Early life

Stockwell was born in North Hollywood, California, the younger son of Nina Olivette, an actress and dancer, and Harry Stockwell, an actor and singer. His elder brother was actor Guy Stockwell.

Career

In 1945, he appeared in a main character role (Donald Martin) in the musical movie Anchors Aweigh alongside Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. Some of his other notable child roles include that of Robert Shannon in The Green Years (1946); Gregory Peck's son in Gentleman's Agreement (1947); Nick Charles. Jr., in Song of the Thin Man (1947); as an orphaned runaway longing to go to sea in Deep Waters (1948); and as Lionel Barrymore's grandson and Richard Widmark's protege in Down to the Sea in Ships (1949). He also starred in the lead role of The Boy with Green Hair in 1948, and in The Secret Garden in 1949. In 1950, he appeared in a lead role alongside Errol Flynn in Kim.

Unlike many child actors, he continued to act past his teenage years. In 1957, he starred as Judd Steiner in the Broadway adaptation of Compulsion, based on the Leopold and Loeb story; he played the same role in the 1959 film adaptation. In 1958, he joined Gloria Talbott and Dan Blocker as guest stars in the episode "Mercyday" of the NBC western series The Restless Gun, starring John Payne.

In 1960, he played coal miner's son Paul Morel in the British film Sons and Lovers, alongside Trevor Howard and Wendy Hiller. In 1961, Stockwell appeared in the premiere episode of ABC's Bus Stop series, which starred Marilyn Maxwell. In 1962, he 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 1964, Stockwell guest-starred in an episode of NBC's medical drama The Eleventh Hour.

In the early 1960s, Stockwell dropped out of show business, becoming active in the hippie subculture.

Stockwell appeared in a 1969 episode of Bonanza as a down-and-out former Union soldier. He then appeared in two episodes of the mystery series Columbo. In 1973, he was the lead in a horror B-film, The Werewolf of Washington. During the mid-1970s, Stockwell worked as a real-estate broker.

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 Wellington Yueh. The following year, he turned in a brief but significant role as attorney Bob Grimes in William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A.. In 1986, Stockwell made an appearance in another Lynch production, the neo-noir thriller 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. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 29, 1992 (Leap Day) following the success of Quantum Leap. In 1997 Mr. Stockwell co-starred with Harrison Ford and Glenn Close in the blockbuster suspense thriller Air Force One.

Along with Jack Lemmon and Marcello Mastroianni, Stockwell won the award for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival twice, for Compulsion and Long Day's Journey Into Night.

Stockwell joined the cast of Battlestar Galactica starting with its second season finale, portraying what became the lead antagonist, Cylon John Cavil.

Personal life

Stockwell married Millie Perkins on April 15, 1960; they divorced on July 30, 1962. He married Joy Marchenko on December 15, 1981. They had two children: a son, Austin, born November 5, 1983, and a daughter, Sophia, born August 5, 1985. Stockwell and Marchenko divorced in 2004.

Stockwell has been widely reported to be the godfather of actress Amber Tamblyn; however, in a 2009 interview with Parade, Tamblyn explained that Stockwell was one of three famous friends of her father, actor Russ Tamblyn, who were always around the house when she was growing up, and who were big influences on her life. The other two, in addition to Stockwell, were actor Dennis Hopper, and musician Neil Young. The word "godfather" was "just a loose term I’ve always used for all of them," Tamblyn explained in the interview.

Stockwell is an accomplished artist who creates both digitally enhanced photographs and original collages in the style of his friend and fellow artist, Wallace Berman. During his time at the University of California, Berkeley, Stockwell immersed himself in music and wrote several small compositions. As part of his friendship with musician Neil Young, Stockwell designed the album cover art for American Stars 'N Bars. Together, they directed Human Highway, which Stockwell also co-wrote. The title track from Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush is based on the title of a screenplay written by Stockwell.

Stockwell is an avid golfer and played golf during breaks in filming episodes of Quantum Leap. He is a martial artist, holding instructor rank in Modern Arnis.

Stockwell is an "avowed environmentalist", an aspect which has permeated his onscreen characters at times.

Although Stockwell has appeared at Science Fiction related conventions in the past, he recently had to cancel his appearance at the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention held in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from September 17 to 19, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight	N/A
1945	The Valley of Decision	Paulie
1945	Anchors Aweigh	Donald Martin
1945	Abbott and Costello in Hollywood	Dean	Uncredited
1946	The Green Years	Robert Shannon
1946	Home, Sweet Homicide	Archie Carstairs
1947	The Mighty McGurk	Nipper
1947	The Arnelo Affair	Ricky Parkson
1947	The Romance of Rosy Ridge	Andrew MacBean
1947	A Really Important Person	Billy Reilly	Short film
1947	Song of the Thin Man	Nick Charles, Jr.
1947	Gentleman's Agreement	Tommy Green	Golden Globe Award for Best Juvenile Actor
1948	Deep Waters	Donny Mitchell
1948	The Boy with Green Hair	Peter Fry
1949	Some of the Rest	N/A	Short film
1949	Down to the Sea in Ships	Jed Joy
1949	The Secret Garden	Colin Craven
1950	Stars in My Crown	John Kenyon
1950	The Happy Years	John Humperdink Stover
1950	Kim	Kim
1951	Cattle Drive	Chester Graham, Jr.
1957	Gun for a Coward	Hade Keough
1957	The Careless Years	Jerry Vernon
1959	Compulsion	Judd Steiner	Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
1960	Sons and Lovers	Paul Morel	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1962	Long Day's Journey Into Night	Edmund Tyrone	Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
1965	Rapture	Joseph
1968	Psych-Out	Dave
1970	The Dunwich Horror	Wilbur Whateley
1971	The Last Movie	Billy the Kid
1972	The Loners	Stein
1973	The Werewolf of Washington	Jack Whittier
1974	The Pacific Connection	Miguel
1975	Win, Place or Steal	Billy
1975	Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer	Narrator
1976	Citizen Soldier
1976	One Away	Pete Bass
1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Paul Lavell
1977	Tracks	Mark
1979	She Came to the Valley	Pat Westall
1979	Alsino and the Condor	Frank
1982	Wrong Is Right	Hacker
1982	Human Highway	Otto Quartz
1984	Paris, Texas	Walt Henderson
1984	Dune	Doctor Wellington Yueh
1985	To Kill a Stranger	N/A
1985	Papa Was a Preacher	John
1985	The Legend of Billie Jean	Muldaur
1985	To Live and Die in L.A.	Bob Grimes
1986	Blue Velvet	Ben
1987	The Time Guardian	Boss
1987	Banzai Runner	Billy Baxter
1987	Gardens of Stone	Capt. Homer Thomas
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Chip Cain
1988	Palais Royale	Michael Dattalico	alternative titles Smoke Screen or Smokescreen
1988	The Long Haul	Mario
1988	The Blue Iguana	Detective Carl Strick
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream	Howard Hughes	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1989	Married to the Mob	Anthony "Tony the Tiger" Russo	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
1989	Buying Time	Detective Novak
1990	Limit Up	Peter Oak
1990	Sandino	Captain Hatfield
1990	Catchfire	John Luponi
1992	Friends and Enemies	Freddie
1992	The Player	Andy Civella
1994	Chasers	Salesman Stig
1995	Naked Souls	Duncan
1996	Mr. Wrong	Jack Tramonte
1996	The Last Resort	Grey Wolf
1996	Unabomber: The True Story	Ben Jeffries
1997	McHale's Navy	Capt. Wallace B. Binghampton
1997	Midnight Blue	Katz-Feeney
1997	Living in Peril	William
1997	Air Force One	Defense Secretary Walter Dean
1997	The Shadow Men	Stan Mills
1997	The Rainmaker	Judge Harvey Hale
1998	Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights	Bophisto
1999	Restraining Order	Charlie Mason
1999	Water Damage	Det. Frank Skoufaris
1999	The Venice Project	Sen. Campbell
1999	Rite of Passage	Del Farraday
2000	The Flunky	Micky
2000	They Nest	Sheriff Hobbs
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Tim Drake
2001	In Pursuit	Charles Welz
2001	Italian Ties	N/A
2001	CQ	Dr. Ballard
2001	The Quickie	Michael
2001	Buffalo Soldiers	General Lancaster
2002	Inferno	Mayor Bill Klinger
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Mark Whiting
2007	The Deal	Agent Tremayne
2008	The Cool School	himself
2013	Max Rose	Ben Tracey
2013	C.O.G.	Hobbs
2013	Persecuted	Dave Wilson
2014	Deep in the Darkness	Phil Deighton	Adaptation of the book Deep in the Darkness
2015	Entertainment	Frank

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Matinee Theatre	N/A	4 episodes
1957	Wagon Train	Jimmy Drew	Episode: "The Ruth Owens Story"
1957	Wagon Train	Juan Ortega	Episode: "The Juan Ortega Story"
1958	Cimarron City	Bud Tatum	Episode: "Kid on a Calico Horse"
1959	Wagon Train	Rodney Lawrence	Episode: "The Rodney Lawrence Story"
1959	Buick-Electra Playhouse	n/a	Episode: "The Killers"
1959	Johnny Staccato	Dave	Episode: "Nature of the Night"
1960	Checkmate	Roddy Stevenson	Episode: "Cyanide Touch"
1960	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	John Perry	Episode: "The Dance Man"
1960	Stagecoach West	N/A	Episode: "Red Sand"
1961	Wagon Train	Will Santee	Episode: "The Will Santee Story"
1961	The Twilight Zone	Lt. Katell	Episode: "A Quality of Mercy"
1961	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Billy Weaver	Episode: "The Landlady"
1963	Combat!	Rob Lawson	Episode: "High Named Today"
1964	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Martin Rosetti	Episode: "Their Own Executioners"
1965	Dr. Kildare	Dr. Rudy Deveraux	6 episodes
1969	Bonanza	Matthew Rush	Episode: "The Medal"
1971	Paper Man	Avery Jensen	Movie
1971	The Failing of Raymond	Raymond	Movie
1972	Adventures of Nick Carter	Freddy Duncan	Unsold TV pilot
1972	Columbo	Eric Wagner	Episode: "The Most Crucial Game"
1973	Mission: Impossible	Gunnar Malestrom	Episode: "The Pendulum"
1973	Night Gallery	Charlie Evans	Episode: "Whisper"
1973	The Streets of San Francisco	Paul Thomas	Episode: "Legion of the Lost"
1975	Cop on the Beat	Det. Callan	Movie
1975	Columbo	Lloyd Harrington	Episode: "Troubled Waters"
1975	Ellery Queen	Cliff Waddell	Episode: "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument"
1975	Three for the Road	Ethan Crawford	Episode: "The Trail of Bigfoot"
1977	A Killing Affair	Kenneth Switzer	Movie
1977	Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected	Richard Ayres	Episode: "No Way Out"
1978	Greatest Heroes of the Bible	Hissar	Episode: "Daniel in the Lion's Den"
1981	Born to Be Sold	Marty Helick	Movie
1983	The A-Team	Officer Collins	Episode: "A Small and Deadly War"
1985	Miami Vice	Jack Gretsky	Episode: "Bushido"
1987	The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues	James McLaughlin	Movie
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Eliot Easterbrook	Episode: "Deadpan"
1989-93	Quantum Leap	Admiral Al Calavicci	97 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series
1989	The Twilight Zone	Martin Decker	Episode: "Room 2426"
1990-92	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Duke Nukem	10 episodes
1991	Son of the Morning Star	General Philip Sheridan	Movie
1992	Picket Fences	Phil Banks	Episode: "Pilot"
1993	Bonanza: The Return	Augustus Brandenburg	Movie
1994	Vanishing Son II	Mickey Jo	Movie
1994	Justice in a Small Town	Commissioner Sam Caldwell	Movie
1994	The Innocent	Capt. Jason Flaboe	Movie
1994	in the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance	Jack Lowe	Movie
1994	Chicago Hope	Robert St. Clair	Episode: "Songs from the Cuckoo Birds"
1994	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Preston Carpenter	Episode: "The Rival"
1995	The Langoliers	Bob Jenkins	2 episodes
1995	The Man from Snowy River	Professor Julius Waugh	2 episodes
1995	Nowhere Man	Gus Shepherd	Episode: "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
1997-98	The Tony Danza Show	Frank DiMeo	14 episodes
1998	It's True	Mr. Murphy	Unsold pilot
1998	Phenomenon: The Lost Archives		Episode 01x08: ″Monopoly Men″
1999	What Katy Did	Tramp	Movie
1999	The Drew Carey Show	Hal	Episode: "Y2K, You're Okay"
2002-04	JAG	Secretary of the Navy (SecNav) Senator Edward Sheffield	11 episodes
2002	First Monday	Senator Edward Sheffield	3 episodes
2002	Star Trek: Enterprise	Colonel Great	Episode: "Detained"
2002	Stargate SG-1	Doctor Kieran	Episode: "Shadow Play"
2006-09	Battlestar Galactica	John Cavil	14 episodes
2009	The Dunwich Horror	Dr. Henry Armitage	Movie
2008	Crash	Frankie Navajo	Episode: "Los Muertos"
2014	Enlisted	Dan	Episode: "Vets"
2014	NCIS: New Orleans	Tom Hamilton	Episode: "Chasing Ghosts"

Radio appearances

Year	Program	Episode/source
1952	Lux Radio Theatre	Kim

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