Michael Campbell

Michael Edward Campbell Champion (November 3, 1946, in Anderson, Indiana – June 16, 2021 ) was an American singer and actor 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". 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. For this recording, apart from having co-written four songs, he played the harmonica on Lady Be Mine.

He became an actor by the name of Michael Champion and since 1979 played in several TV series and films such as Diagnosis Murder (1993), Matlock (1989), and The Flash (1991, as Captain Cold), 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). Musician and record co-producer Ralph Terrana has been quoted: "He [Campbell] was a very talented writer. He also could be a little unusual. We called him Crazy Mike."

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 Agent Helm 1990 False Identity Luther 1991 Toy Soldiers Jack Thorpe 1992 Leather Jackets Costello 1992 The Swordsman Stratos 1995 Evolver Squad Leader 1995 Aurora: Operation Intercept Johann Wells