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He became an actor by the name '''Michael Champion''' and since 1979 played in several TV series and films such as ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'' (1993), ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]'' (1991), ''[[History of the World: Part I]]'' (1981), ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984), ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' (1990) and ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' (1991), and video game characters like the terrorist in [[Tsunami Games|Flash Traffic: City of Angels]] (1994) and 'Wolf' in [[Maximum Surge]] (1996).<ref>For the alias of Michael Campbell: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150720/ Michael Champion] The Internet Movie Database (Retrieved 2 July 2011)<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; [http://www.fandango.com/michaelchampion/filmography/p12171 Michael Champion Filmography] Fandango (Retrieved 2 July 2011)<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; Note: This Fandango source also shows Michael Champion (corresponding to the above IMDb source) as composer of the music score for the documentary ''[[The Union: The Business Behind Getting High]]'' (2007), which score may have been by another Michael Champion: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2669171/ IMDb Michael Champion II].</ref>
He became an actor by the name '''Michael Champion''' and since 1979 played in several TV series and films such as ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'' (1993), ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]'' (1991), ''[[History of the World: Part I]]'' (1981), ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984), ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' (1990) and ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' (1991), and video game characters like the terrorist in [[Tsunami Games|Flash Traffic: City of Angels]] (1994) and 'Wolf' in [[Maximum Surge]] (1996).<ref>For the alias of Michael Campbell: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150720/ Michael Champion] The Internet Movie Database (Retrieved 2 July 2011)<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; [http://www.fandango.com/michaelchampion/filmography/p12171 Michael Champion Filmography] Fandango (Retrieved 2 July 2011)<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; Note: This Fandango source also shows Michael Champion (corresponding to the above IMDb source) as composer of the music score for the documentary ''[[The Union: The Business Behind Getting High]]'' (2007), which score may have been by another Michael Champion: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2669171/ IMDb Michael Champion II].</ref>
Musician and record coproducer [[Ralph Terrana]] has been quoted: "He [Campbell] was a very talented writer. He also could be a little unusual. We called him Crazy Mike."<ref name="Terrana" />
Musician and record coproducer [[Ralph Terrana]] has been quoted: "He [Campbell] was a very talented writer. He also could be a little unusual. We called him Crazy Mike."<ref name="Terrana" />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1979|| ''[[When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'' || Bill ||
|-
|1979|| ''[[10 (film)|10]]'' || Party Guest #7 ||
|-
|1980|| ''[[Wholly Moses!]]'' || Sodom Sentry ||
|-
|1981|| ''[[History of the World: Part I]]'' || Prehistoric Man ||
|-
|1981|| ''[[The Woman Inside]]'' || Nolan ||
|-
|1984|| ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' || Casey ||
|-
|1987|| ''[[Fatal Beauty]]'' || Buzz ||
|-
|1989|| ''[[Pink Cadillac (film)|Pink Cadillac]]'' || Ken Lee ||
|-
|1989|| ''One Man Out'' || Burkhardt ||
|-
|1990|| ''[[Total Recall (1990 film)|Total Recall]]'' || Helm ||
|-
|1990|| ''[[False Identity ]]'' || Luther ||
|-
|1991|| ''[[Toy Soldiers (1991 film)|Toy Soldiers]]'' || Jack Thorpe ||
|-
|1991|| ''[[Leather Jackets (film)|Leather Jackets]]'' || Costello ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Swordsman II]]'' || Stratos ||
|-
|1995|| ''[[Evolver (film)|Evolver]]'' || Squad Leader ||
|-
|1995|| ''[[Aurora: Operation Intercept]]'' || Johann Wells ||
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:14, 10 July 2021

Michael Edward Campbell Champion (born November 3, 1946 in Anderson, Indiana, died June 16, 2021[1][2]) was an American singer, songwriter and musician who started his public career in Detroit. In 1967, with a short-lived band called 'The Abstract Reality', he released a 45 rpm single called Love Burns Like A Fire Inside.[3][4] With Bob 'Babbitt' Kreinar, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith he formed Scorpion. His name appears as Mike Campbell on the album Scorpion and Meat Loaf's debut album Stoney & Meatloaf (1971). For this recording, apart from having cowritten four songs, he played the harmonica on Lady Be Mine.[5][6]

He became an actor by the name Michael Champion and since 1979 played in several TV series and films such as Diagnosis Murder (1993), Matlock (1989), and The Flash (1991), History of the World: Part I (1981), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Total Recall (1990) and Toy Soldiers (1991), and video game characters like the terrorist in Flash Traffic: City of Angels (1994) and 'Wolf' in Maximum Surge (1996).[7] Musician and record coproducer Ralph Terrana has been quoted: "He [Campbell] was a very talented writer. He also could be a little unusual. We called him Crazy Mike."[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1979 When a Stranger Calls Bill
1979 10 Party Guest #7
1980 Wholly Moses! Sodom Sentry
1981 History of the World: Part I Prehistoric Man
1981 The Woman Inside Nolan
1984 Beverly Hills Cop Casey
1987 Fatal Beauty Buzz
1989 Pink Cadillac Ken Lee
1989 One Man Out Burkhardt
1990 Total Recall Helm
1990 False Identity Luther
1991 Toy Soldiers Jack Thorpe
1991 Leather Jackets Costello
1992 Swordsman II Stratos
1995 Evolver Squad Leader
1995 Aurora: Operation Intercept Johann Wells

References

  1. ^ https://oilcity.news/obituaries/2021/06/24/obituaries-pedry-seger-espinosa-champion-reed/
  2. ^ https://oilcity.news/community/arts/2021/07/01/lucky-to-have-him-here-casper-actor-michael-champion-remembered/
  3. ^ "Sport Records 104-A (1967 Detroit MI) label & song – side A: 'Love Burns Like A Fire Inside' (A. Williams, R. Monette, M. Campbell), The Abstract Reality". YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2011. (Note: side B: ib. instrumental version)
  4. ^ "The Soul Discography (Volume 1 A–F)" (PDF). Eyeball Productions, West Vancouver, BC Canada. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Scorpion (album, band)". BadCat Records, Reston, VA, U.S. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  6. ^ a b Stoney and Meatloaf The Almost Complete Meat Loaf & Jim Steinman Lyric Archive (Retrieved 2 July 2011)
  7. ^ For the alias of Michael Campbell: Michael Champion The Internet Movie Database (Retrieved 2 July 2011)
        Michael Champion Filmography Fandango (Retrieved 2 July 2011)
        Note: This Fandango source also shows Michael Champion (corresponding to the above IMDb source) as composer of the music score for the documentary The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007), which score may have been by another Michael Champion: IMDb Michael Champion II.
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