
| How Sleep the Brave | 1982 | Strickner (as Bill Campbell) | |
| The Rookies | 1973 | TV Series | Gordan |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hollywood Beach Murders | 1992 | key grip - as Bill Campbell | |
| Bonnie & Clyde: The Real Story | 1992 | electrician - as Bill Campbell |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cold Equations | 1996 | TV Movie co-executive producer - as Bill Campbell |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frasier | 1998 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red White Black & Blue | 2012 | Documentary voice | |
| An Autopsy of The Killing | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Making 'Ghost Town' | 2008 | Video short | Himself (as Bill Campbell) |
| The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Bill Campbell) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Liquid Assets | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| More Than Enough | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself (as Bill Campbell) |
| Intimate Portrait | 2001-2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| CMT: 40 Greatest Women of Country Music | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Bill Campbell) |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Leute heute | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
| The Daily Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series |
| The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama |
| Past Into Present | 1996 | Himself (as Bill Campbell) | |
| The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Rocketeer: Excitement in the Air | 1991 | TV Special documentary | Host (as Bill Campbell) |
| The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic | 1991 | TV Movie documentary as Bill Campbell | |
| The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Dramatic Television Program (as Bill Campbell) |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | People's Choice Award | People's Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series | Once and Again (1999) |
| 2000 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Fictional Television Drama | Dead Man's Gun (1997) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Further Tales of the City (2001) |
| 2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Once and Again (1999) |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Once and Again (1999) |
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a New Drama Series | Once and Again (1999) |
| 2000 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Favorite Actor in a New Series | Once and Again (1999) |
Known for movies
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