Dean Stockwell
Born March 05, 1936 (Age: 90)
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North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017
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as Self
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Age: 80
Max Rose
2016
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as Ben Tracey
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Age: 80
Entertainment
2015
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as Frank
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Age: 79
Persecuted
2014
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as Dave Wilson
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Age: 78
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
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as Mark Whiting
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Age: 68
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
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as General Lancaster
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Age: 66
Inferno
2002
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as Mayor Bill Klinger
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Age: 66
CQ
2001
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as Dr. Ballard
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Age: 65
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000
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as Tim Drake (voice)
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Age: 64
They Nest
2000
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as Sheriff Hobbs
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Age: 64
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
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as Bophisto
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Age: 62
The Rainmaker
1997
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as Judge Harvey Hale
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Age: 61
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Shadow Men
1997
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as Stan Mills
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Age: 61
Air Force One
1997
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as Walter Dean
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Age: 61
Living in Peril
1997
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as William
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Age: 61
Midnight Blue
1997
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as Katz-Feeney
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Age: 61
McHale's Navy
1997
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as Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
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Age: 61
Last Resort
1996
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as Grey Wolf
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Age: 60
Unabomber: The True Story
1996
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as Ben Jeffries
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Age: 60
Twilight Man
1996
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as Hollis Deitz
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Age: 60
Naked Souls
1996
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as Duncan
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Age: 60
Mr. Wrong
1996
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as Jack Tramonte
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Age: 59
Justice in a Small Town
1994
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as Commissioner Sam Caldwell
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Age: 58
Chasers
1994
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as Salesman Stig
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Age: 58
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
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as Jack Lowe
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Age: 57
Bonanza: The Return
1993
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as Augustus Brandenburg
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Age: 57
Fatal Memories
1992
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as Det. Robert Morse
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Age: 56
Shame
1992
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as Tim Curtis
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Age: 56
The Player
1992
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as Andy Civella
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Age: 56
No Image
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
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as Self
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Age: 55
Catchfire
1990
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as John Luponi
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Age: 54
Sandino
1990
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as Capitain Hatfield
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Age: 53
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
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as Self
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Age: 53
Limit Up
1989
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as Peter Oak
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Age: 53
Buying Time
1989
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as Detective Novak
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Age: 53
Married to the Mob
1988
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as Tony Russo, Sr.
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Age: 52
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
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as Howard Hughes
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Age: 52
Smokescreen
1988
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as Michael Dattalico
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Age: 52
The Blue Iguana
1988
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as Detective Carl Strick
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Age: 52
Jorge, Um Brasileiro
1988
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as Mário
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Age: 51
The Time Guardian
1987
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as Boss
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Age: 51
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
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as James McLaughlin
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Age: 51
Banzai Runner
1987
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as Billy Baxter
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Age: 51
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
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as Chip Cain
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Age: 51
Gardens of Stone
1987
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as Capt. Homer Thomas
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Age: 51
Blue Velvet
1986
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as Ben
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Age: 50
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
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as Bob Grimes
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Age: 49
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
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as Muldaur
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Age: 49
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984
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as Greg Denver
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Age: 48
Dune
1984
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as Doctor Wellington Yueh
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Age: 48
Paris, Texas
1984
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as Walt
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Age: 48
Born to Be Sold
1981
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as Marty Helick
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Age: 45
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978
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as Hissar
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Age: 42
The Pacific Connection
1974
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as Miguel
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Age: 38
The Werewolf of Washington
1973
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as Jack Whittier
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Age: 37
The Loners
1972
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as Stein
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Age: 36
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
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as Freddy Duncan
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Age: 35
The Dunwich Horror
1970
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as Wilbur Whateley
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Age: 33
No Image
The Ping-Pong Match
1968
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as Ping Pong Player
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Age: 31
Rapture
1965
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as Joseph
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Age: 29
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
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as Edmund Tyrone
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Age: 26
Sons and Lovers
1960
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as Paul Morel
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Age: 24
Compulsion
1959
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as Judd Steiner
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Age: 23
Gun for a Coward
1956
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as Hade (Harry) Keough
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Age: 20
Kim
1950
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as Kim
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Age: 14
The Happy Years
1950
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as John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover
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Age: 14
Stars in My Crown
1950
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as John Kenyon
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Age: 14
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
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as Dean (uncredited)
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Age: 9
Anchors Aweigh
1945
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as Donald Martin
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Age: 9
The Valley of Decision
1945
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as Paulie
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Age: 9