Biography
Michael Champion (born Michael Edward Campbell) was an American actor and musician. He began his career in Detroit as a singer and songwriter, releasing a single with the band Abstract Reality in 1967 and performing with Scorpion. He appeared as Mike Campbell on the 1969 Scorpion album and Meat Loaf's 1971 debut album Stoney & Meatloaf, co-writing four songs and playing harmonica on one track.
Champion began acting under his professional name in 1979. He is known for supporting roles in films including History of the World: Part I (1981), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Total Recall (1990) as Helm, and Toy Soldiers (1991). His television credits include appearances in Knight Rider (1982), ALF (1986), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Matlock (1989), The Flash (1990) and Diagnosis: Murder (1993). He died in Casper, Wyoming, in 2021.
