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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Rose (2016) | Ben Tracey | 6 | |
| 2 | Entertainment (2015) | Frank | 4 | |
| 3 | Deep in the Darkness (2014) | Phil Deighton | 7.5 | |
| 4 | Persecuted (2014) | Dave Wilson | 7 | |
| 5 | C.O.G. (2013) | Hobbs | 5 | |
| 6 | The Nanny Express (2009) | Jerry Hewitt | - | - |
| 7 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) | Brother Cavil | 7.4 | |
| 8 | The Dunwich Horror (2009) | Dr. Henry Armitage | - | - |
| 9 | American Black Beauty (2005) | Tim Lane | - | - |
| 10 | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | Mark Whiting | 6.6 | |
| 11 | Buffalo Soldiers (2002) | General Lancaster | 6.3 | |
| 12 | Inferno (2002) | Mayor Bill Klinger | - | - |
| 13 | The Quickie (2001) | Michael | 4 | |
| 14 | CQ (2001) | Dr. Ballard | - | - |
| 15 | In Pursuit (2001) | Charles Welz | - | - |
| 16 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) | Tim Drake (voice) | 8.4 | |
| 17 | They Nest (2000) | Sheriff Hobbs | 5 | |
| 18 | The Venice Project (1999) | Senator Campbell | - | - |
| 19 | Rites of Passage (1999) | Del Farraday | 8 | |
| 20 | McHale's Navy (1997) | Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton | 6.7 | |
| 21 | Midnight Blue (1997) | Katz-Feeney | - | - |
| 22 | Air Force One (1997) Oscars 1998 | Walter Dean | 6.8 | |
| 23 | Living in Peril (1997) | William | - | - |
| 24 | The Rainmaker (1997) | Judge Harvey Hale | 7.2 | |
| 25 | Twilight Man (1996) | Hollis Deitz | - | - |
| 26 | Unabomber: The True Story (1996) | Ben Jeffries | 7 | |
| 27 | Mr. Wrong (1996) | Jack Tramonte | - | - |
| 28 | Chasers (1994) | Salesman Stig | 6 | |
| 29 | Shame (1992) | Tim Curtis | - | - |
| 30 | The Player (1992) | Andy Civella | 6.9 | |
| 31 | Catchfire (1990) | John Luponi | - | - |
| 32 | Married to the Mob (1988) | Tony Russo, Sr. | - | - |
| 33 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | Howard Hughes | 8.7 | |
| 34 | The Blue Iguana (1988) | Detective Carl Strick | - | - |
| 35 | Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | Chip Cain | 6.8 | |
| 36 | The Time Guardian (1987) | Boss | - | - |
| 37 | Blue Velvet (1986) | Ben | 7.4 | |
| 38 | To Kill a Stranger (1986) | John Carver | - | - |
| 39 | To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) | Bob Grimes | 7.2 | |
| 40 | The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) | Muldaur | 9.3 | |
| 41 | Paris, Texas (1984) | Walt | 7.5 | |
| 42 | Dune (1984) | Doctor Wellington Yueh | 7 | |
| 43 | Alsino and the Condor (1982) | Frank | 7 | |
| 44 | Tracks (1976) | Mark | 8 | |
| 45 | Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) | Narrator (voice) | 6 | |
| 46 | The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972) | Freddy Duncan | - | - |
| 47 | The Last Movie (1971) | Billy the Kid | 5 | |
| 48 | The Dunwich Horror (1970) | Wilbur Whateley | 6 | |
| 49 | Psych-Out (1968) | Dave | 5 | |
| 50 | Rapture (1965) | Joseph | 5 | |
| 51 | Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) | Edmund Tyrone | - | - |
| 52 | Sons and Lovers (1960) | Paul Morel | 5 | |
| 53 | Compulsion (1959) | Judd Steiner | 10 | |
| 54 | The Secret Garden (1949) | Colin Craven | - | - |
| 55 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) | Peter | 5.5 | |
| 56 | The Arnelo Affair (1947) | Ricky Parkson | 6 | |
| 57 | Gentleman's Agreement (1947) | Tommy Green | 5.8 | |
| 58 | Song of the Thin Man (1947) | Nick Charles Jr. | 9 | |
| 59 | The Green Years (1946) | Robert Shannon as a child | - | - |
| 60 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) | Donald Martin | 3.5 | |
| 61 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) | Dean (uncredited) | - | - |
