List of Dean Stockwell performances

Dean Stockwell was an American actor whose career spanned over 70 years. He began his career as a child actor, performing as a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the 1960s, he transitioned into adult roles, appearing in Sons and Lovers (1960) and Rapture (1965), followed by The Dunwich Horror (1970) and Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie (1971).

Stockwell had a career revival in the 1980s, appearing in Wim Wenders' acclaimed drama Paris, Texas (1984), followed by roles in David Lynch's films Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). In 1988, he received critical notice for his portrayal of Howard Hughes in Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream, as well as his role in Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stockwell subsequently appeared in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), and reunited with Coppola to appear in The Rainmaker (1997).

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref.
1945	The Valley of Decision	Paulie	Tay Garnett		^[1]
	Anchors Aweigh	Donald Martin	George Sidney
	Abbott and Costello in Hollywood	Dean	S. Sylvan Simon
1946	The Green Years	Robert Shannon	Victor Saville
1946	Home, Sweet Homicide	Archie Carstairs	Lloyd Bacon
1947	The Mighty McGurk	Nipper	John Waters
	The Arnelo Affair	Ricky Parkson	Arch Oboler
	The Romance of Rosy Ridge	Andrew MacBean	Roy Rowland
	A Really Important Person	Billy Reilly	Basil Wrangell	Short film	^[2]
	Song of the Thin Man	Nick Charles, Jr.	Edward Buzzell		^[1]
	Gentleman's Agreement	Tommy Green	Elia Kazan
1948	Deep Waters	Donny Mitchell	Henry King
1948	The Boy with Green Hair	Peter Fry	Joseph Losey
1949	Down to the Sea in Ships	Jed Hoy	Henry Hathaway
1949	The Secret Garden	Colin Craven	Fred M. Wilcox
1950	Stars in My Crown	John Kenyon	Jacques Tourneur
	The Happy Years	John Humperdink Stover	William A. Wellman
	Kim	Kim	Victor Saville
1951	Cattle Drive	Chester Graham, Jr.	Kurt Neumann
1957	Gun for a Coward	Hade Keough	Abner Biberman
1957	The Careless Years	Jerry Vernon	Arthur Hiller
1959	Compulsion	Judd Steiner	Richard Fleischer
1960	Sons and Lovers	Paul Morel	Jack Cardiff
1962	Long Day's Journey into Night	Edmund Tyrone	Sidney Lumet
1965	Rapture	Joseph	John Guillermin
1968	Psych-Out	Dave	Richard Rush
1970	The Dunwich Horror	Wilbur Whateley	Daniel Haller
1971	The Last Movie	Billy the Kid	Dennis Hopper
1972	The Loners	Stein	Sutton Roley
1973	The Werewolf of Washington	Jack Whittier	Milton Moses Ginsberg
1974	The Pacific Connection	Miguel	Luis Nepomuceno		^[3]
1975	Win, Place or Steal	Billy	Richard Bailey		^[1]
1975	Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer	Narrator	Thom Andersen		^[1]
1976	Citizen Soldier	Dannes	Michael Elsey		^[2]
	One Away	Pete Bass	Sidney Hayers		^[2]
	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Paul Lavell	Michael Winner		^[1]
1977	Tracks	Mark	Henry Jaglom		^[1]
1979	She Came to the Valley	Pat Westall	Albert Band		^[2]
1982	Alsino and the Condor	Frank	Miguel Littín		^[2]
	Wrong Is Right	Hacker	Richard Brooks		^[1]
	Human Highway	Otto Quartz	Himself	Also writer and co-director	^[2]
1984	Paris, Texas	Walter "Walt" Henderson	Wim Wenders		^[2]
1984	Dune	Wellington Yueh	David Lynch		^[1]
1985	To Kill a Stranger	John Carver	Juan López Moctezuma		^[2]
	Papa Was a Preacher	John	Steve Feke
	The Legend of Billie Jean	Muldaur	Matthew Robbins		^[1]
	To Live and Die in L.A.	Bob Grimes	William Friedkin
1986	Blue Velvet	Ben	David Lynch
1987	The Time Guardian	Boss	Brian Hannant
	Banzai Runner	Billy Baxter	John G. Thomas
	Gardens of Stone	Capt. Homer Thomas	Francis Ford Coppola		^[1]
	Beverly Hills Cop II	Charles "Chip" Cain	Tony Scott		^[1]
1988	Palais Royale	Michael Dattalico	Martin Lavut		^[2]
	The Long Haul	Mario	Paulo Thiago
	The Blue Iguana	Detective Carl Strick	John Lafia		^[2]
	Tucker: The Man and His Dream	Howard Hughes	Francis Ford Coppola		^[1]
	Married to the Mob	Anthony "Tony the Tiger" Russo	Jonathan Demme	Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor	^[1]
1989	Buying Time	Detective Novak	Mitchell Gabourie		^[2]
1990	Limit Up	Peter Oak	Richard Martini		^[2]
	Sandino	Captain Hatfield	Miguel Littin
	Catchfire	John Luponi	Dennis Hopper
1992	Friends and Enemies	Freddie	Andrew Frank		^[2]
1992	The Player	Andy Civella	Robert Altman		^[1]
1994	Chasers	Salesman Stig	Dennis Hopper		^[2]
1995	Naked Souls	Duncan	Lyndon Chubbuck		^[2]
1996	Mr. Wrong	Jack Tramonte	Nick Castle		^[1]
1996	Last Resort	Grey Wolf	Lyman Dayton
1997	McHale's Navy	Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton	Bryan Spicer		^[1]
	Midnight Blue	Katz-Feeney	Skott Snider
	Living in Peril	William	Jack Ersgard		^[2]
	Air Force One	Defense Secretary Walter Dean	Wolfgang Petersen
	The Shadow Men	Stan Mills	Timothy Bond
	The Rainmaker	Judge Harvey Hale	Francis Ford Coppola
1998	Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights	Bophisto	Alan Mehrez
1999	Restraining Order	Charlie Mason	Lee H. Katzin
	Water Damage	Det. Frank Skoufaris	Murray Battle
	The Venice Project	Sen. Campbell	Robert Dornhelm		^[2]
	Rites of Passage	Del Farraday	Victor Salva	Also associate producer	^[2]
2000	The Flunky	Micky	Vincent Van Patten
	They Nest	Sheriff Hobbs	Ellory Elkayem		^[2]
	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Tim Drake	Curt Geda	Voice
2001	In Pursuit	Charles Welz	Peter Pistor
	Italian Ties	Jimmy	Ellie Kanner
	CQ	Dr. Ballard	Roman Coppola
	The Quickie	Michael	Sergey Bodrov
	Buffalo Soldiers	General Lancaster	Gregor Jordan		^[1]
2002	Inferno	Mayor Bill Klinger	Dusty Nelson
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Mark Whiting	Jonathan Demme
2007	The Deal	Agent Tremayne	Bryan Goeres
2008	Al's Beef	The Sheriff	Dennis Hauck	Short film
2008	The Cool School	Himself	Morgan Neville	Documentary
2013	C.O.G.	Hobbs	Kyle Patrick Alvarez		^[1]
	Persecuted	Dave Wilson	Daniel Lusko
	Max Rose	Ben Tracey	Daniel Noah
2014	Deep in the Darkness	Phil Deighton	Colin Theys
2014	Rusty Steel	Hunts	Ion Ionescu
2015	Entertainment	Frank	Rick Alverson

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Matinee Theatre	N/a	4 episodes
1957–1961	Wagon Train	Will Santee / Rodney Lawrence / Juan Ortega / Jimmy Drew	4 episodes
1958	Cimarron City	Bud Tatum	Episode: "Kid on a Calico Horse"
1959	Buick-Electra Playhouse	Nick Adams	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	Johnny Perry	Episode: "The Dance Man"
1961	The Twilight Zone	Lt. Katell	Episode: "A Quality of Mercy"
1961	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Billy Weaver	Season 6 Episode 19: "The Landlady"
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	David H. Kelsey / William Newmaster	Season 1 Episode 7: "Annabel"
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	Mannix	Chris Townsend	Episode: "A Step in Time"
	Paper Man	Avery Jensen	Television film
	The Failing of Raymond	Raymond	Television film
1972	Adventures of Nick Carter	Freddy Duncan	Pilot
1972	Columbo	Eric Wagner	Episode: "The Most Crucial Game"
1973	Mission: Impossible	Gunnar Malestrom	Episode: "The Pendulum"
	Night Gallery	Charlie Evans	Episode: "Whisper"
	The Streets of San Francisco	Paul Thomas	Episode: "Legion of the Lost"
	Orson Welles Great Mysteries	Jerry	Episode: "Unseen Alibi"
1975	Police Story	Ott / Detective Giacino / Detective Callan / Bennett	4 episodes
	Cop on the Beat	Det. Callan	Television film
	Columbo	Lloyd Harrington	Episode: "Troubled Waters"
	Cannon	Tom Longman	Episode: "The Hero"
	Ellery Queen	Cliff Waddell	Episode: "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument"
	Three for the Road	Ethan Crawford	Episode: "The Trail of Bigfoot"
1976	McCloud	Pete Lancaster	Episode: "'Twas the Fight before Christmas"
1977	A Killing Affair	Kenneth Switzer	Television film
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	Television film
1982	Hart to Hart	James Francis	Episode: "Harts' Desire"
1983	The A-Team	Officer Collins	Episode: "A Small and Deadly War"
1985	Miami Vice	Jack Gretsky	Episode: "Bushido"
1986	Hunter	Brother Harold Hobarts	Episode: "Bad Company"
1987	The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues	James McLaughlin	Television film
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Eliot Easterbrook	Episode: "Deadpan"
1989–1993	Quantum Leap	Admiral Al Calavicci	97 episodes
1989	The Twilight Zone	Martin Decker	Episode: "Room 2426"
1990–1992	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Duke Nukem	Voice, 9 episodes
1991	Son of the Morning Star	General Philip Sheridan	Miniseries
1992	Roseanne	Ralph	Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
1993	Bonanza: The Return	Augustus Brandenburg	Television film
1994	Vanishing Son II	Mickey Jo Valmont
	Justice in a Small Town	Commissioner Sam Caldwell
	The Innocent	Capt. Jason Flaboe
	Madonna: Innocence Lost	Tony Ciccone
	In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance	Jack Lowe
	Chicago Hope	Robert St. Clair	Episode: "Songs from the Cuckoo Birds"
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Preston Carpenter	Episode: "The Rival"
1995	The Langoliers	Bob Jenkins	2 episodes
	The Man from Snowy River	Professor Julius Waugh	2 episodes
	Nowhere Man	Gus Shepherd	Episode: "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
1996	Unabomber: The True Story	Ben Jeffries	Television film
1997–1998	The Tony Danza Show	Frank DiMeo	14 episodes
1998	It's True	Mr. Murphy	Pilot
1998–1999	Phenomenon: The Lost Archives	Host	14 episodes
1999	What Katy Did	Tramp	Television film
1999	The Drew Carey Show	Hal	Episode: "Y2K, You're Okay"
2002–2004	JAG	Edward Sheffield, SecNav	11 episodes
2002	First Monday	Senator Edward Sheffield	3 episodes
	Star Trek: Enterprise	Colonel Grat	Episode: "Detained"
	Stargate SG-1	Doctor Kieran	Episode: "Shadow Play"
2006–2009	Battlestar Galactica	John Cavil / Number One Cylon	15 episodes
2008	Crash	Frankie Navajo	Episode: "Los Muertos"
2009	The Dunwich Horror	Dr. Henry Armitage	Television film
2009	Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	John Cavil / Number One Cylon	Television film
2014	Enlisted	Dan	Episode: "Vets"
2014	NCIS: New Orleans	Tom Hamilton	Episode: "Chasing Ghosts"

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1943	The Innocent Voyage	John Thornton	Belasco Theatre		^[4]
1957	Compulsion	Judd Steiner	Ambassador Theatre		^[4]
1962	Endgame & The New Tenant	N/a	Coronet Theatre	As director	^[5]
1974	Relatively Speaking	Philip	Albuquerque Little Theatre
1978	Come Blow Your Horn	Alan Baker	Union Plaza
1979	Short Nightgown and Panties	N/A	Pilot Theater	As director
1979	Man With Bags	N/a	Pilot Theater	As director
1980	Eagle in New Mexico		Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
1981	Here Lies Jeremy Troy		Sebastian's West Playhouse

Year	Program	Episode	Ref.
1952	Lux Radio Theatre	Kim	^[6]
1951	Suspense	Aria from Murder	^[7]

List of Dean Stockwell performances

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