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 role…
Movies & TV Shows
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Blue Velvet (1986) — Ben
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Dune (1984) — Doctor Wellington Yueh
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Air Force One (1997) — Walter Dean
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) — Chip Cain
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Paris, Texas (1984) — Walt
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Stargate SG-1 (1997) — Doctor Kieran
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Battlestar Galactica (2004) — John Cavil
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Mark Whiting
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The Rainmaker (1997) — Judge Harvey Hale
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) — Tim Drake (voice)
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The A-Team (1983) — Officer Collins
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The Twilight Zone (1959) — Lieutenant Katell / Lieutenant Yamuri
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Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) — Colonel Grat
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The Player (1992) — Andy Civella
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Columbo (1971) — Eric Wagner
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) — Bob Grimes
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Quantum Leap (1989) — Al Calavicci
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The Langoliers (1995) — Bob Jenkins
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Miami Vice (1984) — Jack Gretsky
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) — Preston Carpenter
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Bonanza (1959) — Matthew Rush
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) — Brother Cavil
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NCIS: New Orleans (2014) — Tom Hamilton
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Elliot Easterbrook
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) — Howard Hughes
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Bonanza: The Return (1993) — Augustus Brandenburg
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JAG (1995) — Edward Sheffield
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Buffalo Soldiers (2002) — General Lancaster
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Married to the Mob (1988) — Tony Russo, Sr.
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Mission: Impossible (1966) — Gunnar Malstrom
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Gentleman's Agreement (1947) — Tommy Green
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Billy Weaver
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The Twilight Zone (1985) — Martin Decker
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) — Duke Nukem (voice)
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The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) — Muldaur
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The Drew Carey Show (1995) — Hal
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Chasers (1994) — Salesman Stig
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Compulsion (1959) — Judd Steiner
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Anchors Aweigh (1945) — Donald Martin
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Jeopardy! (1984) — Self - Contestant