Stephen Collins

American former actor

Born: October 1, 1947

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Who is Stephen Collins?

Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former actor. 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. Stephen Collins was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to mother Madeleine (née Robertson) and father Cyrus Stickney Collins, an airline executive. Collins was raised with his two older brothers in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, graduating cum laude. He was also then a singing member of the Amherst College Zumbyes. In 2014, his career came to an end after he confessed to sexual abuse against multiple minors. While at Amherst, he played bass guitar in a number of bands.

Historical significance

He is known for playing Eric Camden on the WB/CW television series 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2007. Before 7th Heaven, Collins was known for his roles as Commander Willard Decker in the 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture and pilot Jake Cutter in the ABC television series Tales of the Gold Monkey.

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