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Actor William Campbell (born 30 October 1926; age 97) from Newark, New Jersey is best-known to Star Trek fans for his portrayal of Trelane in the first season episode "The Squire of Gothos". In the second season, he would play Koloth, the Klingon captain in the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". He reprised the Koloth role in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Blood Oath", becoming one of the few actors to portray the same character on both the original series and on one of the spin-offs. (The character Koloth also appeared in a Star Trek: The Animated Series episode, but in that case, James Doohan provided the voice.) Campbell also reprised his role as Trelane in the video game Star Trek: Judgment Rites.

Campbell worked steadily in films and on television through the 1950s and 60s, and less steadily after that, ultimately retiring in 1996. He made his debut in the 1950 film-noir The Breaking Point, in which fellow TOS guest performers Sherry Jackson and Peter Brocco also starred. This was followed with supporting roles in an extensive number of movies, including Operation Pacific (1951), Battle Circus (1953), Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), The High and the Mighty (1954, co-starring Paul Fix and William Schallert), Battle Cry (1955, with Perry Lopez), and Man Without a Star (1955, with George D. Wallace). Although he received acclaim for his first starring role as a prisoner awaiting execution in the 1955 crime drama Cell 2455 Death Row, it did little to advance his career and he returned to supporting roles in films such as Love Me Tender (1956, in which he became the first actor to sing with Elvis Presley in a film), Eighteen and Anxious (1957, with Yvonne Craig), and The Naked and the Dead (1958, also featuring Grace Lee Whitney). Campbell did become a regular on a TV series called Cannonball, but the series was canceled after only 39 episodes.

By the 1960s, he began to appear more prominently on television, although he continued acting in low-grade films. In 1963, he was given the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1963 cult horror movie Dementia 13. The following year, he appeared in Roger Corman's war drama The Secret Invasion and had a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated classic Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Campbell also had an uncredited role in 1965's The Money Trap, starring Ricardo Montalban. In 1966, he starred as a vampire artist who kills women and places their bodies within his sculptures in Roger Corman's Blood Bath, co-starring Biff Elliot and Sid Haig. His TV credits during this time included appearances on Perry Mason (in an episode with Kenneth Tobey), The Wild Wild West (with series regular Michael Dunn), Combat!, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke (including one episode with James Gregory).

In 1971, Campbell co-starred with TOS actor James Doohan in Pretty Maids All in a Row, a comedy written and produced by Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. The following year, Campbell co-starred with Bernie Casey in the blaxploitation classic Black Gunn, which is Campbell's latest feature film credit, although he continued to act on television. He appeared with his TOS co-star George Takei and "Trouble with Tribbles" co-star Stanley Adams in a 1971 episode of the short-lived drama O'Hara, U.S. Treasury. This was followed with appearances on Ironside (with Antoinette Bower), Emergency! (with Vince Howard, Ken Lynch, and Kevin Tighe), Adam-12 (with Vic Perrin), The Manhunter (with William Smithers), another episode of Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center (with Barbara Baldavin and Louise Sorel), The Streets of San Francisco (with Darleen Carr, Jason Evers, and Ken Lynch), and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (with William Schallert).

In 1983, Campbell appeared in a two-part episode of Quincy, M.E., which featured Robert Ito and Garry Walberg as regulars. In 1985, he appeared with Barbara Babcock and Richard Kiley in an episode of Hotel. And in 1987, he co-starred with Gary Lockwood in the TV special The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.

Campbell's work in the 1994 DS9 episode "Blood Oath" and a 1996 appearance in an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues were his final two acting roles. He described his role on "Blood Oath" as his most difficult acting job, and one he would have liked to do again.

Though he very rarely makes public appearances, Campbell appeared at the Star Trek 40th anniversary convention in Las Vegas in August 2006.

Campbell was a close friend of TOS producer Gene L. Coon, participating in Coon's weekly poker game.

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-Actor '''William Campbell''' {{born|30|October|1926}} from Newark, New Jersey is best-known to ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans for his portrayal of [[Koloth]] in the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original ''Star Trek'']] episode {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}. He would go on to reprise the role in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Blood Oath}}, becoming one of the few actors to portray the same character on both the original series and on one of the spin-offs. (The character Koloth also appeared in a ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' episode, but in that case, [[James Doohan]] provided the voice.)  Campbell's first ''Trek'' appearance, however, was in the [[TOS Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Squire of Gothos}}, in which he played the god-child [[Trelane]]. Campbell also reprised his role as Trelane in the [[games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Judgment Rites]]''.
+Actor '''William Campbell''' {{born|30|October|1926}} from Newark, New Jersey is best-known to ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans for his portrayal of [[Trelane]] in the [[TOS Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Squire of Gothos}}.  In [[TOS Season 2|the second season]], he would play [[Koloth]], the Klingon captain in the episode {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}. He reprised the [[Koloth]] role in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Blood Oath}}, becoming one of the few actors to portray the same character on both the original series and on one of the spin-offs. (The character Koloth also appeared in a ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' episode, but in that case, [[James Doohan]] provided the voice.)  Campbell also reprised his role as Trelane in the [[games|video game]] ''[[Star Trek: Judgment Rites]]''.
 Campbell worked steadily in films and on television through the 1950s and 60s, and less steadily after that, ultimately retiring in 1996. He made his debut in the 1950 film-noir ''The Breaking Point'', in which fellow TOS guest performers [[Sherry Jackson]] and [[Peter Brocco]] also starred. This was followed with supporting roles in an extensive number of movies, including ''Operation Pacific'' (1951), ''Battle Circus'' (1953), ''Escape from Fort Bravo'' (1953), ''The High and the Mighty'' (1954, co-starring [[Paul Fix]] and [[William Schallert]]), ''Battle Cry'' (1955, with [[Perry Lopez]]), and ''Man Without a Star'' (1955, with [[George D. Wallace]]). Although he received acclaim for his first starring role as a prisoner awaiting execution in the 1955 crime drama ''Cell 2455 Death Row'', it did little to advance his career and he returned to supporting roles in films such as ''Love Me Tender'' (1956, in which he became the first actor to sing with {{w|Elvis Presley}} in a film), ''Eighteen and Anxious'' (1957, with [[Yvonne Craig]]), and ''The Naked and the Dead'' (1958, also featuring [[Grace Lee Whitney]]). Campbell did become a regular on a TV series called ''Cannonball'', but the series was canceled after only 39 episodes.