Dean Stockwell

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.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-05

Place of birth

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Images

Cast

In Pursuit

In Pursuit

2001

4.00

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

1984

8.09

Al's Beef

Al's Beef

2008

0.00

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

7.61

Dune

Dune

1984

6.20

The Player

The Player

1992

7.21

Catchfire

Catchfire

1990

5.32

CQ

CQ

2001

5.90

They Nest

They Nest

2000

5.40

Compulsion

Compulsion

1959

7.10

Deep Waters

Deep Waters

1948

6.00

Psych-Out

Psych-Out

1968

5.00

The Quickie

The Quickie

2001

4.56

Rusty Steel

Rusty Steel

2014

4.50

Smokescreen

Smokescreen

1988

4.00

Rapture

Rapture

1965

6.97

Last Resort

Last Resort

1996

4.00

Naked Souls

Naked Souls

1996

3.50

The Loners

The Loners

1972

5.00

Sandino

Sandino

1990

6.00

Kim

Kim

1950

6.20

Cattle Drive

Cattle Drive

1951

6.10

C.O.G.

C.O.G.

2013

5.50

Limit Up

Limit Up

1989

3.67

Twilight Man

Twilight Man

1995

6.70

Max Rose

Max Rose

2016

5.60

Inferno

Inferno

2002

3.20

Persecuted

Persecuted

2014

4.50

Tracks

Tracks

1976

5.60

Shame

Shame

1992

6.50

Paper Man

Paper Man

1971

5.83

Mr. Wrong

Mr. Wrong

1996

3.90

Chasers

Chasers

1994

5.38

Water Damage

Water Damage

1999

3.60

One Away

One Away

1976

4.00

The Innocent

The Innocent

1994

5.20

Buying Time

Buying Time

1989

3.30