Dean Stockwell
Known for
Dean Stockwell was an American actor whose career spanned more than seventy years, from MGM child prodigy to cult supporting player. As a boy he stood out in classics like 'Anchors Aweigh', 'Gentleman's Agreement', and 'The Boy with Green Hair', and as a young man he won two awards at Cannes for 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. After a time away, he resurfaced with force in the eighties, stringing together memorable roles in 'Dune', 'Paris, Texas', David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet', and 'Married to the Mob', which earned him an Oscar nomination. On television he became popular as the hologram Al Calavicci in 'Quantum Leap' and as the unsettling Cavil in 'Battlestar Galactica'. His register, between the eccentric and the enigmatic, let him glide with ease from drama to surreal humor.
Dean Stockwell
93 Movies
58 Series
Dean Stockwell was an American actor whose career spanned more than seventy years, from MGM child prodigy to cult supporting player. As a boy he stood out in classics like 'Anchors Aweigh', 'Gentleman's Agreement', and 'The Boy with Green Hair', and as a young man he won two awards at Cannes for 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. After a time away, he resurfaced with force in the eighties, stringing together memorable roles in 'Dune', 'Paris, Texas', David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet', and 'Married to the Mob', which earned him an Oscar nomination. On television he became popular as the hologram Al Calavicci in 'Quantum Leap' and as the unsettling Cavil in 'Battlestar Galactica'. His register, between the eccentric and the enigmatic, let him glide with ease from drama to surreal humor.
Movies
Plays Doctor Wellington Yueh
Dune
1984
Plays Walt
Paris, Texas
1984
Plays Ben
Blue Velvet
1986
Plays Walter Dean
Air Force One
1997
Plays Chip Cain
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Plays Andy Civella
The Player
1992
Plays Bob Grimes
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985
Plays Mark Whiting
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Plays Dr. Ballard
CQ
2001
Plays Salesman Stig
Chasers
1994
Plays Tim Drake (voice)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000
Plays Tony Russo, Sr.
Married to the Mob
1988
Plays Howard Hughes
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Plays Muldaur
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
Plays John Luponi
Catchfire
1990
Plays Michael Dattalico
Palais Royale
1988
Plays General Lancaster
Buffalo Soldiers
2002
Plays Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
McHale's Navy
1997
Plays Capt. Homer Thomas
Gardens of Stone
1987
Plays Colin Craven
The Secret Garden
1949
Plays Tommy Green
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
Plays Judd Steiner
Compulsion
1959
Plays Capitain Hatfield
Sandino
1990
Plays Wilbur Whateley
The Dunwich Horror
1970
Plays Billy the Kid
The Last Movie
1971
Plays Donald Martin
Anchors Aweigh
1945
Plays Mayor Bill Klinger
Inferno
2002
Plays Edmund Tyrone
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
Plays Jack Tramonte
Mr. Wrong
1996
Plays Paul Levell
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Plays Dave
Psych-Out
1968
Plays Duncan
Naked Souls
1996
Plays Chester Graham, Jr.
Cattle Drive
1951
Plays Peter
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Plays Jerry Vernon
The Careless Years
1957
Plays Frank
Entertainment
2015
Plays Paulie
The Valley of Decision
1945
Plays Jed Joy
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
Plays William
Living in Peril
1997
Plays Ben Tracey
Max Rose
2016
Plays Michael
The Quickie
2001
Plays Stan Mills
The Shadow Men
1998
Plays Hacker
Wrong Is Right
1982
Plays Kim
Kim
1950
Plays Detective Carl Strick
The Blue Iguana
1988
Plays John Carver
To Kill a Stranger
1986
Plays John Kenyon
Stars in My Crown
1950
Plays Pete Bass
One Away
1976
Plays Robert Shannon as a child
The Green Years
1946
Plays Donny Mitchell
Deep Waters
1948
TV Shows
Plays Al Calavicci
Quantum Leap
1989
Plays Frank DiMeo
The Tony Danza Show
1997
Plays John Cavil
Battlestar Galactica
2004
Plays Edward Sheffield
JAG
1995
Plays Duke Nukem (voice)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Plays Dr. Rudy Devereux
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Senator Edward Sheffield
First Monday
2002
Plays Bob Jenkins
The Langoliers
1995
Plays Professor Julius Waugh
The Man from Snowy River
1994
Plays Elliot Easterbrook
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Eric Wagner
Columbo
1971
Plays Colonel Grat
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Plays Jay Boy Calhoun
Burke's Law
1963
Plays Officer Collins
The A-Team
1983
Plays Martin Rosetti
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Plays Michael Vincent Riley
The F.B.I.
1965
Plays Dr. Griss
Simon & Simon
1981
Plays Jack Gretsky
Miami Vice
1984
Plays Martin Decker
The Twilight Zone
1985
Plays Chris Townsend
Mannix
1967
Plays Robert Allardyce
The Commish
1991
Plays James Francis
Hart to Hart
1979
Plays Rob Lawson
Combat!
1962
Plays Charlie Evans
Night Gallery
1970
Plays Private First Class John Townsend
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Gunnar Malstrom
Mission: Impossible
1966
Plays Tom Longman
Cannon
1971
Plays Doctor Kieran
Stargate SG-1
1997
Plays Dave - the Slasher
Johnny Staccato
1959
Plays Brother Hobarts
Hunter
1984
Latest Trailers
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Along for the Ride
Full Filmography
Max Rose
Ben Tracey
2016
Film
Entertainment
Frank
2015
Film
NCIS: New Orleans
Tom Hamilton · 1 episode
2014–
TV
Rusty Steel
Hunts
2014
Film
Persecuted
Dave Wilson
2014
Film
Deep in the Darkness
Phil Deighton
2014
Film
Enlisted
Dan · 1 episode
2014–
TV
C.O.G.
Hobbs
2013
Film
Al's Beef
The Sherrif
2008
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dean Stockwell still alive?
Dean Stockwell passed away on November 7, 2021 at age 85.
What are the most famous roles of Dean Stockwell?
Dean Stockwell is best known for roles in Blue Velvet, Dune, Air Force One.
How many movies has Dean Stockwell been in?
Over a 76-year career (since 1945), Dean Stockwell has appeared in 93 movies and 58 TV shows.
What was Dean Stockwell's first movie?
The career of Dean Stockwell began with The Valley of Decision (1945).
What is Dean Stockwell's most recent movie or series?
Dean Stockwell's most recent release is In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s, which premiered on February 15, 2017.
What TV shows has Dean Stockwell appeared in?
On television, Dean Stockwell has appeared in Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team, The Twilight Zone.
Dean Stockwell
1936-03-05 · 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.