Dean Stockwell

Robert Dean Stockwell ( born March 5, 1936 in North Hollywood, California) is an American actor.

Acting Career

Already in 1945 he played a leading role in the movie musical Holiday in Hollywood alongside Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. In 1947, he was then seen as a film Son of Gregory Peck in the film " Gentleman's Agreement ". Will be followed by others in 1950, the title role in Kim - Intelligence in India on the novel by Rudyard Kipling on the side of Errol Flynn as well as supporting roles in the films " Dune " (1984), "Blue Velvet" (1986) and "Catch Fire "(1990). In 1997 he took over in Francis Ford Coppola's film of the novel " The Rainmaker " the role of the Judge Harvey Hale.

In the Film Festival of Cannes 1962, he received the Best Actor award for his role in " Long Day's Journey into Night " by Sidney Lumet. The price also went to his colleagues from the film Ralph Richardson and Jason Robards. Katharine Hepburn won the award for Best Actress, so that the whole ensemble of the film in Cannes was excellent. For the role of a mafia boss in the movie " Married to the Mob " ( Married to the Mob ) from the year 1988, he was nominated for an Oscar and has two other film awards.

In Germany he was from the beginning of the 1990s, especially as Scott Bakula's holographic sidekick Al in the science fiction series " Quantum Leap " ( original title: Quantum Leap ) is known. In addition, he starred in several episodes of the TV series " JAG - The Call of Duty " with.

Stockwell has the 2nd Dan in martial arts Modern Arnis and is an instructor in this sport.

Stockwell is also an accomplished artist who photographs and collages created in the style of his friend Wallace Berman. As a friend of the musician Neil Young, he designed the cover for the album American Stars' N Bars, and he wrote the template for the title track of Young's album After the Gold Rush of 1970, which was actually a draft of the script for a movie.

1982 Stockwell was both director and screenwriter and actor in the musical comedy Neil Young: Human Highway, played along in the next Neil Young also members of the band Devo.

Filmography (selection)

Family

Dean Stockwell was married twice and has two children. His older brother Guy Stockwell (1934-2002) was also an actor.