Dean Stockwell
Acting
Born March 5, 1936 · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Acting (126)
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017
Along for the Ride
2016
Max Rose
2016
Entertainment
2015
Rusty Steel
2014
Persecuted
2014
Deep in the Darkness
2014
C.O.G.
2013
President Wolfman
2012
The Dunwich Horror
2009
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
The Nanny Express
2009
Al's Beef
2008
The Cool School
2008
The Deal: El trato
2006
American Black Beauty
2005
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Inferno
2002
The Quickie
2001
CQ
2001
In Pursuit
2001
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000
They Nest
2000
Rites of Passage
1999
The Venice Project
1999
Water Damage
1999
Restraining Order
1999
What Katy Did
1999
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
The Rainmaker
1997
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
The Shadow Men
1997
Air Force One
1997
Living in Peril
1997
Midnight Blue
1997
McHale's Navy
1997
Last Resort
1996
Unabomber: The True Story
1996
Twilight Man
1996
Naked Souls
1996
Mr. Wrong
1996
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
Madonna - Innocence Lost
1994
The Innocent
1994
Justice in a Small Town
1994
Vanishing Son II
1994
Chasers
1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
Bonanza: The Return
1993
Fatal Memories
1992
Shame
1992
The Player
1992
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
Catchfire
1990
Sandino
1990
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
Limit Up
1989
Buying Time
1989
Married to the Mob
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Smokescreen
1988
The Blue Iguana
1988
Jorge, Um Brasileiro
1988
The Time Guardian
1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
Banzai Runner
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Gardens of Stone
1987
Blue Velvet
1986
Papa Was a Preacher
1986
To Kill a Stranger
1986
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984
Dune
1984
Paris, Texas
1984
Alsino and the Condor
1982
Human Highway
1982
Wrong Is Right
1982
Born to Be Sold
1981
She Came To The Valley
1979
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978
A Killing Affair
1977
Tracks
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
One Away
1976
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
1975
Cop on the Beat
1975
Win, Place or Steal
1975
The Pacific Connection
1974
The Werewolf of Washington
1973
The Loners
1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
The Failing of Raymond
1971
Paper Man
1971
The Last Movie
1971
The Dunwich Horror
1970
Psych-Out
1968
The Ping-Pong Match
1968
Rapture
1965
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Sons and Lovers
1960
Compulsion
1959
The Careless Years
1957
Gun for a Coward
1956
Cattle Drive
1951
Kim
1950
The Happy Years
1950
Stars in My Crown
1950
The Secret Garden
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Deep Waters
1948
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
Song of the Thin Man
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
The Arnelo Affair
1947
A Really Important Person
1947
The Mighty McGurk
1947
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
The Green Years
1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
Anchors Aweigh
1945
The Valley of Decision
1945