Dean Stockwell

Biography

Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American film, television and stage actor with a career spanning over 70 years. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he first came to the public's attention in films including Anchors Aweigh (1945), The Green Years (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), and Kim (1950). As a young adult, he had a lead role in the 1957 Broadway and 1959 screen adaptation of Compulsion; and in 1962 he played Edmund Tyrone in the film version of Long Day's Journey into Night, for which he won two Best Actor Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his starring role in the 1960 film version of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. He appeared in supporting roles in such films as Dune (1984), Paris, Texas (1984), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Blue Velvet (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). He received further critical acclaim for his performance in Married to the Mob (1988), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently had roles in The Player (1992), Air Force One (1997), The Rainmaker (1997) and The Manchurian Candidate (2004). His television roles include Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci in Quantum Leap (1989–1993), Navy Secretary Edward Sheffield on JAG (2002–2004), and Brother Cavil on Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009). Following his roles on Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, he appeared at numerous science fiction conventions. He retired from acting in 2015 following health issues and focused his later life on sculpture and other visual art. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dean Stockwell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Chip Cain

Beverly Hills Cop II

Charles Welz

In Pursuit

Walt

Paris, Texas

The Sherrif

Al's Beef

Ben

Blue Velvet

Doctor Wellington Yueh

Dune

Tony Russo

Married to the Mob

Andy Civella

The Player

Kenneth Switzer

A Killing Affair

Hacker

Wrong Is Right

Judge Harvey Hale

The Rainmaker

Boss

The Time Guardian

Walter Dean

Air Force One

Tommy Green

Gentleman's Agreement

John Luponi

Catchfire

Bob Grimes

To Live and Die in L.A.

Dr. Ballard

CQ

Sheriff Hobbs

They Nest

Capt. Homer Thomas

Gardens of Stone

Judd Steiner

Compulsion

Ricky Parkson

The Arnelo Affair

Mark Whiting

The Manchurian Candidate

Donny Mitchell

Deep Waters

Nick Charles Jr.

Song of the Thin Man

Paul Levell

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Stan Mills

The Shadow Men

Edmund Tyrone

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton

McHale's Navy

Colin Craven

The Secret Garden

Peter

The Boy with Green Hair

Paulie

The Valley of Decision

Muldaur

The Legend of Billie Jean

Dave

Psych-Out

Dr. Henry Armitage

The Dunwich Horror

Agent Tremayne

The Deal: El trato

Donald Martin

Anchors Aweigh

Wilbur Whateley

The Dunwich Horror

Billy the Kid

The Last Movie

Michael

The Quickie

Otto Quartz

Human Highway

Hunts

Rusty Steel

Michael Dattalico

Palais Royale

Paul Morel

Sons and Lovers

Joseph

Rapture

Grey Wolf

Last Resort

Jack Whittier

The Werewolf of Washington

Duncan

Naked Souls

Robert Shannon as a child

The Green Years

Narrator (voice)

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

Billy Baxter

Banzai Runner

Brother Cavil

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Stein

The Loners

Billy

Win, Place or Steal

Nipper

The Mighty McGurk

John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover

The Happy Years

Capitain Hatfield

Sandino

Kim

Kim

John White

Papa Was a Preacher

John Kenyon

Stars in My Crown

Chester Graham, Jr.

Cattle Drive

Archie Carstairs

Home Sweet Homicide

Aaron Bliss

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Hobbs

C.O.G.

Tramp

What Katy Did

Tim Lane

American Black Beauty

Peter Oak

Limit Up

Jed Joy

Down to the Sea in Ships

Tony Ciccone

Madonna: Innocence Lost

Bophisto

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

Frank

Alsino y el cóndor

James McLaughlin

The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

William

Living in Peril

Jerry Vernon

The Careless Years

Hollis Deitz

Twilight Man

Ben Tracey

Max Rose

Freddy Duncan

The Adventures of Nick Carter

John Carver

To Kill a Stranger

Charlie Mason

Restraining Order

Mário

Jorge, Um Brasileiro

Mayor Bill Klinger

Inferno

Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

Andrew MacBean

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

Bob Jenkins (archive footage)

The Timekeepers of Eternity

Paperman

Pat Westall

She Came To The Valley

Hade (Harry) Keough

Gun for a Coward

Dave Wilson

Persecuted

General Lancaster

Buffalo Soldiers

Ping Pong Player

The Ping-Pong Match

Phil Deighton

Deep in the Darkness

Mark

Tracks

Self

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Det. Robert Morse

Fatal Memories

Billy Reilly

A Really Important Person

Det. Callan

Cop on the Beat

Tim Curtis

Shame

Avery Jensen

Paper Man

Jack Tramonte

Mr. Wrong

Frank

Entertainment

Jerry Hewitt

The Nanny Express

Marty Helick

Born to Be Sold

Self

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

Mickey Jo

Vanishing Son II

Detective Carl Strick

The Blue Iguana

Howard Hughes

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Miguel

The Pacific Connection

Salesman Stig

Chasers

Tim Drake (voice)

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Frank Skoufaris

Water Damage

Katz-Feeney

Midnight Blue

Ben Jeffries

Unabomber: The True Story

Senator Campbell

The Venice Project

Hissar

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Augustus Brandenburg

Bonanza: The Return

Self

Along for the Ride

Pete Bass

One Away

Del Farraday

Rites of Passage

Self

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Jack Lowe

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

Commissioner Sam Caldwell

Justice in a Small Town

Capt. Jason Flaboe

The Innocent

Dean (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Detective Novak

Buying Time

Self

The Cool School

Greg Denver

The Sweet Scent of Death

President John Wolfman (archive footage)

President Wolfman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-05

Place of Birth

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Robert Dean Stockwell