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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.