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Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936 in North Hollywood, California) is an American actor who is best-known for his role as Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci in the American TV series Quantum Leap.

Film career

Born Robert Dean Stockwell, he began his acting career at age seven. One of his notable child roles was as the 11-year-old son of Gregory Peck in Gentleman's Agreement (1947). He also starred in the lead role of the film The Boy With Green Hair in 1948, and in a film adaptation of The Secret Garden in 1949. Unlike many child actors, he continued to act past his teenage years.

In 1959, Stockwell appeared in the film Compulsion, based on the famous case of Leopold and Loeb (with characters names changed to "Steiner and Strauss"), playing Judd Steiner. Compulsion also starred Orson Welles as the Clarence Darrow-based lawyer Jonathan Wilk.

In 1962, Stockwell appeared in an adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey Into Night along with Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson and Jason Robards.

In 1973, Stockwell was the leading actor in a B-rated horror flick called The Werewolf of Washington. Dean played Jack Whittier, A reporter who had has an affair with the daughter of the U.S. President is sent to Hungary. There he is bitten by a werewolf, and then gets transferred back to Washington D.C., where he gets a job as Press Secretary to the President. Then bodies start turning up all over the city.

In 1984 he appeared in Wim Wenders' critically acclaimed film Paris, Texas, and in that same year, in David Lynch's film version of Dune as the traitor Dr. Yueh. In 1986, Stockwell appeared in another David Lynch film, Blue Velvet. In 1988 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Mafia boss Tony "the Tiger" Russo in the comedy Married to the Mob.

Television roles

Stockwell's performance as Tony inspired producer Donald Bellisario to cast him in what would arguably become his best-known role, as Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci in the American TV series Quantum Leap, which aired between 1989 and 1993. Stockwell also appeared as a guest star on an episode Star Trek: Enterprise with former co-star of Quantum Leap, Scott Bakula. He was cast as a mystery writer in Stephen King's Langoliers. Bellisario also cast Stockwell as Senator Edward Sheffield in First Monday and JAG in 2002; his role would continue as Secretary of the Navy Edward Sheffield from late 2002 until JAG's cancellation in 2005. Most recently, he has had a recurring role, starring as Brother Cavil in the re-imagined series Battlestar Galactica which started with a guest appearance in season 2, and further appearances in season 3.

Personal life

He has been married twice:

• 1) The actress Millie Perkins (1960 – 1962) (divorced)
• 2) Joy Marchenko (1981 – 2004) (divorced); one daughter and one son

Stockwell is an accomplished artist. He creates both digitally enhanced photographs and original collages in the style of his friend and fellow artist, Wallace Berman. He is also a friend of musician Neil Young and designed the album cover art for American Stars'n'Bars. Together they would direct Human Highway, which Stockwell wrote. The title track from Young's 1970 album After the Gold rush is based on the title of an screenplay by written by Stockwell. Allmusic.com review of "After the Gold Rush" [1]

Stockwell is an avid golfer and would play golf during breaks in filming episodes of Quantum Leap.

Dean's father Harry Stockwell was the voice of the Prince in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

External links

• Project Quantum Leap,fan club site and publisher of The Observer

Footnotes

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