Dean Stockwell

DirectorActorProductionWriter Mar 5 (died age 85) North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 1944–2024 (80 year career)

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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 p…

Known For

Film

Blue Velvet

Ben

Film

Paris, Texas

Walt

Film

Quantum Leap

Al Calavicci

Film

Air Force One

Walter Dean

Film

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Tim Drake (voice)

Film

Beverly Hills Cop II

Chip Cain

Film

The Rainmaker

Judge Harvey Hale

Film

Dune

Doctor Wellington Yueh

Filmography

Acting (196)

Movies (128)

The Timekeepers of Eternity

2021

as Bob Jenkins (archive footage)

7.0

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

2017

as Self

Max Rose

as Ben Tracey

Along for the Ride

as Self

Entertainment

as Frank

Rusty Steel

as Hunts

Persecuted

as Dave Wilson

Deep in the Darkness

as Phil Deighton

C.O.G.

as Hobbs

President Wolfman

as President John Wolfman (archive footage)

5.0

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

2009

as Brother Cavil

6.8

The Dunwich Horror

2009

as Dr. Henry Armitage

The Nanny Express

as Jerry Hewitt

Al's Beef

as The Sherrif

The Cool School

as Self

The Deal: El trato

as Agent Tremayne

American Black Beauty

2005

as Tim Lane

6.6

The Manchurian Candidate

as Mark Whiting

Buffalo Soldiers

as General Lancaster

Inferno

as Mayor Bill Klinger

as Dr. Ballard

The Quickie

as Michael

In Pursuit

as Charles Welz

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

as Tim Drake (voice)

They Nest

as Sheriff Hobbs

Restraining Order

as Charlie Mason

Rites of Passage

as Del Farraday

What Katy Did

as Tramp

Water Damage

as Frank Skoufaris

The Venice Project

as Senator Campbell

Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights

as Bophisto

Air Force One

as Walter Dean

Living in Peril

as William

The Rainmaker

as Judge Harvey Hale

McHale's Navy

as Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton

4.4

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

as Self

Midnight Blue

as Katz-Feeney

The Shadow Men

as Stan Mills

Unabomber: The True Story

as Ben Jeffries

Mr. Wrong

as Jack Tramonte

Naked Souls

as Duncan

Twilight Man

as Hollis Deitz

Last Resort

as Grey Wolf

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995

as Aaron Bliss

5.0

Madonna - Innocence Lost

as Tony Ciccone

Chasers

as Salesman Stig

The Innocent

as Capt. Jason Flaboe

5.2

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

1994

as Jack Lowe

5.7

Justice in a Small Town

1994

as Commissioner Sam Caldwell

Vanishing Son II

as Mickey Jo

Bonanza: The Return

as Augustus Brandenburg

The Player

as Andy Civella

Fatal Memories

as Det. Robert Morse

Shame

as Tim Curtis

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

as Self

Catchfire

as John Luponi

Sandino

as Capitain Hatfield

Buying Time

as Detective Novak

Limit Up

as Peter Oak

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen

1989

as Self

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

as Howard Hughes

Married to the Mob

as Tony Russo, Sr.

Smokescreen

as Michael Dattalico

Jorge, Um Brasileiro

as Mário

The Blue Iguana

as Detective Carl Strick

Beverly Hills Cop II

as Chip Cain

Gardens of Stone

as Capt. Homer Thomas

6.2

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

as James McLaughlin

Banzai Runner

as Billy Baxter

The Time Guardian

as Boss

Blue Velvet

as Ben

To Kill a Stranger

as John Carver

Papa Was a Preacher

as John White

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

as Bob Grimes

7.1

The Legend of Billie Jean

1985

as Muldaur

6.5

Dune

1984

as Doctor Wellington Yueh

6.2

Paris, Texas

1984

as Walt

8.1

The Sweet Scent of Death

as Greg Denver

Wrong Is Right

as Hacker

Human Highway

as Otto Quartz

Alsino and the Condor

as Frank

Born to Be Sold

as Marty Helick

She Came To The Valley

1979

as Pat Westall

3.7

Daniel in the Lions' Den

1978

as Hissar

A Killing Affair

as Kenneth Switzer

Tracks

as Mark

One Away

as Pete Bass

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Paul Levell

Cop on the Beat

as Det. Callan

Win, Place or Steal

as Billy

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

1975

as Narrator (voice)

7.2

The Pacific Connection

1974

as Miguel

4.3

The Werewolf of Washington

1973

as Jack Whittier

3.7

The Adventures of Nick Carter

as Freddy Duncan

The Loners

as Stein

The Last Movie

as Billy the Kid

Paper Man

as Avery Jensen

The Failing of Raymond

as Raymond

The Dunwich Horror

as Wilbur Whateley

Psych-Out

as Dave

The Ping-Pong Match

as Ping Pong Player

Rapture

1965

as Joseph

7.0

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Edmund Tyrone

Sons and Lovers

as Paul Morel

Compulsion

as Judd Steiner

The Careless Years

as Jerry Vernon

Gun for a Coward

as Hade (Harry) Keough

5.6

Cattle Drive

1951

as Chester Graham, Jr.

Stars in My Crown

as John Kenyon

Kim

as Kim

The Happy Years

as John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover

7.7

The Secret Garden

1949

as Colin Craven

7.1

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949

as Jed Joy

7.0

The Boy with Green Hair

as Peter

Deep Waters

as Donny Mitchell

Gentleman's Agreement

as Tommy Green

Song of the Thin Man

as Nick Charles Jr.

The Arnelo Affair

as Ricky Parkson

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

as Andrew MacBean

The Mighty McGurk

as Nipper

A Really Important Person

1947

as Billy Reilly

7.0

The Green Years

1946

as Robert Shannon as a child

6.3

Home Sweet Homicide

1946

as Archie Carstairs

4.0

The Valley of Decision

as Paulie

Anchors Aweigh

as Donald Martin

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Dean (uncredited)

5.6

Paperman

Friends and Enemies

Television (68)

NCIS: New Orleans

as Tom Hamilton

Enlisted

as Dan

Battlestar Galactica

as John Cavil

First Monday

as Senator Edward Sheffield

6.0

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001

as Colonel Grat

7.5

Phenomenon: The Lost Archives

as Self - Host

Stargate SG-1

as Doctor Kieran

The Tony Danza Show

as Frank DiMeo

JAG

as Edward Sheffield

The Drew Carey Show

as Hal

Nowhere Man

as Gus Shepard

MADtv

as Self

The Langoliers

as Bob Jenkins

Can't Hurry Love

as Vic Carlucci

Chicago Hope

as Robert St. Clair

The Man from Snowy River

1994

as Professor Julius Waugh

Burke's Law

as John Delaney

Vanishing Son

as Mickey Jo

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Preston Carpenter

The Commish

as Robert Allardyce

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

as Duke Nukem (voice)

Quantum Leap

as Al Calavicci

The Twilight Zone

as Martin Decker

Murder, She Wrote

as Elliot Easterbrook

Jeopardy!

as Self - Contestant

Miami Vice

as Jack Gretsky

Hunter

as Brother Hobarts

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Greg Denver

The A-Team

as Officer Collins

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

Simon & Simon

as Dr. Griss

Hart to Hart

as James Francis

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Ellery Queen

as Cliff Waddell

Three for the Road

as Ethan Crawford

Police Story

as Ott

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973

as Jerry

6.7

The Streets of San Francisco

as Charlie Blake

Columbo

as Eric Wagner

Cannon

as Tom Longman

Night Gallery

as Charlie Evans

McCloud

as Pete Lancaster

Mannix

as Chris Townsend

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Bruno

Mission: Impossible

as Gunnar Malstrom

The F.B.I.

as Michael Vincent Riley

5.4

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Man

Burke's Law

as Jay Boy Calhoun

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Martin Rosetti

5.3

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

as Harley Brydell

5.0

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as David H. Kelsey / William Newmaster

Combat!

as Rob Lawson

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Rudy Devereux

The Defenders

as Arnold Foster

Bus Stop

as Buzz Shelby

Outlaws

as Billy Joe Minden

Bonanza

as Matthew Rush

The Twilight Zone

as Lieutenant Katell / Lieutenant Yamuri

8.5

Johnny Staccato

1959

as Dave - the Slasher

5.0

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Johnny Perry

Wagon Train

as Jimmy Drew

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Billy Weaver

Climax!

as Les Marshall

General Electric Theater

1953

as Private First Class John Townsend

6.4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Davis Tucker

8.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (5)

Movies (5)

Neil Young - Boarding House 1978

2024

Director

Rites of Passage

Associate Producer

Human Highway

Director

Human Highway

Screenplay

Pas de Trois

Director