Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins
Collins in 2014
Born
Stephen Weaver Collins

(1947-10-01) October 1, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationActor
Years active1971–2014
Spouses
Marjorie Weinman
(m. 1970; div. 1978)
(m. 1985; div. 2015)
Children1

Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former 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]

  1. ^ Oldenburg, Ann (December 17, 2014). "Stephen Collins: 'I did something terribly wrong'". USA Today. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference New York Daily News was invoked but never defined (see the help page).