Ian Campbell — The Onion Field Character Profile

About Ian Campbell

LAPD detective kidnapped alongside Hettinger. He is shot and killed by his captors in the onion field, an event that triggers Hettinger's lifelong guilt and trauma.

Character Facts

Played by

Ted Danson

Appears in

The Onion Field (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Ian Campbell — Professional Colleagues — Karl Hettinger (John Savage)

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