( CNN ) -- Actor Stephen Collins , who is in the news for child molestation allegations , is best known for playing the clergyman father in the TV series `` 7th Heaven . '' But he has had a long career on television , theater and the movies . Here are some details about his life : . 1 . You 've seen him on the big screen . The Iowa-born , New York-raised Collins , who turned 67 on October 1 , made his film debut in 1976 's `` All the President 's Men '' as Hugh Sloan , a real-life person who was treasurer of Richard Nixon 's 1972 presidential campaign committee . Three years later , he starred as Capt . Willard Decker in `` Star Trek : The Motion Picture , '' one of a handful of non- '' Star Trek '' regulars to have a major role in the 1979 film . Other Collins films include `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash , '' `` The Big Picture , ' `` The First Wives Club '' and `` Blood Diamond . '' He could have gotten his big-screen debut earlier . According to People magazine , Collins was considered for the Ryan O'Neal role in `` Love Story '' but had already agreed to another part . Collins was supposed to appear in the upcoming `` Ted 2 '' but was fired from the job in the wake of the molestation allegations . Bizarre end to '7th Heaven ' actor Stephen Collins ' day . 2 . He had a number of TV spots before `` 7th Heaven . '' Collins was the star of `` Tales of the Gold Monkey , '' a 1983 series that attempted to channel the success of the `` Indiana Jones '' movies , with Collins cast as an adventurous 1930s bush pilot . It lasted a season . In 1988 , he starred in `` Tattingers , '' a much-hyped series ( from `` St . Elsewhere 's '' Bruce Paltrow and John Masius ) about a New York restaurant . It was also gone within a season . `` Working It Out , '' from 1990 , lasted a season as well . He also appeared in TV miniseries and movies , earning an Emmy nomination for 1987 's `` The Two Mrs. Grenvilles '' and playing John F. Kennedy in 1991 's `` A Woman Named Jackie . '' 3 . He found major success with `` 7th Heaven . '' As the Rev . Eric Camden , Collins finally found a lead role on a long-running series . `` 7th Heaven , '' about a Protestant minister and his family in Southern California , ran for 11 seasons on the WB ( later the CW ) from 1996-2007 and earned a steady following for its wholesome characters and issue-oriented storylines . `` It may have been a throwback to the 1950s , '' wrote Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh in `` The Complete Guide to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows , '' `` but for its loyal viewers it was an oasis of normalcy in a TV desert full of dysfunctional and ever more hostile families . '' ( The series was produced by Aaron Spelling , better known for such shows as `` Charlie 's Angels , '' `` The Love Boat '' and `` Melrose Place . '' ) His `` 7th Heaven '' role influenced his real life . In 1999 , People magazine reported that Collins spent one Sunday a month as a lay eucharistic minister at a Los Angeles Episcopalian church . `` I guess life does imitate art ! '' he told the magazine . Since `` 7th Heaven 's '' departure , Collins has had regular roles in `` Private Practice '' and `` Revolution , '' among others . UPtv , a family-friendly network , said it was pulling reruns of `` 7th Heaven '' from its lineup in the wake of the sexual allegations . 4 . He 's worked in theater -- and as an author . According to his website , Collins has appeared in more than a dozen Broadway and off-Broadway productions , including the original production of `` The Ritz , '' the American premiere of Stephen Sondheim 's `` Putting It Together '' and the recent Broadway run of `` Monty Python 's Spamalot . '' He played King Arthur , a role originated by Tim Curry . Collins , urged on by friend Christopher Guest , also wrote two novels : `` Eye Contact '' and `` Double Exposure . '' 5 . He 's going through a messy divorce . The recent scandal was precipitated by Collins ' divorce from actress Faye Grant , whom he married in 1985 . ( His first marriage , to Marjorie Weinman , ended in 1978 . ) According to divorce documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court , Grant says she learned that Collins had `` been engaging in a long-term pattern of sexually molesting children . '' She said Collins admitted to her that he molested three underage girls more than a decade prior , the court document says . Neither Collins ' attorney nor his agent immediately returned any of CNN 's numerous calls . Grant 's representatives also did n't respond to requests for comment . Grant said in the court documents that she was unaware of Collins ' behavior until he told her in January 2012 . They separated the next month , after almost 27 years of marriage . Collins and Grant have one child , a daughter . TMZ released an audio recording Tuesday that purports to have been recorded during a November 2012 therapy session involving Collins and Grant . In it , the website says , Collins made incriminating statements similar to those Grant accuses him of in divorce filings , namely that he admitted to her that he molested underage girls . Grant told E ! News she had nothing to do with the release of the recording . CNN 's Saeed Ahmed , Jane Caffrey and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this story .
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