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.
126 movies · 68 shows
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021·7.1
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017·0.0
Along for the Ride
2016·7.0
Max Rose
2016·5.6
Entertainment
2015·5.6
Rusty Steel
2014·4.5
Persecuted
2014·4.2
Deep in the Darkness
2014·4.8
C.O.G.
2013·5.5
President Wolfman
2012·5.0
The Dunwich Horror
2009·4.5
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009·6.7
The Nanny Express
2009·5.9
Al's Beef
2008·0.0
The Cool School
2008·5.9
The Deal: El trato
2006·4.3
American Black Beauty
2005·6.9
The Manchurian Candidate
2004·6.5
Buffalo Soldiers
2002·6.3
Inferno
2002·4.3
The Quickie
2001·4.7
CQ
2001·5.9
In Pursuit
2001·4.3
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000·7.3
They Nest
2000·5.5
Rites of Passage
1999·5.6
The Venice Project
1999·7.0
Water Damage
1999·4.1
Restraining Order
1999·4.0
What Katy Did
1999·6.8
The Shadow Men
1998·4.5
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
1998·4.0
The Rainmaker
1997·7.0
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997·7.2
Air Force One
1997·6.5
Living in Peril
1997·4.7
Midnight Blue
1997·5.3
McHale's Navy
1997·4.5
Last Resort
1996·6.4
Unabomber: The True Story
1996·6.1
Twilight Man
1996·7.5
Naked Souls
1996·3.8
Mr. Wrong
1996·4.0
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995·7.0
Madonna - Innocence Lost
1994·6.9
The Innocent
1994·5.6
Justice in a Small Town
1994·6.0
Vanishing Son II
1994·7.2
Chasers
1994·5.4
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994·5.7
Bonanza: The Return
1993·6.5
Fatal Memories
1992·5.9
Shame
1992·6.6
The Player
1992·7.2
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991·0.0
Catchfire
1990·5.3
Sandino
1990·6.4
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989·0.0
Limit Up
1989·4.5
Buying Time
1989·4.4
Married to the Mob
1988·6.0
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988·6.7
Palais Royale
1988·5.5
The Blue Iguana
1988·4.2
Jorge, um Brasileiro
1988·5.8
The Time Guardian
1987·5.0
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987·6.0
Banzai Runner
1987·6.0
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987·6.5
Gardens of Stone
1987·6.2
Blue Velvet
1986·7.6
Papa Was a Preacher
1986·5.5
To Kill a Stranger
1986·5.3
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985·7.1
The Legend of Billie Jean
1985·6.6
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984·8.0
Dune
1984·6.2
Paris, Texas
1984·8.1
Alsino and the Condor
1982·5.3
Human Highway
1982·5.2
Wrong Is Right
1982·5.6
Born to Be Sold
1981·4.6
She Came To The Valley
1979·4.2
Daniel in the Lions' Den
1978·0.0
A Killing Affair
1977·4.8
Tracks
1976·5.6
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976·4.3
One Away
1976·5.7
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
1975·7.2
Cop on the Beat
1975·4.7
Win, Place or Steal
1975·8.0
The Pacific Connection
1974·5.3
The Werewolf of Washington
1973·3.9
The Loners
1972·6.7
The Adventures of Nick Carter
1972·3.8
The Failing of Raymond
1971·6.2
Paper Man
1971·6.1
The Last Movie
1971·5.7
The Dunwich Horror
1970·5.4
Psych-Out
1968·5.0
The Ping-Pong Match
1968·0.0
Rapture
1965·7.1
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962·6.9
Sons and Lovers
1960·6.5
Compulsion
1959·7.1
The Careless Years
1957·5.7
Gun for a Coward
1956·6.0
Cattle Drive
1951·6.5
Kim
1950·6.5
The Happy Years
1950·7.5
Stars in My Crown
1950·7.0
The Secret Garden
1949·7.1
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949·7.2
The Boy with Green Hair
1948·6.2
Deep Waters
1948·6.1
Gentleman's Agreement
1947·7.0
Song of the Thin Man
1947·6.7
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947·6.7
The Arnelo Affair
1947·5.2
A Really Important Person
1947·7.5
The Mighty McGurk
1947·6.7
Home Sweet Homicide
1946·4.5
The Green Years
1946·6.4
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945·5.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945·6.8
The Valley of Decision
1945·7.2