Acting · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA · Born March 5, 1936
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.
MovieThe Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
as Bob Jenkins (archive footage)
MovieIn Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017
as Self
MovieAlong for the Ride
2016
as Self
MovieMax Rose
2016
as Ben Tracey
MovieEntertainment
2015
as Frank
TVNCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Tom Hamilton
MovieRusty Steel
2014
as Hunts
MoviePersecuted
2014
as Dave Wilson
MovieDeep in the Darkness
2014
as Phil Deighton
TVEnlisted
2014
as Dan
MovieC.O.G.
2013
as Hobbs
MoviePresident Wolfman
2012
as President John Wolfman (archive footage)
MovieThe Dunwich Horror
2009
as Dr. Henry Armitage
MovieBattlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
as Brother Cavil
MovieThe Nanny Express
2009
as Jerry Hewitt
MovieAl's Beef
2008
as The Sherrif
MovieThe Cool School
2008
as Self
MovieThe Deal: El trato
2006
as Agent Tremayne
MovieAmerican Black Beauty
2005
as Tim Lane
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as John Cavil
MovieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Mark Whiting
MovieBuffalo Soldiers
2002
as General Lancaster
MovieInferno
2002
as Mayor Bill Klinger
TVFirst Monday
2002
as Senator Edward Sheffield
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Colonel Grat
MovieThe Quickie
2001
as Michael
MovieCQ
2001
as Dr. Ballard
MovieIn Pursuit
2001
as Charles Welz
MovieBatman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000
as Tim Drake (voice)
MovieThey Nest
2000
as Sheriff Hobbs
MovieRites of Passage
1999
as Del Farraday
MovieThe Venice Project
1999
as Senator Campbell
MovieWater Damage
1999
as Frank Skoufaris
MovieRestraining Order
1999
as Charlie Mason
MovieWhat Katy Did
1999
as Tramp
MovieThe Shadow Men
1998
as Stan Mills
MovieSinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998
as Bophisto
TVPhenomenon: The Lost Archives
1998
as Self - Host
MovieThe Rainmaker
1997
as Judge Harvey Hale
MoviePretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
TVThe Tony Danza Show
1997
as Frank DiMeo
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Doctor Kieran
MovieAir Force One
1997
as Walter Dean
MovieLiving in Peril
1997
as William
MovieMidnight Blue
1997
as Katz-Feeney
MovieMcHale's Navy
1997
as Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
MovieLast Resort
1996
as Grey Wolf
MovieUnabomber: The True Story
1996
as Ben Jeffries
MovieTwilight Man
1996
as Hollis Deitz
MovieNaked Souls
1996
as Duncan
MovieMr. Wrong
1996
as Jack Tramonte
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVJAG
1995
as Edward Sheffield
TVCan't Hurry Love
1995
as Vic Carlucci
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Hal
TVNowhere Man
1995
as Gus Shepard
TVThe Langoliers
1995
as Bob Jenkins
MovieDeadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Aaron Bliss
MovieMadonna - Innocence Lost
1994
as Tony Ciccone
MovieThe Innocent
1994
as Capt. Jason Flaboe
MovieJustice in a Small Town
1994
as Commissioner Sam Caldwell
TVThe Man from Snowy River
1994
as Professor Julius Waugh
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Robert St. Clair
MovieVanishing Son II
1994
as Mickey Jo
MovieChasers
1994
as Salesman Stig
TVVanishing Son
1994
as Mickey Jo
MovieIn the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
as Jack Lowe
TVBurke's Law
1994
as John Delaney
MovieBonanza: The Return
1993
as Augustus Brandenburg
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Preston Carpenter
MovieFatal Memories
1992
as Det. Robert Morse
MovieShame
1992
as Tim Curtis
MovieThe Player
1992
as Andy Civella
TVThe Commish
1991
as Robert Allardyce
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
TVCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Duke Nukem (voice)
MovieCatchfire
1990
as John Luponi
MovieSandino
1990
as Capitain Hatfield
MovieWhen We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
MovieLimit Up
1989
as Peter Oak
MovieBuying Time
1989
as Detective Novak
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Al Calavicci
MovieMarried to the Mob
1988
as Tony Russo, Sr.
MovieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Howard Hughes
MoviePalais Royale
1988
as Michael Dattalico
MovieThe Blue Iguana
1988
as Detective Carl Strick
MovieJorge, um Brasileiro
1988
as Mário
MovieThe Time Guardian
1987
as Boss
MovieThe Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as James McLaughlin
MovieBanzai Runner
1987
as Billy Baxter
MovieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Chip Cain
MovieGardens of Stone
1987
as Capt. Homer Thomas
MovieBlue Velvet
1986
as Ben
MoviePapa Was a Preacher
1986
as John White
MovieTo Kill a Stranger
1986
as John Carver
MovieTo Live and Die in L.A.
1985
as Bob Grimes
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Martin Decker
MovieThe Legend of Billie Jean
1985
as Muldaur
MovieThe Sweet Scent of Death
1984
as Greg Denver
MovieDune
1984
as Doctor Wellington Yueh
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Elliot Easterbrook
TVHunter
1984
as Brother Hobarts
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Jack Gretsky
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self - Contestant
TVHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Greg Denver
MovieParis, Texas
1984
as Walt
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Officer Collins
MovieAlsino and the Condor
1982
as Frank
MovieHuman Highway
1982
as Otto Quartz
MovieWrong Is Right
1982
as Hacker
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Dr. Griss
MovieBorn to Be Sold
1981
as Marty Helick
TVHart to Hart
1979
as James Francis
MovieShe Came To The Valley
1979
as Pat Westall
MovieDaniel in the Lions' Den
1978
as Hissar
MovieA Killing Affair
1977
as Kenneth Switzer
MovieTracks
1976
as Mark
MovieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Paul Levell
MovieOne Away
1976
as Pete Bass
MovieEadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
1975
as Narrator (voice)
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Cliff Waddell
TVThree for the Road
1975
as Ethan Crawford
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Det. Callan
MovieWin, Place or Steal
1975
as Billy
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
MovieThe Pacific Connection
1974
as Miguel
MovieThe Werewolf of Washington
1973
as Jack Whittier
TVOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Jerry Norton
TVPolice Story
1973
as Ott
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Charlie Blake
MovieThe Loners
1972
as Stein
MovieThe Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Freddy Duncan
MovieThe Failing of Raymond
1971
as Raymond
MoviePaper Man
1971
as Avery Jensen
MovieThe Last Movie
1971
as Billy the Kid
TVColumbo
1971
as Eric Wagner
TVCannon
1971
as Tom Longman
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Charlie Evans
TVMcCloud
1970
as Pete Lancaster
MovieThe Dunwich Horror
1970
as Wilbur Whateley
MoviePsych-Out
1968
as Dave
The Ping-Pong Match
1968
as Ping Pong Player
TVMannix
1967
as Chris Townsend
TVThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Bruno
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Gunnar Malstrom
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Michael Vincent Riley
MovieRapture
1965
as Joseph
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Martin Rosetti
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Jay Boy Calhoun
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
as Harley Brydell
MovieLong Day's Journey Into Night
1962
as Edmund Tyrone
TVCombat!
1962
as Rob Lawson
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as David H. Kelsey / William Newmaster
TVBus Stop
1961
as Buzz Shelby
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Rudy Devereux
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Arnold Foster
TVOutlaws
1960
as Billy Joe Minden
MovieSons and Lovers
1960
as Paul Morel
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Lieutenant Katell / Lieutenant Yamuri
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Johnny Perry
TVBonanza
1959
as Matthew Rush
TVJohnny Staccato
1959
as Dave - the Slasher
MovieCompulsion
1959
as Judd Steiner
TVWagon Train
1957
as Jimmy Drew
MovieThe Careless Years
1957
as Jerry Vernon
MovieGun for a Coward
1956
as Hade (Harry) Keough
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Billy Weaver
TVClimax!
1954
as Les Marshall
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Private First Class John Townsend
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Davis Tucker
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieCattle Drive
1951
as Chester Graham, Jr.
MovieKim
1950
as Kim
MovieThe Happy Years
1950
as John Humperdink 'Dink' Stover
MovieStars in My Crown
1950
as John Kenyon
MovieThe Secret Garden
1949
as Colin Craven
MovieDown to the Sea in Ships
1949
as Jed Joy
MovieThe Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Peter
MovieDeep Waters
1948
as Donny Mitchell
MovieGentleman's Agreement
1947
as Tommy Green
MovieSong of the Thin Man
1947
as Nick Charles Jr.
MovieThe Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
as Andrew MacBean
MovieThe Arnelo Affair
1947
as Ricky Parkson
MovieA Really Important Person
1947
as Billy Reilly
MovieThe Mighty McGurk
1947
as Nipper
MovieHome Sweet Homicide
1946
as Archie Carstairs
MovieThe Green Years
1946
as Robert Shannon as a child
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Dean (uncredited)
MovieAnchors Aweigh
1945
as Donald Martin
MovieThe Valley of Decision
1945
as Paulie
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Paperman
Friends and Enemies
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
