---
name: "Steven Kampmann"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steven-kampmann"
fi1m_id: "steven-kampmann"
imdb_id: "nm0436950"
tmdb_id: 95653
wikidata_id: "Q7614889"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "31 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T19:39:05.177307+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Steven Kampmann

## Identity

Steven Kampmann

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steven-kampmann
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steven-kampmann
- **IMDb ID:** nm0436950
- **TMDB ID:** 95653
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7614889
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Kampmann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7614889, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436950/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95653

Writer. Born 31 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 31 May 1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Also known as:** Bobby von Hayes
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Kampmann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7614889, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436950/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95653

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Back to School*](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md) (72)

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## Biography

Steven Kampmann is an American actor, writer and director. He was born on 31 May 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for playing Kirk Devane in the first two seasons of the sitcom *Newhart* (1982–1984).

Kampmann wrote for the sitcom *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978–1981) and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1981. His film writing credits include the screenplays for *Back to School* (1986), *The Couch Trip* (1988) and *Stealing Home* (1988), which he also directed. He wrote *Clifford* (1994) under the pseudonym Bobby von Hayes and wrote and directed *BuzzKill* (2012).

He has appeared in films including *Multiplicity* (1996) and *Analyze That* (2002). Kampmann is married to actress Judith Kahan.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Back to School* (1986), Fi1m 72, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Buzzkill* (2012), Director, Writer, Co-Producer
- *Analyze That* (2002), as Mr. Macinerny
- *Special Delivery* (2000), Writer
- *Multiplicity* (1996), as Coach Jack
- *Stuart Saves His Family* (1995), as Stan Brunner
- *Clifford* (1994), Screenplay
- *For the Boys* (1991), as Stan Newman
- *I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood* (1989), as Jay
- *Stealing Home* (1988), Director, Writer
- *The Couch Trip* (1988), Writer
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Doug Reiniger
- *Club Paradise* (1986), as Randy White
- *Back to School* (1986), Screenplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-school.md)
- *The Richest Cat in the World* (1986), as Howard Piggans
- *Vanishing America* (1985), as Troy Miller
- *Newhart* (1982), series, as Kirk Devane
- *The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me* (1982), as Various · Writer
- *1980* (1979), as Various Roles
- *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978), series, Producer
- *Towing* (1978), as Irate Man
- *Second City Television* (1976), series, as Black Bart
- *King of Kensington* (1975), series, as Terry Ryan
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Howard Piggans

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