Dean Stockwell
Acting
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.
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Brother Cavil
Age 73 (now 85)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Tim Drake (voice)
Age 64 (now 85)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Howard Hughes
Age 52 (now 85)
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Bob Jenkins (archive footage)
Age 85
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
as Self
Age 80 (now 85)
President Wolfman
as President John Wolfman (archive footage)
Age 76 (now 85)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
as Brother Cavil
Age 73 (now 85)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
as Tim Drake (voice)
Age 64 (now 85)
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
as Bophisto
Age 62 (now 85)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
as Self
Age 61 (now 85)
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Aaron Bliss
Age 59 (now 85)
Justice in a Small Town
as Commissioner Sam Caldwell
Age 58 (now 85)
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Jack Lowe
Age 57 (now 85)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self
Age 55 (now 85)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
Age 53 (now 85)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Howard Hughes
Age 52 (now 85)
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as James McLaughlin
Age 51 (now 85)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Paul Levell
Age 40 (now 85)
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
as Narrator (voice)
Age 39 (now 85)
The Adventures of Nick Carter
as Freddy Duncan
Age 35 (now 85)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Edmund Tyrone
Age 26 (now 85)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Dean (uncredited)
Age 9 (now 85)
Phenomenon: The Lost Archives
as Self - Host
Age 61 (now 85)
The Man from Snowy River
as Professor Julius Waugh
Age 58 (now 85)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Preston Carpenter
Age 57 (now 85)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Duke Nukem (voice)
Age 54 (now 85)
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Greg Denver
Age 48 (now 85)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 45 (now 85)
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Jerry Norton
Age 37 (now 85)
The Streets of San Francisco
as Charlie Blake
Age 36 (now 85)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Harley Brydell
Age 27 (now 85)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as David H. Kelsey / William Newmaster
Age 26 (now 85)
The Twilight Zone
as Lieutenant Katell / Lieutenant Yamuri
Age 23 (now 85)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Johnny Perry
Age 23 (now 85)
General Electric Theater
as Private First Class John Townsend
Age 16 (now 85)
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Robert Dean Stockwell
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