Dean Stockwell

Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in ''Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), ''Song of the Thin Man'' (1947), ''The Green Years'' (1946), ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), ''The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), and ''Kim'' (1950). As a young adult, he played a lead role in the 1957 Broadway play ''Compulsion'' and its 1959 film version; 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), ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' (2000) 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. Provided by Wikipedia