Dean Stockwell
Acting
Born: Mar 05, 1936 — Died: Nov 07, 2021
From: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al's Beef | The Sherrif | 2008 | — |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Mark Whiting | 2004 | 6.481 |
| In Pursuit | Charles Welz | 2001 | 4.3 |
| CQ | Dr. Ballard | 2001 | 5.904 |
| They Nest | Sheriff Hobbs | 2000 | 5.492 |
| The Rainmaker | Judge Harvey Hale | 1997 | 7.02 |
| Air Force One | Walter Dean | 1997 | 6.471 |
| The Shadow Men | Stan Mills | 1997 | 4.6 |
| McHale's Navy | Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton | 1997 | 4.475 |
| The Player | Andy Civella | 1992 | 7.192 |
| Catchfire | John Luponi | 1990 | 5.31 |
| Married to the Mob | Tony Russo, Sr. | 1988 | 5.962 |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Chip Cain | 1987 | 6.526 |
| The Time Guardian | Boss | 1987 | 5.011 |
| Gardens of Stone | Capt. Homer Thomas | 1987 | 6.216 |
| Blue Velvet | Ben | 1986 | 7.607 |
| To Live and Die in L.A. | Bob Grimes | 1985 | 7.141 |
| Paris, Texas | Walt | 1984 | 8.096 |
| Dune | Doctor Wellington Yueh | 1984 | 6.182 |
| Wrong Is Right | Hacker | 1982 | 5.586 |
| A Killing Affair | Kenneth Switzer | 1977 | 4.833 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Paul Levell | 1976 | 4.313 |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | Edmund Tyrone | 1962 | 6.971 |
| Compulsion | Judd Steiner | 1959 | 7.11 |
| The Secret Garden | Colin Craven | 1949 | 7.074 |
| Deep Waters | Donny Mitchell | 1948 | 6.125 |
| The Boy with Green Hair | Peter | 1948 | 6.228 |
| Gentleman's Agreement | Tommy Green | 1947 | 6.989 |
| The Arnelo Affair | Ricky Parkson | 1947 | 5.214 |
| Song of the Thin Man | Nick Charles Jr. | 1947 | 6.753 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1936 |
| From | North Hollywood, Los … |