Larry Joe Campbell

Larry Joe Campbell is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Andy on the ABC sitcom According to Jim.

Larry Joe Campbell
Campbell in December 2009
Occupation(s)	Actor, Comedian
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Peggy Campbell ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	5

Early life

Campbell graduated from high school at Pine River Area Schools and received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in theater at Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts in theater at Wayne State University. In 2005, Campbell returned to Central Michigan University to serve as the grand marshal of the homecoming parade.^[1]

Career

His first high-profile TV guest star role was as "The Fan" in a February 2000 episode of Friends (season 6, episode 14); later that year, he was cast in the regular role of Stansfield in the short-lived sitcom The Trouble with Normal. The next year, he was cast as Andy on According to Jim. He has also appeared in movies including Wedding Crashers and Showtime, and in commercials including Ball Park hot dog commercials as "Frank," and a PSA for the V-chip on ABC, as Jim's Andy. In 2007, he appeared in two episodes of My Name Is Earl as Ron, a security prison guard. Campbell also played Detective Crockers in the 2007 horror film Drive-Thru. That same year, he made a guest appearance on Supernatural (episode: "Bedtime Stories").

Campbell had a small role on Showtime's Weeds. Larry also appeared as Pete Denham in the 2010 film Killers and as Vigs in Deadrise. Also, he appeared in the Disney Channel shows I Didn't Do It as Deputy Doug, Good Luck Charlie as Hugo, Dog with a Blog as "The Hawk", Best Friends Whenever as Mr. Doyle, and CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine and Rules of Engagement. Campbell played the role of Hog Head in the 2011 film Hall Pass. He had a recurring role in the series The Protector. In 2013, he began touring with a group of comedians led by his Jim co-star Jim Belushi known as "Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy".^[2]

In 2017, Campbell had a recurring role as Chief Engineer Newton in the first season of the Fox sci-fi TV series The Orville. At the end of that season, his character was written out. That same year, he had a recurring role as a step-father to a troubled high schooler in the Netflix documentary American Vandal, and appeared in an episode of the sitcom American Housewife. In 2019, he appeared as Officer Wilson in the HBO drama series Euphoria.

Personal life and family

Campbell's wife, Peggy, teaches at the Rolling Hills Country Day School in Rolling Hills Estates, California. The couple have five children.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Get the Hell Out of Hamtown	Roomie
2002	Showtime	Locker Room Cop #2
	One Half Gone	Glenn
2004	Jiminy Glick in Lalawood	Haygood Lewkin
2005	Wedding Crashers	Best Man
2006	Alleyball	Stencke
2007	Drive-Thru	Detective Dwayne Crockers
	The Eyes Have It	Moxie Lewis	Short
	Deeply Irresponsible	Don Atlin
2008	Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King	Glum (voice)	Video
	Yoga Matt	Officer Strinske	Short
2009	The Law	Carl Tucker	TV movie
2010	Killers	Pete Denham
	Welcome to the Jungle Gym	Mr. Shebesta	Short
	Piranhas	Leary	Short
2011	Hall Pass	Hog-Head
	Carly Craig's Sexy Photoshoot for Maxim	-	Short
	Fitful	Vigs
2012	Dogman	Hanklin Purvis
2013	Merkin Penal	Lars	Short
	Pacific Rim	Construction Worker
	R.I.P.D.	Officer Murphy
2014	Teacher of the Year	Marv Collins
	Dogman 2: The Wrath of the Litter	Hanklin
2015	The Better Half	The Mayor
2016	Fitful: The Lost Director's Cut	Vigs
2017	A Change of Heart	Lou
	Special Unit	Mike the Manager

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Stark Raving Mad	Man in Elevator	Episode: "The Stalker"
2000	Friends	The Fan	Episode: "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry"
	Suddenly Susan	Gus	Episode: "The Bird in the Wall"
	The Trouble with Normal	Stansfield Schlick	Main Cast
2001	The Geena Davis Show	Dr. Liste	Episode: "Hot Potato"
	The Ellen Show	Randy	Episode: "Muskrat Love"
2001-09	According to Jim	Andrew "Andy" Mabel	Main Cast
2002-04	Pyramid	Himself/Celebrity Contestant	Recurring Guest
2005	TV Land's Top Ten	Himself	Episode: "Greatest TV Romances"
	I Love the '80s 3-D	Himself	Episode: "1987"
2007	My Name Is Earl	Prison Guard Ron	Episode: "The Gangs of Camden County" & "Early Release"
2009	Weeds	C.P. Jones	Recurring Cast: Season 5
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Hugo	Episode: "Charlie Did It!"
2011	CPA Holes	Kovach	Main Cast
	Rules of Engagement	Todd	Recurring Cast: Season 5
	The Protector	Detective Ted Buerge	Recurring Cast
2012-15	Key and Peele	Various Roles	Recurring Guest
2013	Who Gets the Last Laugh?	Himself	Episode: "Nicole Sullivan/Kevin McDonald/Larry Joe Campbell"
	Dog with a Blog	The Hawk	Episode: "The Truck Stops Here" & "Avery's First Breakup"
	Last Man Standing	Phil Munroe	Episode: "Shoveling Snow"
	Kirstie	Clown	Episode: "Arlo's Birthday"
2014	I Didn't Do It	Doug Peterman	Episode: "The Pilot" & "Phone Challenge"
2015	The Goldbergs	Paul	Episode: "The Lost Boy"
2015-16	Best Friends Whenever	Mr. Doyle	Recurring Cast
2017	American Housewife	Ian	Episode: "Bag Lady"
	Detroiters	Chuck	Episode: "Husky Boys"
	American Vandal	Greg Kavanagh	Recurring Cast: Season 1
	The Mayor	Dick	Episode: "Pilot"
	The Orville	Steve Newton	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2018	Fuller House	Sudsy the Clown	Episode: "President Fuller"
2019	Teachers	Gary	Episode: "Thoughts and Bears"
	Euphoria	Officer Wilson	Episode: "'03 Bonnie and Clyde"
	Mom	Mike	Guest Cast: Season 6-7
2020	Carol's Second Act	Eddie Ryan	Recurring Cast
2020-22	Growing Belushi	Himself	Guest: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2
	Space Force	Admiral Louis Biffoont	Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
2021	Rutherford Falls	Kurt	Episode: "Terry Thomas"
2022	9-1-1: Lone Star	Al	Episode: "Impulse Control"
2023	Goosebumps	Park Ranger	Episode: "You Can't Scare Me"

References

1. Media, Kurt Anthony Krug For Digital First. "'According to' Larry – Actor/Comedian Larry Joe Campbell Hails from Pontiac". The Oakland Press.
2. "About the BOC". Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
3. "Peggy Johns-Campbell".

Sources

• Heidi Press, "Alumni Profile: According to Larry" Wayne State: The Magazine for Members of the WSU Alumni Association (Detroit) Fall 2006, p. 33

External links

• Larry Joe Campbell at IMDb